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Drivers Beware, MNPass Is Here

MNPass has officially started on I-394 in Minneapolis and the West Metro. Solo drivers can now buy their way into the carpool lane to avoid rush hour traffic and join the carpoolers and motorcycles in the congestion free lanes. However there is one important thing that all drivers must be aware of. The MNPass lane […]

Hormel Twins Stadium

My wife and I went out to a Twins game yesterday with some of her co-workers. We really went to get the bobble heads, which we did. We each ended up with a Jacque Jones bobble head. Which, by the way, are all over eBay and going for around $30 dollars. While waiting for the […]

A Sunny Snowy May Day

Well, talk about odd weather. Yesterday was May Day and it was sunny. Then cloudy, then windy then snowy rainy sleety. Oh, then sunny again. It was like that all day. You’d look out the window and it’d look beautiful. Minutes later it’d be white with snow showers. Geez. Fun, but this cold weather is […]

It’s Boat Season

I was driving by one of the approximately 20 lakes I pass by every day and I noticed some color. I then looked at a few other lakes and saw boat houses and boats popping up everywhere. I guess that means it’s boat season. Not that I have, or could afford, a boat, but it’s […]

April Snow Showers Bring…?

If April showers bring May flowers, then what do April snow showers bring? I guess we’ll find out next month as it snowed today. Nothing accumulating, but it was light snow showers. Seems kinda odd when we were just at 80 a few weeks ago, but that’s the wonderful thing about the weather.

Valleyfair New in 2005

RipTide –720° OF ATTITUDE (Valleyfair.com – Shakopee, MN) March 2005 – Calling all thrill seekers. Valleyfair’s newest ride, RipTide –720° OF ATTITUDE, awaits you. RipTide is a high-flying, gravity-defying, multi-spinning thrill with a splash of water. At a $3 million project cost, RipTide creates a whole new ride experience. “This attraction is a very unique […]

Goodbye 80s – Hello Jack?!

I hinted to it back in December, however I wasn’t quite right. It seems that the Twin Cities 80’s station, Mix 104.1, has switched formats and is now Jack FM. Instead of blasting 80’s music all the time they are now playing 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and todays music. Their website says “It’s like your iPod […]

Jeff’s Auto Service – Hopkins MN

What a day. When I tried to start my car this morning it wouldn’t. It would turn over but not start. I then called my brother and he asked me a few questions then decided that I flooded it and told me to try again later. I then got out of my car when I […]

Google Satellite Search with Maps!!

Google just released Satellite search that goes along with Google maps! What does this mean? It means that instead of lines that represent roads, you can now see actually roads, buildings and trees. Checkout the screen shot of Hopkins Minnesota Google acquired this technology when they bought Keyhole Satellite imaging software not long ago. It’s […]

Twin Cities Goes Smoke Free

It’s official. The Twin Cities when smoke free today. They passed a bill that you can’t smoke inside and it effects every place. Bars, restaurants, everything. And I’m not sure how I feel about it exactly. On the plus side – • I don’t have to worry about second hand smoke when at a restaurant. […]