Juicy
What culinary gifts have the Twin Cities bestowed on the rest of the country? The Juicy Lucy hamburger might make the (short) list — except that it is hardly to be found outside this metropolian area. What it … ‣ more…
Twins
Here are a few of the impressions I have gathered about the contrasting characteristics of these twin cities. Minneapolis: Gotta get to work on time! St. Paul: I'm late for work but it's no big deal. … ‣ more…
Californication
The Twin Cities are slowly being Californicated. I’m taking liberties with the term, which most know as either a 21st-century TV series starring David Duchovny or a sort of global cultural imperialism originating in Hollywood. … ‣ more…
Alley
The residential areas of the Twin Cities, the parts built up in the 20th century, feature a distinctive and characteristic pattern of shared alleyways. I'm coming to understand the critical role this pattern plays in … ‣ more…
Access
The Internet is a sometime thing at our new place. The cable guy comes Friday morning to get us hooked up for 50 Mbps down / 5 up. Comcast: imagine my joy. We had initially planned … ‣ more…
Van
The moving van will be arriving today about 1:00 pm, some 18 hours earlier than the originally estimated time. I am looking forward to having places to sit and to put things. The hundreds of boxes? … ‣ more…
Breakfast
We have a new contender for regular breakfast place in the neighborhood: the Grandview Grill (note: mute speakers if you don't like sites that play music when clicked). It doesn't serve up Wi-Fi but the … ‣ more…
Sleep
Our new online-ordered Leesa mattress arrived yesterday on the UPS truck. When we flew out last month to close on the new house, we had brought an inflatable mattress in checked luggage; that’s what we were … ‣ more…
Names
To me, my wife is Katharyn, and has been for the 22 years I have known her. To her family she is Katie — and has been for a longer time than that. Here in her home place … ‣ more…
Arrival
We arrived at Arezzo Ristorante yesterday at 6:30, right on time to meet Katharyn’s brother to celebrate his birthday. We literally got out of the car after driving from Geneva, Illinois and sat down to … ‣ more…