Minnesota Voter Turnout
Sunday, November 5th, 2006Another reason to be proud to be a Minnesotan: We’re #1 in voter turnout in the country at 79.1% (2002). It gives a bit of hope when the national turnout of 48% makes us 130th in the world.
Dry heat in Minnesota?
Saturday, July 15th, 2006I never thought we’d actually have dry heat here at the 45th parallel, in the land of 10000 lakes, but I guess that’s a side effect of global warming shifting Iowa’s weather up here. Now, when I’ve talked to somebody from Florida or Texas, they’ve actually asked when it stops snowing here. I usually give [...]
Terrace Oaks
Monday, June 12th, 2006I got a chance to ride Terrace Oaks for the first time tonight due to my biking week’s crappy start. Normally, when I know it’s going to be a biking day, I’ll avoid drinking pop or eating fast food. Well, because of the rain, I did both today. Who would have thought that the sky [...]
Slightly older
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006Guess who turned 25 on Sunday?
Sadly, the day was mostly spent in the car, as I was in Omaha all weekend for the company softball tournament. I got some nice sunburn for my birthday though. However, at this point, it’s just a nice tan. Thank you, German ancestors, for giving me good skin. [...]
Rain rain go away
Saturday, April 29th, 2006After Thursday’s spectacular ride at Lebanon Hills, it’s going to be cold and dreary all weekend. Shoot. Why can’t this happen during the week, when I’m not anywhere close to a window? Hopefully, the trail will be open again by Monday.
I haven’t started commuting to work by bike yet. It’s still too cold in the [...]