An Appreciation of the Hold Steady, New York’s Most Insightful Party Band (via)
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twin city sidewalks: Ridin’ the Rails: I just finished my 2nd Annual month-long Amtrak trip using the new “now available to US Citizens” USA RailPass. And the train has been just as terrible and wonderful as I’d expected. Here’s a rundown on where I’ve gone on the train, and roughly how long and late each ride has been:
Summer Music & Movies at Loring Park has been a staple of the Twin Cities’ summer scene for more than 30 years. It’s starts tonight and first up is The Alarmists and the 1933 film Duck Soup. Is anyone planning on going?
18 amazing pictures from the 2008 Tour de France at The Big Picture
Bachmann calls to defund Planned Parenthood: Tim Stanley, executive director of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) Action Fund, took issue with Bachmann’s characterization. “Planned Parenthood does more in one day to prevent unintended pregnancy and the need for abortion than politicians like Michele Bachmann do in a lifetime,” said Stanley.
St Paul MN Fireworks Panorama on Flickr - best viewed large
Walker on the Green
Last weekend we went to the Walker Art Center for the Walker on the Green Artist-Designed Mini Golf Course. A traditional course it is not, and I kinda wish we would have known that before we went. The holes were impossible to get a hole-in-one on, and some even impossible to get it in the cup under the 6 stroke limit. But the holes were well designed and it ended up being a lot of fun even though we all sucked at the actual playing of the game.
Fore! Mini Golf in Minneapolis and St. Paul
Derided by serious golfers, but a lot of fun for the rest of us who don’t know and don’t care what the difference between a putter and a birdie is, a round of mini golf is a lot of summer fun.
Next up I really want to try the Big Back Yard course at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Elections ‘08 Map Gallery: Campaign Trail Map: Use the Campaign Trail Map to track the candidates as they make their way around the country.
