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don’t call them twinkies

Sep

23

2010

This has been an excellent week for sports. First, we watched the Twins earning their playoff spot on Tuesday, both from barstools at Tracy’s and at home. The White Sox were kind enough to seal the deal that night. Last night, Joe took us to a Wild game to thank me for getting him a job here. Yay! The Wild ...

3-day weekend! (clap clap clapclapclap)

Jul

6

2010

Friday: Friday Night Meats featured the ultimate meat achievement, at least til someone outdoes it. The Noah’s Ark Burger contained 11 different animals. And though I’m vegetarian, I admire their dedication. It’s amazing. Saturday: We saw the Hold Steady at the Cabooze outdoor plaza. 90-degree temps, a capacity crowd in a parking lot, and one of the greatest outdoor bands ...

pressure drop

May

25

2010

Check out the pimp-ass water bottle I got at Target Field. Ok, it’s really not that pimp, but I like free stuff! The game was ridiculous: 7-0 Twins at the bottom of the first. 15-3 final. How the Brewers managed to take a game in that series, I have no idea. The Twins are pretty sweep-adverse, it seems. After the ...

win twins!

Apr

21

2010

I went to my first Twins game at Target Field last night! Though we’d toured the stadium, I hadn’t seen an actual baseball game yet. Here’s the view from our seats in section 216, row 2: Matt met me at work and we rode the train over there, arriving about 5:15. We figured we could get in early and check ...