I now have a warm-weather complement to my post, “True Minnesotan,” Defined“: A true Minnesotan — if they happen to be in the landscaping business — chides you every year for hiring them instead of having your able-bodied teenage sons mow your lawn.” My standard retort: “Do you encourage all your clients to fire you?”...Read More
Stoic Minnesotans, Mid-Fall 2018 Edition What do Minnesotans say when overnight low’s — in mid-November! — drop into the single digits? (never mind that the windchill Friday night was below zero). No, not “OMG, it’s #@%$# cold!!” Try, “It’s getting kinda . . . chilly out there” (yup, “chilly”). That’s it. If that seems crazy to...Read More
“The Game of Thrones” Look If stoically braving the elements for months on end qualified someone for an acting award, then half the state of Minnesota — at least in a typical winter — should be up for an Oscar. 🙂 But, assuming that such suffering only counts when it’s in the service of...Read More
“Everyone should live in California, but leave before they get soft. Everyone should live in Manhattan, but leave before they get hard.” –Anonymous [Editor’s Note: David Letterman may be about to broadcast his last show, but his comedic contributions — including “Top Ten” lists — will live on. In that vein . . . I...Read More
