January 2010
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MN Daily interviews Coolio before his show at the... →
What does a true gangsta’s paradise look like? A compound in South Africa with seven servants — all women. Sitting in front of the T.V. with the remote right there and me ringing the bell and telling … Tywanita … to come and [expletive] turn the T.V. And she has to drive a golf cart from a half a mile away on the other side of the compound to turn the television and hand me my [expletive] glass of...
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In 2008 Barack Obama and the Democrats were elected to fix the economy; and yet...
– “America, the Ungovernable” by Michael Cohen in Newsweek (via mediation)
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Teardrops in the snow: 6 Minnesota songs about the... →
Jeremy Messersmith, City on the Make, The Replacements, Low, Stook, Hüsker Dü
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Spoon (42)
Hey Marseilles (38)
Tegan & Sara (13)
Kings of Convenience (13)
Mirah (10)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Tegan & Sara (53)
Kings of Convenience (26)
Volcano Choir (18)
The Avett Brothers (13)
Jeremy Enigk (12)
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Bob Olson, who lived quietly in in the Seward neighborhood, spread around a...
– Ex-Mpls. librarian leaves $878,000 estate | StarTribune.com
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Chase Turner, a 26-year-old media analyst in Minneapolis, said he had been...
– Burst of Giving via Cellphones Nets Millions for Haiti - NYTimes.com
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Treme Trailer: David Simon Has Done It Again! --... →
marrina:
Just last night I was telling my boyfriend how much I miss the Wire and how I almost want to start watching it all over again. Just in time, David Simon comes out with a new show. Alright!
If you haven’t seen The Corner yet, I’d highly recommend it. It was David Simon’s mini series before The Wire. A lot of the same actors, but in different roles, the show focuses on...
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Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to...
– Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Do ‘Tonight Show’ Following Leno - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com
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Lynx acquire Lindsay Whalen
freshmn:
Lynx acquire former Gopher point guard standout Lindsay Whalen http://bring.mn/1dm /via @bringMN [I’m mostly ok w/ that.]
I’ll still never understand why they didn’t do this after the draft. Whalen would have put people in the seats, and isn’t that the point of pro sports, especially one like the WNBA?
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
Brother Ali (19)
The Avett Brothers (14)
Bat for Lashes (13)
Björk (13)
The Temper Trap (11)
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formspring.me
boomd:
What is your dream job and why aren’t you doing it?
I’ve never been able to pinpoint Just One thing I want to do. Ultimately, it’s not really the dream job that I’m after, it’s the dream environment I crave. I don’t mind, and sometimes even enjoy office administration/analyst type work, and I’m really good at it because I’ve just sort of landed in this type of work over and over again,...
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adambez asked: What's your favorite band right now?
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kaeti asked: Boy or girl?
boomd asked: Which is your least favorite Power Ranger?
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
The Avett Brothers (26)
David Bazan (20)
Fever Ray (20)
Animal Collective (20)
Neko Case (18)
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At the end of World War II, an elite group of Navy code breakers created a...
– How St. Paul was almost Silicon Valley - TwinCities.com
A heartfelt thank you goes from me to the thousands of visitors coming here on a...
– Minnesota Pictures: Photos That Define Minnesota: Thank you
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Radio K Top 77 vs. The Current Top 89 →
vivapedro:
Both were good lists. I like the analysis here.
This is great, not sure what it means, but I like it.
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Decade in Review: Personal Stuff
inspired by this and this
2000: Promotion at work, post college dropout job turns into career
2001: Started my blog, became a Liberal after years of being Independent/Conservative
2002: Watched the Gopher hockey team win it’s first National Championship in 23 years. Greatest sports moment I’ve ever seen live
2003: Went on my first date in 5-6 years
2004: Fell in love, best year ever
2005:...