Where are the best mussels(not muscles!) in Minneapolis right now?

Word on the street today is that Des Pete Stauber’s chief of staff left abruptly last week. Source says it’s unclear if she quit or was fired.

For the first time I’m seeing recession indicators in the upper end of the k-economy. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBdX1VUK/

More proof, if needed, that very left isn't always right 😉

I kid you not a client got off the plane a little tipsy bitching about klobie saying she wasn’t going to win. So I asked, who do you think will win if not her? Him: “Peggy” I reminded him Peggy is running for a DIFFERENT office. Him: “oh” Mpls very left leaning client.

The one I thing I most want to discuss my observations on, I’m not at liberty to speak about. And that is the changes in the behaviors of c-suite following the Brian Thompson killing. It’s fascinating.

I asked two virologists about it and their reaction told me I didn’t need to add hantavirus to my list of pressing concerns at the moment.

I’m not sure if I should read into it or not, but some of the biggest MAGA boneheads on X have started liking my anti Trump posts. I’m also a little confused and wonder if we should check their temperature.

This is big. Takes courage.

Heads up. For two automotive tips today on engine oil. Going up 150% + companies like NAPA are anticipating shortages and putting in purchase limits.

I just had the most frustrating conversation with a colleague and I can’t handle it. Lol. In one sentence he tells me he’s in a bad way and is drowning, but also tells me there is no inflation the economy is booming and I just can’t. He says strong folks like us will survive “this” but he also

So should I add a TSC(Trump Service Charge) to the billing of my Republican clients(34-40% of clients), or should I add a cc processing fee and a fuel surcharge?

Do any of you have a Paddle North kayak? Thoughts? Need something sturdy, inflatable, and something to fish from as well.

UCare started releasing about 250 million dollars in owed monies this week. Reports are that some care providers have started seeing these monies.

Man top of his career field tells me all he has at home is an old cat and a crabby wife. But then spends ten mins talking about the old cat. I saw through it, he’s a cat daddy who loves that old cat.

Picked up a nice Boomer couple in Savage. Man tells me his handle on Twitter, and says that I’m his one liberal friend on the internet.😉

Could the age of easy and affordable international travel be coming to a close? What some European economists warned me of a few years back. We’ve already seen airlines and hotels shifting to the higher end traveler. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkad4PwM/

Jenny in the City Great shop in Cathedral Hill. Mpls-St.Paul merch and stickers Great cards Fun clothing (+ plus sizes!) I’ve seen increased interest in city merch from visitors and VIPs. It’s been great to have a place to take them.

I did not put the O’Hara tea on Twitter. But I did do a wee TikTok. My audience is small over there, and as long as something doesn’t go viral, it can reach just the interested folks in our community. The MAGA’s from Wright County don’t deserve any tea😉

Something Haunting Fintech company is operating at breakneck speed because they figure they only have 2-5 more years to sell their (NEW) products and cash out. Who do they sell their (financial adjacent) products to? Small businesses.

Thanks for the business! This works really well for important depositions as well. Driving into the city is very stressful for many folks, and you don’t want the client stressed when deposed.

Did you know that Moammar Gadhafi was obsessed/in love with Condoleezza Rice? Somehow I missed that back when. Client who formally worked at(redacted) shared some additional unreported details on what they found in his home related to this obsession.

I'm going to check in on automakers today as crude sits firmly at $115 a barrel... aaaand we have another gas-powered 700HP three-row luxury SUV in the works, alright,

Local dad with a fear of heights, and a history of fainting, fainted on a Tarzan Swing in Costa Rica. The people behind him in line thought he’d had a heart attack and died. His family went before him so didn’t see it.

Watch him fake his death to get out of this mess.

Did you know that oil tankers travel at the speed of a Chey on a bicycle around the globe? Not even the speed of a Mpls Mike Norton bike dad. So oil tankers that set out before the war are still making their way to their destinations. We will see some of the last shipments around April 15th.

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Posting cats until morale improves

Right now is a tough time for all the hyper intuitive and neurodivergent people you know. Even if nothing usually phases us too much, our intuitive and creepy premonition side knows some really fucked stuff is coming soon. So please give us some grace through this time. ❤️

Top level trolling from the Speaker of Iran's Parliament

I feel like I’m hearing about a lot of distress happening at local organizations that are owed big dollars by UCare. Shouldn’t they have had the reserves(is there a term for this?) by law to cover their insured?

Minnesotans are so cute. I have to ask if they are flying Delta One, and then when I take them the Delta One doors? They are shocked because they don’t know it exists. Will be fun when MSP gets a bigger and better D1 experience.

My youngest memory is dad tipping over the combine on a steep hill(age 4). I told him we were going to tip over and he didn’t listen to my little ass. But the best part? I learned as an adult, dad never told my mom it happened! And swore the farm hands to secrecy.

Did you know that war risk insurance remained elevated for a decade in the Gulf following the 1973 oil crisis? I know I’ve said this earlier, but it’s really insurance that has closed the Strait of Hormuz. And it will be insurance that will keep it closed or expensive to sail.

“.. The reality is, jet fuel prices have more than doubled in the last three weeks,” Kirby said in a letter to employees .. @wsj.com #$JETS www.wsj.com/business/air...

I made a joke tonight with a local dad about IF their summer trip to Hawaii happens. But he didn’t get the joke, because I guess he didn’t know about the jet fuel situation unfolding around the world.

the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

New alcohol free bar in the neighborhood. Just when I was thinking about taking up whiskey again for the end times.

52% of women ages 20-39 are unmarried and childless. We are now the majority, and it’s time for policy to reflect the changing demographics and their needs.

There’s been some whispers that Andy Lugar may be considering a run for office. Which office I don’t know.

No Kings: don’t try and park by my house(many know where I live haha) in cathedral hill. We are already full. We are at max cars no more cars allowed.

I thought about offering my off street parking spot behind the Cathedral for No Kings to someone for one million dollars. But with spring break it seemed like a lot of work on top of an already busy morning. But if anyone has one million dollars I’ll make it happen.

Things have been running smoothly with only one or two exceptions at MSP this month. One client report this morning that people arriving too early for their later morning flights, overwhelmed the staff for the earliest flights out. Thus impacting those on the 5am hour flights.

Someone describing local law firms, and I have to say my clients at these firms match the vibes. Lathrop: brainiacs Dorsey: buttoned up and by the book

On the list of airports Sean Duffy says could close? Des Moines Fargo Palm Springs Jackson Hole Spokane Punta Gorda Tucson Fresno Several in Hawaii U.S. Virgin Islands Santa Barbara Savannah Pensacola Eastern Iowa Louisville Richmond Appleton

Ramsey County: allowing folks to pay their property taxes two months late. But they rely on it for payroll. What is payroll you ask? 13 million every TWO weeks. They have 100 million in investments but that’s not super deep reserves should collecting on taxes be an issue.

I’ve got bad news. The people in charge(D.C. and D.C. adjacent), aren’t even aware of the unfolding global supply chain crisis due to the conflict in Iran. Not even aware of the fertilizer situation. I also asked, is there a plan to take the keys away from grandpa? I was told, “no”.