Doty
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"Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING-absolutely nothing-half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
Some people have ideas that aren't just broken cruelty. Many such people, all together. Humans being humans with good ideas can be very organized.
January 26, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Some people have ideas that aren't just broken cruelty. Many such people, all together. Humans being humans with good ideas can be very organized.
We don't know how many agents lost fingers to frostbite either. But seeing a lot of bare skin touching cold steel.
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We don't know how many agents lost fingers to frostbite either. But seeing a lot of bare skin touching cold steel.
Yep, cleaning up kid puke in the night and deciding who is taking the other one to sports.
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Yep, cleaning up kid puke in the night and deciding who is taking the other one to sports.
So true. Right where I would catch the bus when I was a kid. They teargassed my parents too. On their own block!
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 AM
So true. Right where I would catch the bus when I was a kid. They teargassed my parents too. On their own block!
Not to mention, with ICE offering 50k bonuses, a good outside agitator is gonna set you back 60k minimum in these market conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Not to mention, with ICE offering 50k bonuses, a good outside agitator is gonna set you back 60k minimum in these market conditions.
With the proposed Twin Metals mine near the BWCA now free from federal restrictions, next step is to get a Governor that is in the pocket of the mining industry to rubber stamp the rest.
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
With the proposed Twin Metals mine near the BWCA now free from federal restrictions, next step is to get a Governor that is in the pocket of the mining industry to rubber stamp the rest.
I think the craziest one I saw is the train horn that is powered by a Dewalt drill battery.
Love my big brass Fire Department whistle, but bike commuting in the cold, so plastic will keep my lips from sticking and ripping off.
Love my big brass Fire Department whistle, but bike commuting in the cold, so plastic will keep my lips from sticking and ripping off.
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I think the craziest one I saw is the train horn that is powered by a Dewalt drill battery.
Love my big brass Fire Department whistle, but bike commuting in the cold, so plastic will keep my lips from sticking and ripping off.
Love my big brass Fire Department whistle, but bike commuting in the cold, so plastic will keep my lips from sticking and ripping off.
Word on the street is even Matt's Bar is mulling over closing. That would be serious, if true.
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Word on the street is even Matt's Bar is mulling over closing. That would be serious, if true.
Being an enthusiast of old place names, we could call that stretch "Wonderland" after one of its early attractions, The Wonderland Amusement Park.
January 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Being an enthusiast of old place names, we could call that stretch "Wonderland" after one of its early attractions, The Wonderland Amusement Park.
The sad thing is the Minneapolis history is full of plenty of tough-sounding badass neighborhood names, like The Hub of Hell, and Snoos Avenue. Then some idiot decides to invent a neighborhood name that sounds like a private equity fund: SoPhi, East Town, SoNo...
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The sad thing is the Minneapolis history is full of plenty of tough-sounding badass neighborhood names, like The Hub of Hell, and Snoos Avenue. Then some idiot decides to invent a neighborhood name that sounds like a private equity fund: SoPhi, East Town, SoNo...
Counterpoint: water is protected speech.
January 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Counterpoint: water is protected speech.
Good god no, I hope not!
January 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Good god no, I hope not!
Don't forget the keyboard warriors. This surveillance state doesn't run itself.
January 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Don't forget the keyboard warriors. This surveillance state doesn't run itself.
I'm going to start referring to NYT as Ye Olde Pickle. As in: did you read that article in Ye Olde Pickle? No, but the crossword had me stumped.
January 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I'm going to start referring to NYT as Ye Olde Pickle. As in: did you read that article in Ye Olde Pickle? No, but the crossword had me stumped.
This is a deep cut!
You just reminded me of my Pace branded bandanna that I picked up at a Salvation Army store in San Antonio years ago wish I knew what happened to that.
You just reminded me of my Pace branded bandanna that I picked up at a Salvation Army store in San Antonio years ago wish I knew what happened to that.
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This is a deep cut!
You just reminded me of my Pace branded bandanna that I picked up at a Salvation Army store in San Antonio years ago wish I knew what happened to that.
You just reminded me of my Pace branded bandanna that I picked up at a Salvation Army store in San Antonio years ago wish I knew what happened to that.
They certainly run Frey, but what the people who really make this city are showing up in amazing ways right now and cannot be crushed.
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
They certainly run Frey, but what the people who really make this city are showing up in amazing ways right now and cannot be crushed.