Temps were in the 40s yesterday here in Minnesota. It caused a lot of melting, and then when the temps went back to normal it caused a lot of freezing and has effectively turned the…
Posts tagged MN living
Two tales to renew your faith in humanity
One: Ruby & I took a little slide into the ditch on our way to The Nerdery this morning. It wasn’t dramatic. There was no median jumping, no careening into oncoming traffic, no landing on…
Credibility trumps neurosis, my continuing battle with MN road conditions
It rained a lot yesterday here in Minnesota. Then, because we live in a place that should be inhabitable by humans, the temperature plummeted some 30 degrees and here we sit with at -6 with…
Neurosis trumps guilt
Tonight was my last night of writing class. I am not there. I am home. The fact that I am home seems a small wonder in and of itself. I left The Nerdery at 4:55…
At work with Trip Shakespeare
I pushed my chair away from my desk and announced, “I’ve had it up to here. I’m going home.” “You do that,” my cellmate said. “Oh, by the way,” I said, throwing things into my…