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Continue reading →: St. Paul “worst dressed”
The Magazine GQ recently published an article titled The 40 Worst-Dressed Cities in America. In this article the bombastic author, Lauren Bans (whoever that is), claims that the St. Paul ranks #24 on the list. Granted, my initial reaction as a lover of St. Paul was to immediately reject the…
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Continue reading →: 10 things I wish I’d realized before graduating
A friend recently equated my blog to “ranting about things.” This, I feel, probably rings true when it comes to parts of some of my posts. Admittedly, I find a unique and deep pleasure in making fun of what I view as the hipster generation’s (or boomerang generation, or recession…
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Continue reading →: Gay Pride Parade a “success”, but where’s the change?
According to the Advocate, a national gay magazine based in Los Angeles, Minneapolis can stand proud as the Gayest City in America. The magazine took into account a number of factors, including same-sex couples, gay-marriage equality, gay bars, the number of gay films on Netflix favorites, the number of dot.com…
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Continue reading →: In the state of humiliation
“The only excursion in my life outside of New Orleans took me through the vortex to the whirlpool of despair; Baton Rouge. In some future installment, a flashback, I shall perhaps recount that pilgrimage through the swamps, a journey into the desert from which I returned broken physically, mentally, and…
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Continue reading →: A little something to remember
Winter: Part 1 When the air is really cold the snow packed beneath your feet squeaks like a fresh bunch of asparagus you squeeze in the grip of your hand. Each step crunches and squeaks. Crunch, squeak, crunch, squeak, crunch, squeak. And all the while the world around you seems…
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Continue reading →: Five spots in St. Paul
Other possibilities: The St. Paul Farmer’s Market (“Mears Park and a hot dog cart, hot dog cart” yum) Nina’s Coffee Cafe (if you haven’t gotten to know the cathedral hill area yet, you’re in for a treat)
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Continue reading →: Neighborhood snobs
Lately it seems as though I can’t attend a backyard bbq or catch a late night show without having to listen to some random punk rag on uptown (or St. Paul or wherever else) and glorify their beloved South or Northeast Minneapolis. Now before you start getting your panties in…
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Continue reading →: Embarrass yourself at Hidden Beach
Shoes you are allowed to wear to Hidden Beach:
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Continue reading →: Solution
All the world is unawareand knows not what it doesand I, of course, am includedBut no one saidthere couldn’t be truthspoken by the most ignorant and blindamong usThis having been saidI will suggest one thing:You’ll always wonder about lifeand yourselfNo one can tell you what to door who to beWe…