Man. I was feeling pretty cranky yesterday. I solved the problem somewhat by heading out and shopping for a new chair. I think I’m probably going to get a Knoll Open Up, but I’m going to ponder for a little longer. At nearly $900 for a chair, it’s not the kind of thing to rush into, especially since I’m going to be needing a new computer sometime this summer, too.
Last night, George Tsamis got his 300th win, in what sounds like a darned good game. I spent the evening at home, listening to the rain on my windows, rather than sitting in it. Steve Butler, a late addition to the game, Helped The Saints Win, 9-7 when he was put in for Justin Hall during the pre-game rain delay.
Today there’s the “Kids Game” over in St. Paul. An eleven AM start. I could go over there, and it looks as though my schedule would even permit it, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to stay home instead. There’s plenty to do around here, and perhaps the sunshine streaming in my windows will encourage me to get it done. I’m in a better mood at this point in the day, at least, and that’s got to count for something.
- I’m not the only one who was down about the weather yesterday. Lileks had an especially bleaty Bleat in the cold and rain. [lileks]
- The City Pages says that You Know You Want It, referring to the way the Strib’s editorial board has jumped on the pro-stadium bandwagon here. I’m pretty sure it’s a done deal, and Hennepin County voters are going to end up having to buy Carl Pohlad a new stadium, but I sure hope there’s still some way to derail this thing.
- For the people who wonder why I think smaller government might be a good idea and for whom the hundreds of millions to buy Carl a new ballpark isn’t enough reason, I offer this. Thanks to pork-politics, we’re going to get to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a bridge bigger than the Golden Gate Bridge to serve fifty people in Alaska. And we’ve already been robbed for a million and a half for bus stop in Anchorage. Remember that feeling when your representative tells you how great it is that he’s bringing home pork for your district. [coyote blog]
- And if you think the government exists to help you, remember that not only are there odd laws ban owning skunks and swearing, but here in Minnesota, fornication (i.e. sex between unmarried people) is illegal, too. And the Clinton defense won’t work either, since sodomy’s illegal here, too. About the only bright spot, if you can call it that, is that given the statute of limitations, I’m in the clear. [flutterby]