A Taste of Northeast Minneapolis

If you enjoy local history, culinary adventures, fun walks and meeting new people, we’ve got a great afternoon plan for you. We discovered this one when it showed up on “Crowd Cut,” an online service that offers deals around town. This deal provided 50% off “Twin Cities Food Tours.” One of the great things about [...]

Read Full Post »

Minnesota State Fair Memories

With the Minnesota State Fair just around the corner, it seems rather timely to take a walk down memory lane – back to the early eighties. But let’s get this straight; I’m not proud of this.

Read Full Post »

We do U2, did you? !

So you can have all this really expensive machinery, stagecraft and logistics to manage it, but it takes a really outstanding group of performers to pull off the complete package. U2 satisfied on all counts, even in a torrential downpour of rain.

Read Full Post »

A Night Out in Hudson, Wisconsin

Lisa and I have discovered a small jewel that we think is worth mentioning, especially if you’re looking for a nice “date night”.

Read Full Post »

Songs That Make You Feel Happy by Pomplamoose

Over the winter we found a duo named Pomplamoose who has been arranging their own tunes at home for a few years. You might recognize them from a Hyundai commercial they did last Christmas.

Read Full Post »

Are You More Like Matt Damon or Hercule Poirot?

Then there’s the movie we just saw. The “Adjustment Bureau” is a sort of sci-fi romance fantasy based on a short story. The “hero,” David Norris, (played by Matt Damon) accidently walks in on his frozen boss being examined by strange men in suits. Norris runs and these men chase after him. He soon discovers they are part of the “Adjustment Bureau.” This bureau, run by the “Chairman,” is in charge of making sure humans stick to his plan.

Read Full Post »

Ignoring the Charlie Sheen Train-wreck

Do yourself a favor, un-follow Charlie. Turn off the follow up interviews and say a prayer for Sheen and his family. Pray that someone close to him takes the keys out of the ignition before the car goes over the cliff.

Read Full Post »

Labor Day Weekend

We hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. We did. Lisa and I took off Thursday and Friday Sept 2-3 to make it a five day weekend. We haven’t done this before but we really felt we needed the time off. We started our five consecutive days off by attending the Minnesota State Fair. [...]

Read Full Post »

Block E Minneapolis – identity crises

What would entice YOU to eagerly plunk your hard-earned dough downtown on Block E? What would you want before a game or before a show at one of the live theatres?

Read Full Post »