January 2010
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Jan 30th
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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...
Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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Jan 28th
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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)
Jan 27th
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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
Jan 27th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Spoon (42) Hey Marseilles (38) Tegan & Sara (13) Kings of Convenience (13) Mirah (10) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 26th
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) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 19th
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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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
Jan 15th
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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
Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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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...
Jan 12th
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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
Jan 12th
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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?
Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 12th
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,...
Jan 11th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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adambez asked: What's your favorite band right now?
Jan 7th
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kaeti asked: Boy or girl?
Jan 7th
boomd asked: Which is your least favorite Power Ranger?
Jan 7th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 5th
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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
Jan 4th
“A heartfelt thank you goes from me to the thousands of visitors coming here on a...”
– Minnesota Pictures: Photos That Define Minnesota: Thank you
Jan 4th
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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.
Jan 3rd
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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:...
Jan 1st
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