June 2011

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said at a CNN debate that she has filed paperwork to enter the presidential race and that she plans to make a formal announcement of her candidacy “soon.” CNN email news alert 06/13/2011 Minnesota politicos Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann now both (mostly) officially running for president. Question(s): Which one will win […]

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MNSpeak moving back to it’s old domain, but on a new platform

mnspeak: _taylor_ posted a press release to Secrets of the City announcing big news for Secrets and for MNSpeak: Ladies and gentlemen, we have an exciting announcement: Secrets of the City and I are in the process of taking up residence at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and, as a part of the move, MNSpeak will be transitioning

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Does anyone know how to drill a 3.25 inch diameter hole about 5 inches into a bowling ball?

I want to make a coffee mug out of a bowling ball. The finger holes would be the “handle” and I would drill a hole in the right spot big enough for the coffee to go in. I suppose I’d have to cut a slice off what the new “bottom” of the bowling ball coffee

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minusmanhattan: Kanye’s Boy in Eau Claire.  Check out this article about Justin Vernon/Bon Iver in today’s New York Times Sunday Magazine. Great article. I’ve only casually listened to Bon Iver on the radio, but now I’d like to hear more. I did not know Vernon was from Eau Claire, WI and went to UWEC –

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haha! You are smart. I totally was thinking of minusmanhattan when I chose ‘no filter’ on that EVIL instagram pic of a blue sky. Backstory here – “Is instagram evil?” – I replied in the notes. And then Chase blogged my reply and replied here. Good grief, indeed. We’re all still Tumblr friends, I think.

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