Minneapolis Metblogs » minn_erin http://minneapolis.metblogs.com Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en She’s happy, she’s happy, she’s happy http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/18/shes-happy-shes-happy-shes-happy/ http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/18/shes-happy-shes-happy-shes-happy/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:49:42 +0000 minn_erin http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/18/shes-happy-shes-happy-shes-happy/ The Gear Daddies are reuniting for two shows at the Fine Line on January 28th and 29th. I absolutely love these guys, but I have out-of-town guests that weekend. So the rest of you should go!

]]> http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/18/shes-happy-shes-happy-shes-happy/feed/ Non-football geeks need not read http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/07/non-football-geeks-need-not-read/ http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/07/non-football-geeks-need-not-read/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2005 17:40:22 +0000 minn_erin http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/07/non-football-geeks-need-not-read/ Randy Moss had lots to say about his game-ending performance in Washington on Sunday. Leaving aside the fact that he

]]> http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2005/01/07/non-football-geeks-need-not-read/feed/ Over the river and through the Dells http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/22/over-the-river-and-through-the-dells/ http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/22/over-the-river-and-through-the-dells/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:39:43 +0000 minn_erin http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/22/over-the-river-and-through-the-dells/ I’m off to Chicago tomorrow to spend Christmas with my parents. In Chicago, things like this never happen. Free registration may be required to read the story. Basically, a young man walked in the (unlocked) front door of a Motley, MN home, tied up the homeowners, and demanded their money. The couple, though, kept asking the burglar if they could fix him a meal.

“What do you need?” said the wife. “Are you hungry? How can we help you?”

Going home always makes me realize how much I miss my family and how many things I miss about Chicago. It’s amazing, though: somebody’s robbing your house and you offer to feed him. It’s stories like that that make Minnesota feel like my home.

]]> http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/22/over-the-river-and-through-the-dells/feed/ Don’t tease me, Paul http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/17/dont-tease-me-paul/ http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/17/dont-tease-me-paul/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2004 20:25:48 +0000 minn_erin http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/17/dont-tease-me-paul/ Paul Douglas is being pretty cagey about the whole White Christmas issue these days.

If we’re going to tough out another Minnesota winter, then I think a picturesque Christmas for our troubles isn’t too much to ask. Come on, Paul… yes or no? Stop toying with me!

]]> http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/17/dont-tease-me-paul/feed/ Where to hang our hats? http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/14/where-to-hang-our-hats/ http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/14/where-to-hang-our-hats/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:40:56 +0000 minn_erin http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/14/where-to-hang-our-hats/ My husband and I are going to be buying a house before too long, and I

]]> http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/14/where-to-hang-our-hats/feed/ 97 at Never http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/09/97-at-never/ http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/09/97-at-never/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2004 22:27:23 +0000 minn_erin http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2004/12/09/97-at-never/ Has Cities 97 dispensed with its commercial-free programming blocks at 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM? I happened to catch a few minutes of the evening drive-time broadcast (what should be 97 at 4) earlier this week and the deejay was talking up a new

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