An upscale market I use for certain things carries Norwegian smoked salmon and it’s $44. a pound. I order just a few slices and not very often.
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They sound like excellent bills. Hopefully both pass.
Ha ha. The GOP is, as some say, a zombie party. They are devoid of ideas, of compassion, of the ability to govern. They live off the hate of others, so any power they have is only about cruelty and control. They will NEVER build anything that has a future.
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Prince: “Well, for starters, you have to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.”
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Oh, some did. In 2007, Keillor wrote a column that in part criticized “stereotypical” gay parents, who he said were “sardonic fellows with fussy hair who live in over-decorated apartments with a striped sofa and a small weird dog and who worship campy performers.”
https://www.salon.com/2007/03/14/keillor_81/
Ha Ha Ha …
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Ah, I remember when it blossomed. Barely B-list actor St. Ronnie’s admen called it “Moaning Mourning Morning in America.” You could almost feel the tingle.
Fuck him. Let’s talk about his doe-eyed wife.
Robert Mitchum revealed in SPY magazine that Mrs. Just Say No was well regarded in A-list circles despite her compete lack of acting talent, and was regularly invited to all the best parties.
“She gave the best blow jobs,” he said.
Asked about the prospect of being sued by the now-First Lady, he said, “Give me a phone book and ten minutes and I’ll produce a half-dozen people to back me up.”
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Minnesota is looking to punish the Minnesota not nice.
Oof da!
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Should have brought lutefisk, but I suppose he wanted to stay in their house.
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Try Costco. They have it for less.
At the time of its creation, Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegone was gentle satire. As rural and small-town Minnesota has become more right wing, the satire has become sarcasm. Ralph’s Pretty Good Grocery has closed and a Trump Forever headquarters resides there. Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility Church now vets new members for LGBTQ ties. Sigh ! !
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He got away with a being a lovable curmudgeon, too bad.
@jhand Sometimes it’s best to just remember how things were and be dragged in the ugly reality of the present day.
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I’m not a member, and frankly the few times I’ve been in one near to me to use their pharmacy, I feel like screaming.
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Guess who else is Minnesotan? The whackadoodle source for Sydney Powell’s Dominion Voting Machines lie, the woman who spoke to the wind and was internally decapitated. Not to mention Mike Lindell.
Also, let’s not forget that not everyone who lives in Minnesota is of Norwegian or northern European descent. There are many tribal nations there, and substantial Hmong and Somali communities. George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Nice is largely a myth in my experience. The more the population grows and diversifies, the less true that is. It may still be true among those who have an emotional attachment to being “Norwegian,” but Minnesotans are known for being insular and not very welcoming of outsiders.
Okay, rant over.
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The bill granting ex-cons the right to vote, after they’re released from custody, has already been passed and signed by the gov.
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A Prairie Home Companion.
Garrison Keillor was often dryly funny, but the shtick could be, and often was, overdone. On his best days, though, it almost reminded me of Firesign Theater in its insanity.
The one thing that always gave me a chuckle was the assertion that in Lake Woebegone, all the children are above average. That’s one to ponder.
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I vaguely (and only vaguely) remember that. Didn’t it come out after he had retired the show? Or was that why he retired it?
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The scandal came out after he retired from the show. American Public Media, an off-shoot of MN Public Radio, severed all ties with him then.
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You can say that again. My ex-wife (known her since I was five and still my sister’s best friend) was the partner (in an antiques biz in NYC) of a Zabar daughter. She sent my mom some Norwegian salmon from Zabar’s. I’ve had lots and lots of delicious Scottish and Canadian lox, but this was unparalleled in its perfection. Not just the flavor: the mouth feel was heaven.
I thought the whole thing had ended when he left. What else has Chris Thile done? This is the first I’ve heard of him. (I’ve had zero tolerance for NPR since the end of Car Talk.)
I had forgotten even that the show continued past his participation. Thanks for that.
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