Twin Cities, Minnesota Blog
NOTE: This is an archive of a blog that was originally published at TwinCitiesMinnesotaBlog.com.
On August 10, 2004, I started this blog using Blogger so I could learn about and experiment with the medium.
I've accomplished that goal but I continue to experiment, which might explain the sometimes random nature of this blog. While I publish other blogs on Internet Marketing and the Minnesota Vikings, this one is far less focused and sometimes scatter shot.
I do talk a lot about sports because sports are always fun to talk about. I talk about various places in the Twin Cities because the Twin Cities are a wonderful place to live. I talk about video games because they're very cool, as entertainment as well as technology. I talk about politics because I'm a news and politics junkie.
And I'll pretty much talk about whatever makes it into my head, through my fingers, and past the post button.
I write because it helps me to think; the process helps me clarify my ideas by putting those ideas into words that I can see and examine. I write because I love writing and I'm good at it and there's nothing quite as wonderful as exercising a skill at which you excel.
Theater In The Mashup: Michael Bay’s Super Mario Armageddon At Bryant Lake Bowl
More evidence that the notion of the mashup is taking hold in the mainstream culture. The Bryant Lake Bowl is currently showing Michael Bay’s Super Mario Armageddon, a mashed up play featuring the video game sensibilities of Super Mario Bros depicted in the film direction style of Michael Bay.
4 Books I Just Bought, Can’t Wait To Read, But Probably Won’t Get Around To For Another Year
Four books: This Is Your Brain On Music; The Artist, The Philosopher, And The Warrior; The American Civil War; and Revolutionary Deists.
Freedom Crispies!
We don’t need no stinkin’ FRENCH Crispies!
Minneapolis Gas Main Explosion
Robert Stephens recorded this video today of a gas main explosion in South Minneapolis. Pretty amazing!
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts Exhibit: Titian & The Golden Age of Venetian Painting
Titian is one of my favorite paintings from one of my favorite periods of art, the Italian Renaissance. The exhibition comes courtesy of the Masterpieces collection from the National Galleries of Scotland. I’ve already got my tickets. The exhibition runs now through May 1.
Twin Cities Bicycling Up 33%
Twin Cities bicycling increased by 33 percent and walking increased 17 percent between 2007 to 2010, according to new data released by Bike Walk Twin Cities (BWTC).
Wuollet Bakery
Wuollet Bakery, an institution in Minnesota, has five locations in the Twin Cities. This video was recorded from the Saint Paul location.
Hamlet In The Round
The Theater In The Round performs William Shakespeare’s Hamlet from March 18 to April 17.
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: The Book
The U of M Press has released a book dealing with the 35W bridge collapse, The City, the River, the Bridge: Before and after the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse.
Fanboi: Fan Art Exhibit Runs Through March 24
Art inspired by fandom and devotion to characters, stories, or icons in film, music, or gaming culture. The exhibit is currently showing at altered|esthetics in Minneapolis.