Father, widower, believer in facts and science, voracious reader, feeder of cats, struggling cook, and native Minnesotan. He/Him/His.
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There is a company in Canada named Edison Motors trying to make work trucks like this. All electric drivetrain with a diesel engine running at constant speed as a generator to top off the battery. Recent YouTube videos claim they are hitting a catch-22 on emissions regulations.
I think cynical, suspicious of authority, yet still believing in ideals.
They did this as a way to give the character's backstory. In the novels, Bosch was a Vietnam vet who re-upped for Desert Storm. They had to make him younger for TV, which changed the backstory - now a Desert Storm vet who re-upped after 9/11. The plaintiff's lawyer is a recurring character.
I was driving home from the gym and XM Radio played an Earth, Wind & Fire cover of "Got To Get You Into My Life" by The Beatles. In my view, a cover ought to add something, a twist, a change, to the original song and this qualifies. Joyful. youtu.be/MKskYvTGEHE
Dr. Pepper Blackberry zero sugar is wonderful.
At the state fair, trying to decide whether to seek a bathroom, a quote from the movie Ronin came to me: "Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt".
“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.” — Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
Horrified by the shootings at Annunciation in Minneapolis. I went to high school with many people who attended that school. I've been to the church several times. When do we stop this?
Hi I think there's been some mistake, I specifically asked *not* to live in interesting times
Why does the clinic demand I review all my prescriptions in a pre-check-in before the appointment? Because the first thing they do in the appointment is review all my prescriptions.
I scoured the house looking for a "Bloom County" book to show my Gen-Z son. Finally resorted to checking it out of the library. Show it to him, and he goes and finds my owned copy hidden with some cookbooks.
I'm confused by the phrase "Maxwell Avenue bridge over Interstate 494" in the article. Maxwell Ave. in Newport goes under I-494. It loops around and crosses the US-10/MN-61 highway on a bridge, where it turns into Bailey Road, which does have a bridge over I-494. Which bridge was it?
As a long-suffering but still hopeful Vikings fan, I unfortunately was forced to agree with many of the comments in this article.
My son commented that next we would hear about the health benefits of smoking. I thought that one had already started. We already have "Hitler wasn't that bad" going.
Now, now. At least at the Minnesota State Fair you get your daily steps in walking between food booths. I like to call it mental health food instead of "stuff my cardiologist doesn't want me to eat".
Yes, the grief doesn't diminish but the time gaps between the grief being overwhelming get longer. After my wife died I was in a fog for weeks. Not the case after all this time, but sometimes an event triggers me and it feels as if it happened yesterday.
I'm making a recipe I haven't made in a long time. The suggested time of 20 minutes for prep is utterly unrealistic. It took me 60 minutes. I think they are assuming a commercial kitchen where diced onions, green peppers, and celery are pre-cut and ready for measuring.
I watched the re-released "Shin Godzilla" today. Much of the movie is people in government meetings trying to figure out what to do. "we need strong action"! "I'll hold a press conference" as a kaiju ravages Tokyo. youtu.be/eNox1a18qqw
Made Chicken Shawarma for dinner. Probably one of my highest reward to effort ratio dinners - tastes amazing and super easy. Made the garlic sauce tonight too.
The intersection next to the house I grew up in had slopes on 3 sides so it flooded with every serious rainstorm. We often had morons try to drive thru waist-deep water and stall out in the intersection.
Couple years ago a judge in Indiana ruled that tacos and burritos were sandwiches. boingboing.net/2024/05/15/i...
Kennedy wrote in a book that he does not believe in germ theory. Instead, he believes in a variation of the ancient miasma theory and sees vaccines as an environmental poison or "a modern day miasma". www.npr.org/sections/sho...
My older Gen Z son is reluctant to watch anything pre-2000 for exactly this reason - unrealistic special effects take him out of the story. The other Gen Z son is a film buff who wants to see how they did it.
I've shown movies like Highlander and Alien to my Gen Z children with the reaction of "Oh, that's where that meme came from".
Not just Jesse Ventura. Governor Mark Dayton (D) and Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) also told Virginia to go away, but in less blunt terms. My view is the 1st Minnesota paid for that flag in blood so Minnesota keeps it.
CenturyLink keeps sending mailers promising high speeds, but when I check their website I'm not in the service area. It's really annoying to be constantly promised things they can't deliver.
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" came on the air while driving this morning. I always think of the sequence in "Manhunter" where the song is playing: Will Graham crashing thru the window and serial killer Francis stepping thru the wall-sized poster. youtu.be/NAaDi759NK0
Writers at the Onion must be tearing their hair out every day, thinking "no way I can top this".
I once saw someone on Twitter tell Margaret Atwood that she didn’t understand The Handmaid’s Tale. She wrote the book.
I really enjoyed the series and am sad it has come to an end.
Mia in her perch. I love it when she hangs her paws over the edge like this.
I had a Birria burrito at Lito's Burritos, a pop-up inside El Tejaban Mexican Grill in Richfield. It was awesome, highly recommended.
Went to see the Internet Cat Video Festival at my favorite theater, the Riverview Theater. Place was sold out, which I did not expect. Lots of kids, which I should have expected.
I got tired of looking at a webcam on a ball mount and wondering if I was off-kilter to viewers. Got out the level and fixed it.
There was a mini-series adaptation of "The City and the City" www.imdb.com/title/tt7205...
I watched "28 Weeks Later" last night. Some obvious plot holes, like the lack of guards at a critical post. Those kids were insufferable - within 24 hours of arriving in the virus hot zone they went over the wall. Then they complain they are locked up - hey, you proved you couldn't follow rules.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair
One of my favorite lines from any movie. Right on the money.
I made a meatloaf variant using a glaze mixing ketchup and gochujang paste. Last time I used gochujang from Cub, this time I used some stuff I got at Ha Tien, an Asian market. Wow, much spicier. Good stuff.
No, I wouldn't. Remember the guy not long ago who attended a court hearing over Zoom from his car while driving. The Judge was not amused because he was driving with a suspended license.
Hey, Dessa wrote a song for former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. And Dessa is amazing.
Ten years ago IBM published a cookbook with recipes from their Watson AI program titled "Cognitive Cooking With Chef Watson: Recipes for Innovation from IBM & the Institute of Culinary Education".
Zahn McClarnon is really good in "Dark Winds". Yeah, I want to see it.
Article on the subject: "Second to Rowling is James Patterson and Jim Davis, who both are worth about $800 million as per Nasdaq. Patterson is known for his novels ..., while Davis is the brain behind the comic strip “Garfield”." www.koimoi.com/hollywood-ne...
I remember a pre-COVID TV series on Fox. It only lasted 1 season. I've not read the novel so I can't speak to how much the TV series deviated from it. I imagine this doesn't meet your criteria of "prestige" and "done right". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pas...
I saw Superman over the weekend and loved it. Lex Luthor as a world champion hater. Comics-accurate Guy Gardner. Mr. Terrific was, well terrific. A Lois Lane who is smart and capable. It left me wanting more.
No one.
Agree. She was amazing.
Man, craving chocolate something fierce this morning.
Two years ago, Mia and Blu entered my life. Every day they are a source of entertainment, companionship, joy, and love. They make my life better.
Tay happened in 2016, which is practically pre-history by internet standards.
Wikipedia confirms my recollection that US Bank Stadium did not use "bird-friendly" exterior glass. "The reflective glass, combined with the stadium's location along the Mississippi Flyway migration route, has resulted in a large number of bird deaths, double than any other building in Minneapolis."
I am craving chocolate and have none in the house.
Cottage Grove has H, I, J, K, and L sections. I'm not sure if they still follow the convention in the newer developments.
I just watched "Mulholland Drive" by David Lynch and am very confused. I think that was the goal. www.imdb.com/title/tt0166...
I haven't seen the 2025 contest, but here is defending champion "Badlands" Booker setting the record in 2024: 1 gallon of lemonade in 21 seconds. youtu.be/xOpWX2JJWcY
ESPN is talking about how the weather is a factor in the Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest. Humidity impacts ease of eating the buns. Oookay.
And also a limited amount of control over the movie/series based on your work. Rick Riordan wrote about his lack of input on the movie "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief" made from his novel.
Gritty's a librarian now thx. #ALAAC25
There once existed the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices in Minneapolis. Their collection was donated to the Science Museum of Minnesota. I suggest contacting them to see if they can offer some real-world examples.
I used to think Republicans wanted to roll back The New Deal. Now I'm thinking many of them want to roll back The Enlightenment.
Second look at strange women lying in ponds distributing swords as basis for government?
I made beef stir fry for dinner. Simplest thing, basically flank steak, green onions, and a surprisingly small amount of Lao Gan Ma spicy chili crisp. That stuff is awesome.
Mia likes vigorous rubs.
Nobody asked me, but my pick for the next James Bond is Regé-Jean Page. www.imdb.com/name/nm20745...
On a cat-related note, in Minneapolis "The Wedge Live Cat Tour, an annual guided walk across the neighborhood, showcased dozens of cats for the hundreds who showed up, all within a few hours." www.startribune.com/wedge-cat-to...
I tell my kids "never apologize when you are right". I have very smart and perceptive sons. Sometimes they are right and I am wrong about something, and in those situations they should not be the ones apologizing.
Elon says we need to colonize other planets because eventually the Sun will expand into a red giant star and destroy the earth. Billions of years from now, so we better hurry.
Palantir stock has risen considerably over the past year. It closed at 24.16 on 6/24/2024 and closed 6/23/2025 at 141.15, up nearly 6x.
When you stare into the void, the void stares back at you.
Only if Raquel Welch is part of the crew. www.imdb.com/title/tt0060...
Donald Trump graduated from University of Pennsylvania, also an Ivy League school.
My pair of cats are okay with the same dried food everyday, but they demand variety with wet food. So I rotate between 4 different flavors (same brand) which is enough to satisfy them.
Those vehicles were specifically designed to USPS needs. It is possible there would be interest from delivery companies like UPS or Fedex, but not from normal citizens for use as daily drivers.
Honestly, watching someone sharpen knives might be entertaining. Sparks flying, testing the sharpness on objects.
I've got "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd running thru my head. Here is the version from the 1994 "Pulse" DVD. I have an emotional reaction to the guitar solo every time. youtu.be/9Sa2q-b3oRo
I forgot to set my alarm last night. But that’s ok because cats are furry alarm clocks. They never forget breakfast time.
Soucheray used to rant about all the yellow school buses everywhere, that it was a clear sign of waste in the schools. Finally he talked to someone in the school district who explained that he saw so many buses because they were busy as hell running routes for multiple schools every day.
Blu is not a scary black cat. He is a calm presence who just wants love. And cat food.
The unique foodstuff local to the Twin Cities has to be the Juicy Lucy. I'm a Matt's Bar stan.
When I moved to Chicago in the early 90s, the local BBQ place had a picture on the wall of a famous customer: Chicago Bears player William "The Fridge" Perry. I trusted that celebrity endorsement.
I watched "Le Samourai" last night for the first time. Wow. The 10 minute dialogue free opening. Alain Delon looking so cool in the hat and coat.
Two types of videos I immediately skip past. First, anyone talking in the front seat of their vehicle, especially while wearing sunglasses. Exception is videos about the vehicle. Second, any video where they wag their finger to tell you that was the wrong way to do something.
I just saw the new Mission Impossible movie. Some spectacular sequences. My inner physicist had trouble with a couple things but I told it to just roll with it. Where does Tom Cruise go next? What worlds are left to conquer?
AARP (!!) posted an article on phone security when going thru US Customs. www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
Hail falling right now as the storm moves through.
Mia being adorable.
Watched the Formula 1 race this AM. One of the cars had actual flames on the front brakes, both sides, and the driver just kept going.
For my money, Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” vs the Dylan original.
I just watched the end of Season 4 of House where Wilson has to say goodbye to Amber. It brought back memories of holding my late wife's hand as she died. Still raw after all these years.
The appointment of Pope Leo XIV got Chicago's Malört trending on social media, so I started to think about unique drinks local to the Twin Cities. I thought of Grape Ape, a drink created at the Loon Cafe. Lift Bridge Brewing sells a pre-made Grape Ape in a can. www.thetakeout.com/the-grape-ap...
Hmm, I think of Auric Goldfinger's Rule: “Once, Mr. Bond, may be happenstance. Twice could be coincidence. Three times is enemy action.”
My greatly missed cats Max and Ruby ate from an open food bowl. Never woke me up, just had to make sure to keep the feeder supplied. My current cats are next to the bed talking to me anytime I wake before the alarm.
I re-watched the Swedish version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". While the Swedish movie is much closer to the original novel, I think the US version benefitted from going second and making some changes. For example, they played down Salander's hacking activities.
I watched the 2011 David Fincher version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" last night. I've previously seen the Swedish version w/Noomi Rapace and have read the novel. Gotta say, Rooney Mara really committed for the role.
I watched an episode of "River Monsters" while folding laundry. Jeremy Wade was fishing in the cooling pond at Chernobyl for Wels catfish. The episode was filmed long before the new containment structure was completed.
Article in today's online Strib about the impact of tariffs on Minnesota-based board game companies. www.startribune.com/board-game-c...
This round of storms mostly went north of my location. More storms, possibly severe, expected later today.
