Month: August 2007

  • Are You A Geek?

    Hugh Macleod cuts to the chase.

  • On Doubt

    Elliptica offers great philosophical posts and “thoughts from an incurable math-lover.” See the July 20th post on Doubt.

  • The Sausage Life

    Fluorescent cube life getting you down? Do you dream of being your own boss, making your own way, calling the shots? Do you like sausage? A different life beckons Cherie Peterson and Merry Barry. Having created some of the best boutique sausages to ever grace a bun, The Sausage Sisters are moving on and selling…

  • About that Star Tribune Foundation …

    A friend — a tipster — kicked over a letter sent out this past Aug. 13, roughly two weeks ago, by Steve Alexander, the Star Tribune’s Sr. VP for Circulation. Addressed, I gather, to new subscribers, it “welcomes” them to the Star Tribune family, thanks them for subscribing, and then commences telling them “a little…

  • Vikings Back Out of Parking Lot Deal .

    This just in … Vikings will not buy Star Tribune Property by Par Ridder, publisher and CEO August 29, 2007 – The Minnesota Vikings have advised us that they do not intend to buy the four blocks of Star Tribune property around the Metrodome. To date there is no change to the legal status of…

  • Grape Expectations

    Rake food and wine writer Ann Bauer, has a piece on wine-making and global warming on Salon.com.