Alison
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We go to St. Louis for a week every December. I always have Dan make a list of places he wants to go, including his old favorites and any new finds that have caught his eye. This year he added 50 places, so I'm looking forward to eating seven meals a day.
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We go to St. Louis for a week every December. I always have Dan make a list of places he wants to go, including his old favorites and any new finds that have caught his eye. This year he added 50 places, so I'm looking forward to eating seven meals a day.
Okay, there is literally nothing about my sensibilities, tastes, or interactions with the world that reflects an age of 20. My only suspicion is that listening to recent recordings of Yuja Wang playing Rachmaninoff or Hillary Hahn playing Bach is being credited as a new release?
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Okay, there is literally nothing about my sensibilities, tastes, or interactions with the world that reflects an age of 20. My only suspicion is that listening to recent recordings of Yuja Wang playing Rachmaninoff or Hillary Hahn playing Bach is being credited as a new release?
Peak St. Louis menu warning.
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Peak St. Louis menu warning.
I missed the beginning of the Science Friday story about immigration to Chicago and the three minutes before I realized they were talking about carp, not people, were a wild ride.
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I missed the beginning of the Science Friday story about immigration to Chicago and the three minutes before I realized they were talking about carp, not people, were a wild ride.
Dan rushes out the door, proclaiming the neighbor texted and needs urgent help. What is the one emergency Dan is qualified to deal with on a Sunday night? TELESCOPE ALIGNMENT.
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Dan rushes out the door, proclaiming the neighbor texted and needs urgent help. What is the one emergency Dan is qualified to deal with on a Sunday night? TELESCOPE ALIGNMENT.
Rapid City is undefeated for interactive statues.
October 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Rapid City is undefeated for interactive statues.
Had a few beers and took a self-guided tour of the president statues in Rapid City.
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Had a few beers and took a self-guided tour of the president statues in Rapid City.
I planned to reread The Stand this October, but we only had this dime store “now a tv miniseries” edition with Gary Sinise on the cover so I made Dan go to the library and get a newer paperback version.
October 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I planned to reread The Stand this October, but we only had this dime store “now a tv miniseries” edition with Gary Sinise on the cover so I made Dan go to the library and get a newer paperback version.
Relieved to finally get notice that our office is doing the usual flu shot clinic this year, rather than switching to the HHS preferred prevention method of raw milk enemas and push ups.
September 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Relieved to finally get notice that our office is doing the usual flu shot clinic this year, rather than switching to the HHS preferred prevention method of raw milk enemas and push ups.
Soon the only entertainment I consume will be "physical books published before 2022."
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September 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Soon the only entertainment I consume will be "physical books published before 2022."
Discussing Ditka vs the National Guard.
September 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Discussing Ditka vs the National Guard.
If we're doing random personal experiences in place of data for City Discourse: in the past year, I've been to the downtowns of Detroit, Seattle, Phoenix, Minneapolis, and Louisville and more unsettling than all of them combined was Peoria, Illinois.
August 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If we're doing random personal experiences in place of data for City Discourse: in the past year, I've been to the downtowns of Detroit, Seattle, Phoenix, Minneapolis, and Louisville and more unsettling than all of them combined was Peoria, Illinois.
Okay I ran into this creepy guy last time I was in DC - can’t be too careful!
August 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Okay I ran into this creepy guy last time I was in DC - can’t be too careful!
Just logged a better than average run despite the terrible AQI, which makes me think I would have been a pretty good smoker.
August 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Just logged a better than average run despite the terrible AQI, which makes me think I would have been a pretty good smoker.
Is there a map of Minneapolis that shows which public territory has been ceded to the geese? I think I crossed an invisible line this morning and briefly feared for my life.
July 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Is there a map of Minneapolis that shows which public territory has been ceded to the geese? I think I crossed an invisible line this morning and briefly feared for my life.
First order of business upon arriving in Minneapolis: google "how to pronounce Bde Maka Ska"
July 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
First order of business upon arriving in Minneapolis: google "how to pronounce Bde Maka Ska"
Basically the Kentucky Fried Chicken Space Simulator from Community at the Louisville history museum.
May 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Basically the Kentucky Fried Chicken Space Simulator from Community at the Louisville history museum.
We’re at a space-themed brewery and Dan is DETERMINED to guess the WiFi password.
May 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We’re at a space-themed brewery and Dan is DETERMINED to guess the WiFi password.
Malört is the new blood of Christ.
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Malört is the new blood of Christ.
Think I've got my last $10 on a winner.
May 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Think I've got my last $10 on a winner.
Zuck: The average American has three friends.
May 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Zuck: The average American has three friends.
The Ninja Turtle trap is set.
April 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Ninja Turtle trap is set.
The first automobile ever sold in Detroit. You can see the primordial steps as cars began the evolution towards their perfect form: the 2010 Toyota Corolla.
April 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The first automobile ever sold in Detroit. You can see the primordial steps as cars began the evolution towards their perfect form: the 2010 Toyota Corolla.
Sorting by unread in 1901.
April 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sorting by unread in 1901.
“Unattended cheese fire” is the leading cause of death in Detroit.
April 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Unattended cheese fire” is the leading cause of death in Detroit.