March 2011
25 posts
February 2011
32 posts
Houston Day Care Center Fire Kills 3 Children :... →
thememegeneration:
hoppypoppy:
Do you see this? Do you see it?! Take a good look. This is America’s middle class, gasping its dying breaths. Read this story. How many parents, every fucking day, leave their children someplace sub-par because it’s all they can afford? Do you think that ANYONE would choose, as their ideal situation, a home daycare center with a single 22-year-old (!!!) alone...
Crowdsource!
thomaslowrysghost:
Inspired by a Facebook friend of mine, I’m trying to compile a list of the best urinal troffs in Minneapolis. Best, being of course, very subjective.
I’ve already got my favorite two lined up:
C.C Club
First Avenue
Now, I don’t get out much anymore, so I don’t which establishments even have troffs these days. Can you help me out?
Grumpy’s downtown.
...
“MPR also looks at the prospects for “fracking,” the fun-to-say...”
– Critics (aka People Who Drink Water) think this is a bad idea.
“I ended up in my current location because it was close to one of my previous...”
– Taylor breaks down the Corcoran Neighborhood scene.
How are you supposed to spell Muammar... →
spiegelman:
Hey, remember The Straight Dope? They once confronted an issue that is now an issue again.
Bob Cringely wrote a post about this yesterday:
Thirty-five years ago when I knew him, Qaddafi was a young gun and very full of himself, but the sense I always had was that he knew it was all for show and he didn’t really take himself too seriously. I asked him one time, for example, how...
“At some point you’ll have more to say than fits in 140 characters, is too...”
– WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg explaining the continued growth of blogging (regardless of what the NY Times reports). via Scott Rosenberg
Interview with Aaron Brown on Almanac →
Aaron Brown was on Almanac this past Friday night (link above to interview) talking about his book about the Iron Range, Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range. I highly recommend Aaron’s book to those interested in learning more about the history of Iron Range businesses, politics, and people.
“In an exclusive interview with [Billboard magazine], Gaga reveals she wasn’t...”
– Advocate - Gaga Talks About Target Partnership (via freshmn)
Go Gaga!
Are Liberals Repressing Non-White People Through...
Don Shelby had an excellent piece in MinnPost regarding state Rep. Mike Beard’s religion over science beliefs. That’s worth a read. But don’t miss the comments, where things like this have popped up. I’m breaking this comment into two parts. The first being fairly rational: (#8) On February 15, 2011, Author Editor Glenn Mesaros says:
the liberal environmentalists are 100%...
“Why did you choose to live where you live?
When I was looking to buy a house, I...”
– The Opie on life in the Sheridan Neighborhood of Nordeast.
Rejoice! →
thomaslowrysghost:
David Brauer:
The Star Tribune begins pre-treating the comment cesspool today. The site — whose comments can make thinking people’s shoulders sag — will block opinions until moderators approve them. The only exception: sports, where users can post thoughts immediately.
“We’re frustrated with the reputation our comments have,” says new Startribune.com senior vice...
“The previous generations are more willing than ever to welcome change, which is...”
– Aaron Brown on younger folks getting involved in Iron Range politics.
“Suburbs are a big government handout if there ever was one. Taxpayers are on the...”
– William Upski Wimsatt, Five myths about the suburbs. (via alexbaca)
DUDE. WHY DON’T LIBERTARIANS UNDERSTAND THIS SHITS.
(via redneckzilla)
Watchpaulirmiter:
My dear friends at Crumplepop making the most of a Minnesota winter.
www.crumplepop.com
Remember when it was cold out? This was shot in Longfellow on 34th St E at 42nd Ave S.
WUSA (KARE) Special on 1986 St. Paul Winter... →
thomaslowrysghost:
TC Media:
WUSA (KARE-TV) aired this special on the 1986 Ice Palace in February 1986. Hosted by Paul Magers and Diana Pierce, see the conception and presentation of one of the most memorable Winter Carnivals in memory.
Need a better way to spend your Saturday night?
That was one of the first things I recorded on the VCR my family got for Christmas along with Super...
White Whine - A New White Person Complaint Daily:... →
whitewhine:
New Zealander Angela Hey said her husband, Owen, works for Shell Oil, which also ordered the families of employees to leave on Saturday. She and their 13-year-old son, Nathan, and 11-year-old daughter, Rebecca, were being flown to Amsterdam, where Hey said they will try and figure out what to do…
Polar bear makes marathon swim 426 miles across... →
cajunboy:
“A polar bear in Alaska swam nine days across the Beaufort Sea before finding a piece of ice to haul out on, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Wyoming have learned. Her yearling cub didn’t make it.”
Enjoy your automobiles, everyone!
She lost 100 pounds over the 9 days at sea.