Friday Fun Haus

It’s Friday. It’s also the Friday before the three-day-long Memorial Day weekend. Fun ensues.
Tonight, endless options include taking in Alison Scott at Redstone in Minnetonka.  She’s also playing a gig at The Dakota jazz club in Minneapolis on Saturday night, which is a great venue but likely sold out by now.
Saturday entails road-tripping to Albert [...]

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E tan e epi tas

My 18-year-old daughter, a senior at Maple Grove Senior High School, graduates on June 7. In a few weeks, wings will spread and she’ll transition from a child student to an adult preparing for the start of her college experience. Wow. Where did THAT time go?
Several years ago, in her Freshman year, she spoke to [...]

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La Chaya Bistro: Make Me A Regular

I’ve never been a regular at any bar, restaurant or other such establishment. Why go back to the same place for the same food on the same plate over and over again?
But last Saturday we chowed at La Chaya Bistro on Nicollet Ave., and people, let me just riff for a minute. After my first [...]

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I Love Birthday Cake

Actually, I love the frosting on cake. But since it’s my 44th birthday today, I especially love birthday cake.

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Death of The Republican Party

The Reps dove in the grave not with one toe, but head first.  Christopher Buckley says the party is dead in this blog post (click here).
Buckley also shares this fantastic joke:
Question: How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: Three. One to mix the martinis, one to change the light bulb, and [...]

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The Informers

Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Winona Ryder star in this set-in-LA movie about greed, sex, rock and roll and “the industry.” The screenplay, by Brett Ellis, highlights the continuum of those on the pinnacle of success with those in the far corners of darkness and anonymity.

I want to see [...]

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