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Great Movie Characters & Prarie Home
I'd like to talk about a great movie i saw this weekend. But before i do, i want to look back and mention some of the great movie characters i've seen on the big silver screen… Lloyd Dobler (Say...
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Minnesota Timberwolves' Draft Story
It is largely thought that my Minnesota Timberwolves got one of the best players in this week’s draft, selecting Randy Foye in the seventh pick. The Sports Guy column recounted the way that Minnesota...
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Modern Times are Here. Dylan's Back!
I’ve been a Bob Dylan fan for years. I love his old folksy tunes (Blonde on Blonde) and his mid career epic tracks (Hurricane, Tangled Up in Blue) and have overplayed most of the 3 disc Biograph for...
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Dylan's Themed Radio Hour
I recently found a little gem on XM radio. Every week, for an hour, Bob Dylan hosts an themed radio show. In this hour, he chooses some of his favorite songs relating to the theme. Each song is usually...
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Changes Coming for Timberwolves
As many of you know, i’m a huge Minnesota sports fan. I love the T-Wolves and it’s been frustrating for me to watch their season fall apart this year. Also, there are a lot of rumors about what’s...
View ArticleSantana is amazing
He struck out 17 last night in 8 innings. That means only 7 hitters got out by NOT striking out. [youtube="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qr8aMfjb51g"]
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Patriots Perfect? Don't Talk to Me About iIT.
I am pretty sick of hearing about the Patriots, their quest to perfection and all that. I am forever destined to curse the entire Boston area for stealing all of the good Minnesotans. First is was...
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So long Santana
About 7 years ago, there was a “Free Johan Santana” movement in Minnesota that wanted the Twins to move the young left-handed phenom into the starting rotation. After Santana spent the majority of...
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Newspapers, The Wire, Star Tribune, and the T-Wolves
Newspapers are on the way out. My friend Jules has been telling me this for years. I saw two more big pieces of evidence this week. First, i read the fantastic article in Esquire called “A Newspaper...
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You know you're a Minnesotan if…
My sister sent me this and i found myself chuckling. Instead of forwarding, i’m just putting it up… You know you’re a Minnesotan if.. 75% of your graduating high school class went to the Univ. of...
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New Media – What Will It Look Like
Toby and i have been debating and discussing what new media will look like. His post today inspired me to lay down some of my thoughts. A lot of my thinking stems from this article in The Atlantic and...
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The Dark Art of Rebounding
I would like to call to attention a post written today about my new favorite player in the NBA. Let me ask you this question: if you take: Every rookie who has ever played in the NBA since 1946 … Weed...
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25 Random Things About Me
Image via CrunchBase I got tagged in Facebook to do one of these lists. I really enjoyed reading some of my colleagues and some of my old friends from high school so i thought i’d put one together....
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Edina Hockey
Growing up in Edina, MN is a great experience. One of the highlights of the year is the state hockey tournament. If Edina made (which we always did) we’d get the days of school off and everyone would...
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Bill Simmons to be Timberwolves GM?
Two of my favorite things are intersecting today. My love for The Sports Guy and for the Timberwolves could turn into a marraige as he’s launching a campaign to be the Twolves GM. The Star Tribune...
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Joe Mauer is Awesome
Image by Keith Allison via Flickr Let me just repost what Aaron Gleeman wrote yesterday. It should be no surprise to anyone that Joe Mauer is my favorite player in baseball. The guy is a total...
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Jonny Flynn and the Timberwolves
There’s been lots of talk about Ricky Rubio and all the he could potentially bring to the twolves. And while i think he’s pretty special, I’m also very excited about Johnny Flynn. What happened on...
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Adrian Peterson is Amazing
Check out some of the runs from last week’s game against Detroit. He’s getting more and more Barry Sanders-like
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Congrats to the Twins
Well done twinkies! The Twins dominated the Central Division in the first decade of the new century, winning or trying for the win in the division in seven of those ten years (’02, ’03, ’04, ’06, ’08,...
View ArticleYes, I’m excited for the Timberwolves
I’m a big NBA fan. Each year i get excited to see how the MN Timberwolves do and i’m especially excited this year. The only way to become great in the NBA is through the draft. It’s the only way to...
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You know you’re in Minnesota…
…when you open up a menu at a bar (Bunny’s) and you can order Walleye Fingers. On another note, I didn’t know that the bar Bunnys in St. Louis Park got its name because the owner needed a sign and the...
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Ponder is going to bring it home this weekend
Christian Ponder was pretty awful for a two-month stretch this year, but with 4 games left, the Vikes had to run the table. At that moment, a funny thing happened. While Adrian Peterson continued...
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New Vikings Stadium is Awesome
The Vikings announced a while ago that they would build a new stadium, but just this week they revealed what it’d look like – and whoa is it beautiful. The new stadium will be one of the advanced,...
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My Minnesota Vikings vs. Lions Bet
Niraj and I just made a bet. The Lions are projected to win 9 games this season and the Vikings are projected to win 6. We have a bet to see who wins more and he is spotting me 3 wins. The loser...
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Andrew Wiggins Era Begins & NBA Season Bet
I’m excited for the NBA season to start. On Monday night the Twolves had their first pre-season game and it looks like Andrew Wiggins could be the real deal. A summary of his performance from the...
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Thoughts on Rubio
The season starts tonight for the Timberwolves. As part of that, this will be a defining year for Ricky Rubio. His contract is up at the end of the year and he has already rejected a 4 year $48m...
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78: More Protesting and Rioting
Police + Public We’re now five days away from George Floyd’s death and we’re getting to a better place. On Saturday all I saw was police officers using batons, tear gas and rubber bullets. There was a...
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85: 8 Can’t Wait
The protests about racial violence by police departments is all around us. I saw some incredible protests in the UK and Hong Kong yesterday. I have been wondering, what does police reform look like?...
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