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Twin Cities Restaurant Week Support locally-owned restaurants and the library at the same time!  Labels: food, library, twincities
posted by Brad at 3/29/2007 12:06:00 AM | permalink |
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Water = Poop I don't think I have ever posted an e-mail forward to my blog, but I can't resist when the word poop is involved :) In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria found in feces. Thanks, Jason! Labels: beer, data, funny, handy, wine
posted by Brad at 3/28/2007 12:43:00 PM | permalink |
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That was fun... NOT! I had front row seats to the Timberwolves' epic meltdown tonight - blew a 25 point lead with less than 18 minutes to play...  This why I love Game Flow on ESPN - visually captures the debacle. Labels: basketball, data, screenshot
posted by Brad at 3/27/2007 10:10:00 PM | permalink |
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Thirsty? According to this NYT article, you should reach for (in the following order):
I'm especially intrigued by that "a study of more than 600 men suggested that drinking three cups of coffee a day protects against age-related memory and thinking deficits" and drinking tea "may...help prevent kidney stones." Have you ever tried Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus? Yum. I think it's going to be added to my list of frequently-purchased beverages...
posted by Brad at 3/27/2007 09:23:00 AM | permalink |
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You + Kleenex = ? I've yet to find a Kleenex box design that I like, but don't see myself shelling out $5 to paste my own photo on one anytime soon... 
posted by Brad at 3/26/2007 10:07:00 AM | permalink |
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Wordplay In addition to being the name of a catchy Jason Mraz song, Wordplay is a documentary about New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz and the people who love his puzzles. Much of the film covers the 2005 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and it's contestants, so although I watched the DVD a couple months ago I decided to wait and blog about it this weekend... This year's tournament ended today, with 22 year old Tyler Hinman winning the main event for the third straight year. I think his secret is the Trogdor t-shirt he wears during the final day of competition. Watching the film made me want to try and enjoy crossword puzzles, but I always end up feeling stupid and giving up. Labels: games, movies, nytimes
posted by Brad at 3/25/2007 12:39:00 PM | permalink |
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California, RIP A week ago today, Kristi and I drove up to Mendocino to explore California's north coast - something neither of us had ever done before. We had some recommendations from friends, but there wasn't time for our normal amount of pre-trip planning. We were lucky to end up staying at (the beautiful) Griffin House Inn, recently named as one of Sunset Magazine's Top 10 Romantic Cottages , which had a copy of (the quite handy) 101 Things to Do in Mendocino. As it turns out, 101 Things is "your multimedia travel source for California, Oregon and South Carolina" Anyways, it was a great trip, as you can probably tell by the photos I uploaded last night. I'm going to miss California - no more trips planned because Kristi moves back to Minneapolis in 6 days!
posted by Brad at 3/25/2007 11:47:00 AM | permalink |
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Are you the boss? Do you need the info? Just call me - I've got a logo that says I'll search the Internets until I find the answer to your question...
posted by Brad at 3/23/2007 10:08:00 PM | permalink |
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Tubby Gophers Looks like the Gohpers have a new basketball coach...  +  =  Labels: basketball, gophers
posted by Brad at 3/22/2007 02:12:00 PM | permalink |
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I'm Back From my farewell tour of California - 3 days in Tahoe at Drew's bachelor party and 2 more in Mendocino with Kristi. Here's my latest iMovie, featuring 4 of the 18 guys hitting a jump in the Powderbowl Park at Heavenly. Labels: imovie, video, youtube
posted by Brad at 3/21/2007 11:48:00 PM | permalink |
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Darling, We'll Always Have Minneapolis/St. Paul
 This article from The Onion isn't the funniest one I've ever read, but it pokes fun at the Twin Cities and ends up in a place very close to my heart... Labels: racine, theonion, twincities
posted by Brad at 3/13/2007 06:15:00 PM | permalink |
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Wow McDonald's is expanding a 10 month old pilot where they sell bottles & cans of Pepsi alongside the traditional Coke fountains.  One executive with ties to Coke says "It's fountain that tips the scales for Coke, and it's McDonald's that tips the fountain scale." Could this be the beginning of a power shift?
posted by Brad at 3/12/2007 02:38:00 PM | permalink |
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Brand New Twins Fan Club For a paltry $12.95, you too can become a card-carrying founding member of an ultra-cool club - the Twins Territory Team...  Benefits include:
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posted by Brad at 3/12/2007 12:27:00 PM | permalink |
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Apple Stores Rock Interesting article in Fortune about Why Apple is the Best Retailer in America. Would you have guessed that the Apple Store sells 50% more per square foot than Tiffany & Co?
* Data are for the past 12 months Labels: apple, article, mac, macbook
posted by Brad at 3/09/2007 03:45:00 PM | permalink |
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No TiVo?
posted by Brad at 3/08/2007 05:57:00 PM | permalink |
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Dear Internet What's wrong with my swing?
posted by Brad at 3/06/2007 11:46:00 PM | permalink |
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Wi-Fi Goodness TravelPost has a comprehensive list of US airport Wi-Fi hotspots - look at all the free ones! Hotspotr is a Google Maps-enabled, user-generated directory of cafes with Wi-Fi. It even has a mobile version, which pretty much makes me an instant fan.
posted by Brad at 3/05/2007 10:01:00 PM | permalink |
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I'm Hooked
posted by Brad at 3/05/2007 05:40:00 PM | permalink |
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Old News Alert Bike Race in St. Paul Skyways  Watch the video - this picture doesn't do it justice. Too bad it was time trials - releasing everyone at once would have been much more awesomer. Thanks for the tip, Jeff! Labels: downtown, sports, twincities
posted by Brad at 3/05/2007 11:02:00 AM | permalink |
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'Bout Time After scoring a perfect 32/32 at the DMV this morning, I am (almost) a licensed driver in state of Minnesota. I did some quick math and estimate that I have lived in MN for about 2400 days, which means it only took me 40 times longer than the "legal requirement" to get a driver's license within 60 days of moving to the state. Not bad. Labels: nerd, numbers, twincities
posted by Brad at 3/05/2007 10:04:00 AM | permalink |
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Shower Timer Have you ever wondered how long it takes you to shower? I accidentally discovered today that it takes me 5:41 - the same length as "Alive" by Pearl Jam. The obvious next step was to create a "Shower" playlist in iTunes, so I carefully chose 16 other songs of similar length. Since I don't anticipate being in the same mood every morning, I chose a variety of styles that do not all involve singing. Needless to say, I can't wait for my next shower. Labels: music
posted by Brad at 3/04/2007 01:49:00 PM | permalink |
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Update: I am now on Update: I am now on United 683 from ORD to MSP, boarding now...
posted by Brad at 3/02/2007 05:05:00 PM | permalink |
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You Can't Lose I mentioned Frucall back in November, have you tried it yet? Now they are paying you to use their free service! Why don't more things work this way? Labels: advertising, handy
posted by Brad at 3/01/2007 06:07:00 PM | permalink |
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I Hate Snow On Sunday morning, my MSP-CLT flight on US Airways was canceled due to bad weather. The agent said there were no seats available until Monday, which would have translated to missing a precious day of golf in Myrtle Beach (clearly unacceptable). I looked on the internets and discovered that I could book a Sunday night flight, so I told the agent but had to talk to her supervisor before I got it booked. I got to the golf cottage by midnight and was on the course 8 hours later. Fast forward 4 days, and my CLT-MSP flight is now canceled due to bad weather. I simultaneously checked usairways.com and called the agent to rebook - except this time, he insisted that flights I could buy online were not available for him to rebook me on. Could someone please explain how that is possible?!? In case your name is Kristi or Locki or you care otherwise, here is my flight info for tomorrow... USAir 923 Depart CLT at 2:20 PM Arrive ORD at 3:29 PM United 463 Depart ORD at 6:05 PM Arrive MSP at 7:38 PM I just hope the weather decides to cooperate:  I'm really glad that CLT has free Wi-Fi, but not so glad that it won't be smoke-free for 2 weeks...
posted by Brad at 3/01/2007 04:16:00 PM | permalink |
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