5 posts tagged “minnesota”
Sure. You've seen the backs of coupons, or maybe you sent away for something advertised on the back of a cereal box. Off it goes to the Mythical Land of Young America. Named for the David Bowie song? Probably not.
It wasn't until my friend Rob bought a house near Young America, MN, that I realized it was indeed the land I'd dreamed of since I sent away for the Tony The Tiger doll advertised on the Frosted Flakes box back when I was a tiny lad.
Vox, meet Young America ...
Minneapolis is known for clear signage to answer all questions.
What, to you, is the first sign of spring? Have you seen it yet?
Submitted by Spy.
Well, to be honest (as opposed to PC), I kind of go into an coma of obliviousness in late fall and stay that way until I pass a spring skirt. They came out in droves today, so it must be spring.
Hey California. I'm sure you've heard about the foot or so of snow this past weekend. I've got some lousy photos from my cell phone, but Patty documented it much better. It just started again, and we're supposed to get another foot. Now it's just started to come down. It's the messy, slippery weather that makes cars feel the immediate desire to penetrate each other.
It's beautiful out there today, but ugly if you're driving. It's not knee deep or anything like that (at least not yet), but it's been snowing all night. Fortunately, I take a bus to work, so I could enjoy it. You can't really see it in these photos (my phone is a great phone, but a lousy camera), but it's coming down heavy in the photographs below.
Thursday Night Update
It's hard to tell how much new snow we have. I've seen plowed snow towering above my head. As I left the office, I was dragging through about a foot of powder, but that could be partially drift. Here's the latest from my home front. Send warm thoughts California.
It seems to have stopped snowing. It was bad enough this morning that our office closed for the first time in at least five years. A lot of the staff have commutes, and though it's not bad out, the roads were awful in the a.m. I'm on a bus route, so decided to wait out the morning and come in just before noon. Here's what I saw on the way here:
