Laughter, Falling Water and Time
I never thought I would be the sort of blogger that blogs about what they had for lunch. I never imagined myself typing slowly, thinking about food. The rain drove me out of the swamps today and I settled in for brunch at Stabby’s Cafe on Cedar and 42nd. I’ve been eating at Stabby’s on … Read more
Bob made it on to Michael Medved’s show this afternoon. Michael was interviewing Burt Prelutsky, author of “Liberals: America’s Termites (It’s A Shame That Liberals, Unlike Hamsters, Don’t Eat Their Young)”. I like Medved. He invites debate and is generally upbeat. Bob called up and asked; If Liberals are the termites of America, then who … Read more
In the early part of the 20th Century, the Oriental rug business in Minnesota was booming. Behind this huge success were the Armenians. As early as 1903, advertisements were placed in the local papers in Minneapolis to mobilize hard-working Armenian men to assist with rug repairs. Many of these early pioneers then went on to … Read more
Dear Nokohaha, I finally found a job. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District hired me on for the summer and sent me out to romp and stomp through the muggy marshes and swamps of the western suburbs. I was wandering around Brownie Lake last week looking for puddles and thinking to myself, ” Self, this job … Read more
“The first duty devolving on the trustees in connection with the Home, was the selection of a site for the permanent buildings. This proved to be a laborious and difficult task. Patriotic and public spirited citizens in many towns, submitted offers of eligible sites for the Home. The trustees visited, and thoroughly inspected the grounds … Read more
Dear Mounds, You should have been there! Greenjeans and I were jumping off the bridge on the west side of Lake of the Isles. It was probably ninety degrees and the water felt so good! After about a dozen jumps we saw the PARK POLICE car coming around the lake and one of the cops … Read more
Dear Greenjeans, Hope all’s well out there on the North Dakota prairie. I wish you had left Bob the cat here to keep me company. Things have been pretty quiet around the Blackstone. Going to school, going to work. Gary’s had a pretty big boner lately. Prissy came back to work. We’ve been hanging out … Read more
Dear Mounds, Shaveless Hardjaw and I slipped into the Guthrie last night and got to see to Todd Rundgren for free. Yep! Just walked through the lobby, up the stairs and into the theater. Nobody asked us for a ticket. Light of the world shine on me, Go Todd! Go! It was pretty mellow, we … Read more
Dear Edina Prairie, Hardjaw and I saw the coolest movie at the Cedar Theater on the West Bank Last night. It was completely punk rock. I think it was called “Out of the Blue”. I don’t know how long it’s been out or if it is in regular theaters, but you should see if it’s … Read more