Mandy (she/her)
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Writer | Lover of Wine | Runner | Broncos Fan
A guy just ordered his Bloody Mary with no olives and that seems like an actual crime he should go to jail for.
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RandBall’s Stu
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No one reads Friday newsletters but I did one anyway.
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The Great Midwest Excellence Logo Search + Link-O-Rama 2.0
I've sent a lot of newsletters in my professional life. Nobody, and I mean nobody, reads the Friday newsletter. Not your spouse, not your kids, not the random guy who likes all your posts and might wa...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/the-great-midwest-excellence-logo-search-link-o-rama-2-0/
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RandBall’s Stu
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NEW MIDWEST EXCELLENCE! Minnesota Counties, Ranked: Number 86, Norman County. Yes, that's a majestic, 21-foot-tall sugar beet. I don't know what to tell you. Free to read, please subscribe anyway.
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Minnesota Counties, Ranked: Number 86, Norman County
There are 87 counties in Minnesota. I’ve lived here my entire life, so I am the only one both qualified and fearless enough to rank them from 1-87. While these rankings are just my opinion, they are c...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/minnesota-counties-ranked-number-86-norman-county/
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RandBall’s Stu
4 days ago
Don't you wish you had a trusted advisor to make your playlists better? Here at Midwest Excellence, we put in the work to make sure you never have to listen to Morgan Wallen again.
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Six Songs You Should Add to Your Playlist
Disclaimer: I'm on a big aeroplane and don't have time to write much of anything. Also it's only five degrees warmer in Scottsdale than it was in St. Paul on Sunday. But it isn't snowing. I think the...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/six-songs-you-should-add-to-your-playlist/
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RandBall’s Stu
5 days ago
For today's Midwest Excellence, I wrote about eating shit (metaphorically). It's not depressing, I swear.
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Failure
Everybody fails. You try something, it doesn't work, life goes on. But what if you're not supposed to? I don't expect everyone to have the bountiful free time I've had the last 10-14 days to really ...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/failure/
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With these warm temps, now would be a good time check out the state of your sidewalks. Maybe you had some spots that were frozen before you could get to them? A few minutes of work could make things much better for your neighbors.
10 days ago
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Mandy (she/her)
RandBall’s Stu
11 days ago
By request, a Larry King column.
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The Once and Future King
Subscribe! The late Larry King wrote an occasional column in the USA Today newspaper. Actually, “column” is generous–it was just a string of musings that had no real through line. “They say you can’t...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/the-once-and-future-king/
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RandBall’s Stu
12 days ago
On Left of the Dial (the song) and left of the dial (the concept). Lots of good music in this one if you hate reading and/or me.
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More than 20 Feet from Stardom
When Catherine O'Hara passed away on January 30th, there were tributes everywhere. Fellow celebrities sharing memories plus total randos on social media sharing their favorite clip from Schitt's Creek...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/more-than-20-feet-from-stardom/
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Mandy (she/her)
RandBall’s Stu
13 days ago
No one should be defined by the worst day of their life (being employed by the New York Jets). New Midwest Excellence, piping hot in your inbox.
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He Used to Be a Meme
If you like sports, this weekend was fantastic. If you don't, well, I'm sorry? I'll talk about something else on Tuesday. SUPER BOWL Seattle ran away from New England, winning 29-13 in a game that ...
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Mandy (she/her)
RandBall’s Stu
16 days ago
With all due credit to
@aarongleeman.bsky.social
, please welcome the Link-O-Rama 2.0 to your inbox.
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That Which Is Dead Can No Longer Die
Before he became a Senior Writer for the actual New York Times, my friend Aaron Gleeman had a blog feature called the Link-O-Rama. He’d just share stuff he found enjoyable or interesting with his audi...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/that-which-is-dead-can-no-longer-die/
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RandBall’s Stu
17 days ago
What, exactly, is a RandBall's Stu? Here, let me tell you.
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Lore
Since there are subscribers who know me as Steve, Stu, or RandBall's Stu, I figure I should fill in the backstory on all these names, each one less interesting than the last. *Steve. Birth name. Full...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/lore/
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RandBall’s Stu
18 days ago
people were clamoring for another newsletter. here's mine.
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Midwest Excellence: An Introduction
Hello. I'm Steve Neuman. You can call me Stu. Or RandBall's Stu, the unwieldy internet name I've used for so many years now. Am I the first unemployed writer to ever start a newsletter? You ask an a...
https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/midwest-excellence-an-introduction/
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MinnMax
about 1 month ago
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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You know how the horse eyes glow red at DIA? That’s happening to me now that I know about Bo Nix’s ankle.
about 1 month ago
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I’d like to know what will actually happen when, not if, when they defy this.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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If I’m alone in the car, I usually listen to podcasts or books. Today I listened to music, cranked the volume and sang at the top of my lungs! I even shed a tear or 2 thanks to Linda Ronstadt. It felt AMAZING. Highly recommend.
about 1 month ago
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@klobuchar.senate.gov
Please do not run for governor. You have proven over and over that you don’t actually care.
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about 1 month ago
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I’m here for it.
about 2 months ago
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Trying not to drop f bombs while I watch this game with my mom in the next room.
about 2 months ago
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I’m not crying at Bill Murray’s speech at the end of Scrooged, you are.
2 months ago
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We were watching that Michelle Pfeiffer Christmas movie tonight. I said, “I’m gonna get weird in a few years aren’t I.” Stu responded, “you already are.” Merry Christmas, everybody!
2 months ago
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Really looking forward to getting stuck for 6 hours on the tarmac next to a dude who decided to hit the airport gym. At least we’ll all be wearing suits.
2 months ago
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Lesson from this morning’s Turkey Trot. Don’t force your family to join you. Saw a couple situations where kids sat down in the road because they were not interested in finishing.
3 months ago
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We’ve had about 5 total kids but I have enjoyed snacking and drinking on the porch.
4 months ago
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I never realized how much all the whispering in Poltergeist bugs me.
4 months ago
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This bike was dropped in our bushes Wednesday night. I don’t know anything about the quality of the bike, but the person it belongs to may be missing it either way. Let me know if it could be yours. cc:
@randballsstu.bsky.social
4 months ago
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I feel like HBO’s mocking me.
4 months ago
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So…when I laid on the horn and gave that lady the finger this morning?
4 months ago
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Ever since Dewey Cox, Stu has no interest in biopics about bands/musicians. This Springsteen movie is going to test that.
4 months ago
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Hello, Gorgeous!
4 months ago
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We’re dog-sitting. He’s been here for a while now, should be comfy with the house. He won’t go into the basement, so I assume that’s where the ghosts are.
5 months ago
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Creepy is someone playing Mad World on the piano outside the church across the street while it’s still dark out.
5 months ago
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Trying to pick a new baseball team.
5 months ago
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For reasons that aren’t important, I’ve been watching a lot of Hallmark the last few days. The ads for Chicken Sisters features several really good actors doing a lot of really bad acting. I haven’t watched the actual show yet.
5 months ago
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Why aren’t they showing the hellscape of Minneapolis on SNF? The NFL is so woke!
5 months ago
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I’m sure all the Dems falling all over themselves to offer condolences think they’re being the “bigger people.” Really, it just seems like they’re just abandoning their supporters.
5 months ago
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My daughter is getting her grandpa high right now. It’s the best thing.
6 months ago
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It was fun to imagine.
6 months ago
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I’m not upset about influencers who choose not to post about a tragedy. I think it’s more upsetting when they post about one for attention, clicks and engagement.
6 months ago
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At the fair in The Hangar. The whole place is watching a couple play Jenga.
6 months ago
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If Newsom didn’t suck so bad otherwise, I’d be a lot more excited about these posts.
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6 months ago
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Going to Allianz tonight for the first time. Is there anything specific a person should eat there?
6 months ago
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I am so tired of people who make other people’s problems about them.
7 months ago
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My husband: I don’t want to alarm you, but let me point out this thing you wouldn’t have noticed otherwise.
7 months ago
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Good news is our plane landed at MSP before the storm hit. The bad news is they couldn’t get bags off the plane in time. Now we’re partying in baggage claim.
7 months ago
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I have seen a moose exactly 2 times in my life. Both have been while I was driving, in the dark and the moose decided the road was a good place to hang out.
7 months ago
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So…maybe don’t get vodka tipsy then watch Barbie on a plane.
7 months ago
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The thing about this house versus our apartment is there are so many more places for me to lose my keys and sunnies.
8 months ago
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Our Lyft driver has never driven this route before and loves how pretty it is.
8 months ago
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@wxdave.bsky.social
Y’all doing okay?
8 months ago
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