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Newcomers

Kinda Different Posted on 2022-05-13 by kdawson2022-05-13

Recently I caught an Angela Davis segment on MPR discussing what it is like to be a newcomer in the Twin Cities. The emphasis was on people relocating for work, particularly people in their 20s. … ‣ more…

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Duck Duck Which?

Kinda Different Posted on 2017-12-24 by kdawson2020-09-01

You knew this, right? In Minnesota children play a game called Duck Duck Gray Duck, whereas in the rest of the US they play Duck Duck Goose. I’m just learning about this game; where I … ‣ more…

Posted in Culture, Language | 5 Replies

Bookstore Extremities

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-12-04 by kdawson2016-12-05

The novelty blog BoingBoing re­cently featured the westernmost bookstore in the US: Talk City Book­store in Hanapepe, on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i. It got me to wondering where the other US bookstore extremities are. … ‣ more…

Posted in Books, Culture | 7 Replies

Farm to…

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-06-25 by kdawson2016-06-26

The locavore movement (farm to table or farm to fork) has grown explosively since its origins in Boulder, CO in 2001. (Elon Musk’s brother, Kimbal, turns out to be one of its found­ers; who knew?) … ‣ more…

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Rocky Start

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-06-15 by kdawson2016-06-15

I captured the sidewalk poem below on Friday evening last, on our walk to a local restaurant. Carbone’s (if you must know), since Scusi is chiuso. This poem appears on Macalester between Jefferson and Juliet. … ‣ more…

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Three More

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-02-08 by kdawson2021-08-19

We continue our deeper look at coffee shops in St. Paul’s Mac-Groveland, and some farther afield. Herewith reviews of Quixotic Coffee in Highland Park, Groundswell in Hamline Midway, and Sister Sludge in South Minneapolis. (Links … ‣ more…

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Third Places

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-01-24 by kdawson2022-04-23

Here begins an occasional series of reviews of coffee shops around the Metro. In this first number: Coffee Bene and the J & S Bean Factory in St. Paul’s Mac-Groveland, and Spyhouse in Northeast Minneapolis. … ‣ more…

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Improbable Celebrations

Kinda Different Posted on 2016-01-01 by kdawson2019-06-26

Today let’s wander farther afield than the ambit of the Midwest. Here are a few decidedly odd ways people celebrate Christmas and New Years. They may only seem odd compared to what passes for normal … ‣ more…

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Polite

Kinda Different Posted on 2015-12-30 by kdawson2015-12-30

I’m in receipt of a note from Julie Nordendale, a neighbor in St. Paul who points out some particulars of Minnesotan behavior that I recognize from social gatherings in these parts. 1 Nobody wants to … ‣ more…

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Shoes

Kinda Different Posted on 2015-11-27 by kdawson2015-11-27

Twin Citians consider it’s normal to shed shoes / boots / mukluks just inside anybody’s front door and to go around the house in bare feet, stocking feet, or slippers, in every month of the … ‣ more…

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