Reader comment of the day

“I rarely read the Star Tribune because it would contaminate my mind. Your vile, degrading, intolerant, evil, vicious, and deceitful reporting and cartoons about President Bush, Tim Paulenty and most Republicans is a perfect example of why young people, especially black youth, do not have or show any respect for ANYBODY, especially one of their own. President Bush has tried to be as respectful,thoughtful and gracious toward everybody, considering how the Democrates and the liberal news media have called him every vile name in the book. Most of us aren't surprised by the hateful sewage spewing forth from the mouths of the anti-GOD, anti-American, pro-killing-of-the-unborn, pro-gay-marriage,anti-war-unless-a-Democrate-like-slick-Willie Clinton-sends-troops-to-Bosnia, Democrates all across this country. When you believe it is just fine to slaughter 46 MILLION babies still in the womb but oppose executing Saddam Hussien or our terrorist enemies, giving 11 year olds birth control pills and pushing for same-sex marriage, shows you have no idea what the word dignity, decency, or class means. Democrates are totally void of those words, especially when a womens dignity is totally gone after she has crawled on an abortionists table, spread her legs apart and the abortionist cranks open her womb, dismembers her baby, sucks it out then tells her to go home and act like nothing signifigant happened to her. That's the legacy of the Democratic party. Minneapolis had 60 senseless murders last year and 5 or 6 in the first 10 days of 2007!!!!! New Orleans has been worse!!!!! Guess who controls both cities? Can anybody imagine what you liberals would say if Republicans were in control???”

Winter Wonderland

So the title’s a little misleading. But after talking to my Dad today, I’m thrilled about the prospects of a totally awesome ski winter, just not in Minneapolis.

I can’t wait for a friend trip to Lutsen at the end of the month. We’ve rented an eight-person Condo for three nights near the mountain (I mean that least-literal sense of the word). And my Dad e-mailed me today asking if I wanted to go with him for a four-day trip to Utah. We’re going to go to Snowbasin, Alta and Park City.

The best part of it all is that my cousin Steph gave me her old snowboard so I’m going to be able to do that too, not just ski. It’s a good thing I’m pretty resilient, because I have the feeling I am going to be launching my battered body at the hill hundreds of times.

You know, you’re not a real skier unless you can carry all of our equipment at once. Does that mean that I’m not a real skier/snowboarder unless I can carry all of my ski and snowboard equipment at once?