Beatrix, Age 15, First Day of 10th Grade. Giving me her “Dad, what the **** are you doing? We’re running late!” look.
The definitive history of the corn dog (er, Pronto Pup) | MPR News
The batter recipes are objectively very similar — and both include cornmeal. The real difference is in the sweetness. Corn dogs have it; Pronto Pups don’t.
In preparation for the upcoming Minnesota State Fair (i.e. The BEST State Fair by any measure).
Team Corn Dog here. Though I won’t turn down the Pronto Pup.
Played a new game while up at the cabin — In Front of the Elevators. It was a little confusing/frustrating at first to figure out but, once we did it had an interesting strategy and mix of cooperation and competition that makes it fun.
Nicholas Bate says it’s time to get “rock-star good”.
Kurt reminds us to make it ourselves…
Live in your home. Go home for lunch or pack your lunch. Have a glass of milk in your kitchen. Make a sauce. Sautee vegetables. Make your own salad dressings. Stop drinking sodas. Sear, smoke, grill, and bake. Eat with family or friends at your place. Do the dishes.
What we believe in.
What’s the Deal With St. Paul? – Racket
If there’s an essence of St. Paul to be uncovered, I suspect it won’t be found in a busy 72-hour itinerary, but in the slower moments a resident spends there as life unfolds.
While I may disagree on some choices this piece really does capture what makes Saint Paul special.
Movie Credit Boredom in Japan — Ridgeline issue 168
Back to the movies: When a movie ends in Japan, a miraculous, truly miraculous, almost otherworldly thing happens — nobody moves. The credits roll. The lights stay off. Nary a smartphone light can be seen. I went to MI:7 (FUN) last week and the IMAX theater was packed. The movie ended, the credits began and I looked and looked — I was seated in the back row with a view of pretty much every seat. Hundreds of people. Nothing. No shifting. No peeking at messages. No rushing back to scrolling. And the credits were long! These were not quick credits. And yet, we all sat in spectacular shared boredom.
For the record, my family ALWAYS stays through the credits. Even as others are shuffling around us to leave. It’s a show of respect to the hundreds of people it took to make the film.
I know I’ve mentioned what a great workout circus rigging is from a CrossFit perspective (especially on a two show day like yesterday), but I often fail to recognize how much walking/running distance I cover because of it. What a workout! No wonder I’m exhausted at the end.
As suicides increase, a survivor remains hopeful | kare11.com
Many people with mental illness have to wake up every day and make the choice to live, and we don’t celebrate them. We don’t celebrate that choice. We think it’s just like waking up, ‘What’s the big deal? You got to get up this morning? Woohoo, good for you.’ For some people, for a lot of people, for too many people, that’s a heroic choice.”
I was on local station KARE 11 earlier today to discuss mental illness.
Today’s harvest.
