Can't wait to listen to the new Harry Styles album at 11! Aperture is such a jam

Pleasantly surprised to see the Oh, Mary! is in the new Ordway season. Super excited to see it! I interviewed Cole in 2019 to preview their show at the Cedar, which was hilarious. I'll share the link in the comments.

I wrote a column about the comeback of Chi-Chi's. We ate there on my birthday -- a cold Tuesday early evening in the middle of February -- and the place was packed. Gift link:

As the youngest of four (by 10 years) I can relate to this.

I have very distinct memories of this night. First day of March 2020, covid was lurking in the background, but I would have never guessed what would happen two weeks later

Hey, that's a guy I play trivia with talking about how to wash underwear in a hotel room (note: *not* in the coffee maker, you weirdo) on Wait Wait! www.npr.org/programs/wai...

You can hear Patric's (very brief!) appearance on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me at 11:50 (Link to his first mention on the show in the replies)

Pro tip for those following the news. @atrupar.com goes to a concert or sporting event = some serious shit is about to go down. @atrupar.com travels out of state = war declared.

Watching the SNL crowd go wild for the women hockey players made me quite happy

1/2: It's a long story, but our mail carrier (who routinely misdelivers mail in our building) mistakenly thought we had moved. I called our local post office on Wednesday and yesterday a week's worth of mail (including belated birthday gifts from Patric's mom & step mom) showed up. Problem solved.

The Paul McCartney doc is worth watching, even if Macca is often full of shit

I was just talking to @twindependent.bsky.social about Muse

This is really interesting piece on ticket pricing for the Springsteen tour, written by a guy who knows his stuff. CC: @danawessel.bsky.social

Every day we stray further from god's light

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Sewing zippers into the side pockets of the jacket is a fantastic idea! I'm going to find a tailor to do so once I figure out what patch I want to add to the sleeve. Open to suggestions!

Observations from wearing the jacket out last night: The chest pocket is essential. Shit falls out of the side pockets. "Is that mf-ing corduroy?" Normies have never heard of bluesky

I'm at Tappers and no one has bought me a drink yet

This is a bummer, but not totally unexpected. We loved the one on Grand and we often took Vern and Rhonda there for the happy hour dining deal. The two of us went the day marriage equality happened. We befriended a manager who keyed us in on the many deals, most of which disappeared after covid

I'm wearing mine out in the wild for the first time tonight. Dinner at Vina followed by drinks at Tappers. Buy me a drink if you see me!

This is kind of cool. Patric just had a call with a producer on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. His bit is, I assume(?), going to air this weekend.

ngl, looking forward to watching colby humiliate himself once again #Survivor50

Serious question. Is there an autism crisis? Or is it that diagnosing it has opened up with the increasing realization it's a spectrum and many more people fall onto that spectrum? It seems similar to sexuality and gender expression. There aren't necessarily more queer people, just things change.

Huge announcement

Tell me this doesn't sound exactly like Annie Lennox

I kind of want this, but then again, I worry if I get it that people will mistake me for a straight St. Paul bike dad

Spotted in West St. Paul, a truck with Punisher, Calvin peeing on Toyota and My Hero Has Autism stickers

Sunday afternoon errands jams

Like a good Minnesotan, I am at the Coffee Cup reading the print edition of our state's oldest newspaper

Every so often the Pioneer Press does one of these supplements only for print subscribers and they are consistently excellent.

I feel like the Stump Party was the Bohemian Grove for St. Paul bike dads

Brandi Carlile was magical tonight at Target Center. She talked about how much she loves Minnesotans and I believe her. My review of the joyous show (gift link):

"You're doing really good!" -- some guy in the crowd just yelled to Brandi Carlile, which earned laughs and applause

"You ready to be the best show on the tour, Minnesota?" -- Brandi Carlile after tearing through her ferocious rocker Mainstream Kid

Heading to Target Center to see Brandi Carlile with @twindependent.bsky.social. A reminder to those without tickets, you can listen to the concert free on the Current:

More shit news. I just got word that the temporarily closed Pajarito on West. 7th in St. Paul is now permanently closed.

Guys and Dolls is the first Chanhassen Dinner Theatres production under new artistic director (and longtime choreographer) Tamara Kangas Erickson. It's terrific if you ignore the dumb plot. Here's my review (gift link):

Costco's amazing, other than the parking and the people parking there

Awful news from the *fantastic* firm that rebuilt my building's back decks a few years ago. A neighbor just told me: "I recently talked to (the owner) and he said he might have to close. ICE raided his employees at a job site, beat them up and let them go. They are too afraid to go out."

“Without a diagnosis, I’ll never truly know if I’m neurodivergent or not,” thought the man who felt like life got substantially easier once he codified a bunch of hyperspecific rules for what makes watch designs ok or not

Great news! Saturday night's sold-out Brandi Carlile concert at Target Center will stream live on 89.3 The Current. You can also purchase a live video stream good for 48 hours, with proceeds benefiting a local legal aid nonprofit. Details in my story (gift link):

I wondered about it, so I looked for it, and yes, songwriter Jimmy Webb watched Alysa Liu skating to MacArthur Park for the gold.

Happy belated birthday 🎂

this is how straight people think gay people communicate

U2 surprise released an EP today with six new protest songs. It opens with a number about Renee Good and it's ... not bad! It would be wild if they end up playing First Avenue like the Boss. Here's my story (gift link):

Texts from two longtime friends

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Birthday gift from my friends

Thanks Jason! I love you!