Sebastian Joe’s Cold Weather Discount Honestly, after three (four? five?) months of cold (weather), I’d simply prefer that . . it wasn’t. However, there are some saving graces associated with ongoing, frigid temps in the Twin Cities. Like, cheap(er) ice cream at local favorite Sebastian Joe’s. As the thermometer drops, Sebastian Joe’s ratchets up its...Read More
“Name That Shoulder Season!” If you live in San Diego or Palo Alto — never mind. But, if you live in the Upper Midwest (the Twin Cities qualifies), there’s a very palpable, interim season that occurs each year after Fall departs but before Winter arrives. Like . . . right now. Fall < ??? > Winter Unfortunately,...Read More
Led Astray By Still-Fallible Technology “If all your friends all jumped off a bridge . . . would you, too??” –Moms to their kids, circa 1970. “Never ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to.” –Advice to trial lawyers cross-examining witnesses. Once upon a time, Mothers countered foolish, me-too behavior in their...Read More
What’s a “San Francisco Summer?” Sort of Like a New York Minute “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” –Mark Twain Clearly, Twain didn’t know the best time to visit San Francisco. That would be September – October, when the adjacent Pacific warms up usually chilly San Francisco — often into the...Read More
September Sunshine in Twin Cities One kind of sun spot is the kind that occurred a few weeks ago, when a solar flare erupted on the sun’s surface (and threatened to disrupt telecommunications here on earth). Then there’s the other kind of sun spot — a favorite place to soak up rays. I was going...Read More
Minnesota’s Nine-Month Winter(?), or, “Oh, No! Not Yet!!” Notwithstanding the gorgeous skies and picture-perfect 75° weather today in the Twin Cities, frozen yogurt seller Yogurt Lab is officially on “winter” hours. Translation: it opens an hour later (noon) and closes an hour earlier (10 p.m.) much of the week. At least, noon is when the...Read More
