Thinking Outside the (Refrigerator) Box What do you do when your fridge ” and your extra fridge ” are overflowing with to-be-prepared Thanksgiving food? This time of year ” at least in Minnesota ” there’s literally an infinite “extra fridge” . . . . outside your door. Or in our case, inside the garage. After...Read More
Wait a second! Aren’t there still almost three months left in 2016? Not if you’re contemplating buying or selling a home — at least, if a mortgage is involved. Then, the window to complete a deal this year is rapidly closing. That’s because the typical lag time from consummated Purchase Agreement to closing is 6-8...Read More
Define, “Winter” The bad news: Twin Cities meteorologists are forecasting plowable snow and temps in the single(!) digits next week — six weeks before Winter “officially” begins. The good news: it’s not Thanksgiving week, when millions of people are traveling.Read More
The Existential Waitress My family doesn’t normally go to a restaurant for Thanksgiving. But, given some extenuating circumstances this year, we decided to bite the bullet and go out. So, let’s just say it was . . . umm, food for thought when — after everyone had been served — the waitress doubled back to...Read More
Not So Subtle Product Service Placement One of the unquestioned highlights of this year’s Thanksgiving — at least for my family — was seeing Dorsey & Whitney’s exquisite production of The Wizard of Oz at the Minneapolis Children’s Theatre. Or was that The Children’s Theater’s production of The Wizard of Oz? Actually, I thought The...Read More
Thanksgiving Lost and Found, or “Minnesota Wisconsin Nice” “Minnesota Nice” has a lot of detractors — especially amongst non-Minnesotans. However, the locals’ practice of behaving nicely and exuding warmth (however superficially) does have its redeeming qualities. Like when you’re traveling to the Twin Cities for Thanksgiving with a bunch of small kids and lose your iPad...Read More
