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| 10.10.13 18:36 | | Listened to Gino Vannelli - Black Cars |
| 10.10.13 17:53 | | @jjyeley1 In case there's SPEED DICE: 6 |
| 10.10.13 17:20 |  | Yet another person who's making me look bad by getting through all 35 candidates before I did...but thanks for the thumbs up, Kirsten Johnson! I think you have managed to encapsulate my ideology with a precision and conciseness that I seem to have lost since becoming a "politician." ;-) (And I promise I will shave off the beard as soon as Movember starts, but the hair stays!) (Link to Kirsten Johnson's status: MPLS mayor candidates) |
| 10.10.13 15:43 |  | Jalapeno Cheddar |
| 10.10.13 15:18 | | It's Throwback Thursday! Here's a photo from five years ago of me fixing a tape drive. http://pic.twitter.com/e9HOUEQevu |
| 10.10.13 15:00 |   | SYMC closing quote: 24.74 ▲0.07 (Range: 24.55 - 24.93) |
| 10.10.13 14:08 |  | Awesome - I see you @rubytrax! #loslynx #twolves MT @David_Sherman: 3 day time-lapse @TargetCenterMN http://youtu.be/YngkRDnpiS8 |
| 10.10.13 12:46 | | Perhaps coffee will help |
| 10.10.13 09:57 | |  Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 10.10.13 09:48 | | Listened to Röyksopp - 49 Percent (Radio edit) |
| 10.10.13 09:46 | | U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 10.10.13 09:43 | | Listened to Prince and the New Power Generation - The Max |
| 9.10.13 22:55 | | Remember that shot of Virgil all alone at the wrestling convention? This should not evoke that, but I had this photo taken long after almost everybody had left. (Photo) |
| 9.10.13 22:47 | | There was a "Meet the Candidates" event at the American Legion Post 99 in Nokomis tonight from 5 to 7. It had the misfortune of being scheduled against a KFAI forum AND was scheduled on a beautiful, 77 degree night when nobody had any business being indoors pressing the flesh of candidates. As a result, during much of the time there were more candidates present than non-candidates. I was hung up on Haiawatha Avenue and showed up about 10 minutes late. Mr. Iverson greeted me, got me signed in and directed me to the mayor tables. I sat between Mr. Cohen and Dr. Bruyere. Dr. Bruyere admitted he's visited my campaign page on Facebook, but also revealed that I hadn't sufficiently trolled him into writing any responses there. I helped Mr. Cohen assemble one of his lawn signs to decorate his table. They ended up working the room, along with the later arriving candidates. I hope I remember everyone who was there. Captain Jack Sparrow appeared, but may have remembered the brushoff I gave him at the courthouse and didn't try to offer me any of his literature this time around. I DID have interactions with Mr. Carney, Mr. Savior and Mr. Fine in addition to the previously mentioned Mr. Cohen and Dr. Bruyere. All of them are very interesting folks in their own way. Some of them probably should not be elected mayor. (I'm sure a few of them thought that about me as well!) Special thanks to Ole Savior for collecting several copies of today's Minnesota Daily which had his photo and interview on the back page...right next to my own photo and interview, in a happy coincidence. He kept telling me my photo wasn't me, and I kept telling him I couldn't believe my photo had turned out so well either. I think we found finally found some common ground discussing what turned out to be our shared opinions of one of our common opponents (whom I will leave unnamed). I found out later that Mr. Hartwig had also attended but I missed him. I was sorry to miss him because I was hoping I could get the chance to hear firsthand about his experience "crashing" one of the big debates and I may have missed my best shot. (Come to think of it, I should have asked Mr. Cohen about that as well!) As for the non-candidates, I think my most vibrant and fulfilling exchange went thusly: Me: "Hi, I'm Chris; I'm running for mayor." Him: "You don't have a chance in hell!" He DID shake my hand while he said it, though. I led off subsequent encounters with "Hi, I'm Chris; I'm running for mayor. (stage whisper) I DON'T HAVE A CHANCE." I got to hand out some cards advertising my Facebook space, which unfortunately were based on the exact same "free" Vistaprint template Dr. Bruyere had selected. Awkward! I met some of the Wards 11 & 12 candidates - although I live in Ward 2, I'm happy to put in a good word for any of the folks I talked with tonight, including Matt Steele, Ben Gisselman and Chris Lautenschlager. (Apologies to Andrew Johnson for missing him.) Seeing the three Ward 12 opponents in close proximity, chatting amongst themselves was a cool thing. Actually, I think all the mayoral candidates got along as well. Now I feel bad; I probably should have reached out to Mr. Sparrow. There was also a really nice lady running for an at-large Parks seat ... yes, it was Meg Forney. It was nice meeting you! Things really died off after 6; I think a lot of candidates tried to make both this forum and the other one, and there weren't too many people coming in late. I got to have a nice long chat with Mr. Fine (who remembered me from his door knock encounter at my house!) as well as a good chat with Mr. Iverson. He left me with two pieces of advice: "Don't stop running" (I think he may think I have it in me to be a good future "serial candidate") and "Always look ahead, never look behind - you might find they're catching up to you." And I got my photo with him. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. (attached) Great thanks to Gregg Iverson and everyone at the American Legion Post 99 for setting this up - it was really cool and I met a lot of really nice people I otherwise would not have. I am starting to see why folks leave the house to campaign and MAY regret not having done it earlier. I'm also disappointed that more candidates didn't show up. In a way, I'm relieved that the only "serious" candidates were Mr. Fine and Mr. Cohen as I'm not sure I particularly care for any of the other ones, but it would have been very interesting to have them available to be challenged by some of the rest of us. Anybody want me to come over and deliver a speech? |
| 9.10.13 20:42 | | While you wait for my writeup of the "Meet the Candidates" event I was at tonight, why not check out my quotes and appearance in the U's paper from early today? (Link to MNDaily: Candidates talk stadium, education) |
| 9.10.13 19:34 | | Listened to Orbital - Chime (Friends Of Matthew Remix) |
| 9.10.13 19:17 | | Cub Foods (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 9.10.13 19:11 | | Listened to The Fireman - Celtic Stomp |
| 9.10.13 19:03 | | Listened to The Martinez Brothers - Essential Mix 2013-09-28 |
| 9.10.13 18:40 | | Thank you Nokomis! #MPLS13 #MPLSmayor |
| 9.10.13 18:40 | | Mr. Iverson gave 2pcs of advice: 1. Never stop running 2. Always look ahead, never look back (they may be gaining on you) #MPLS13 #MPLSmayor |
| 9.10.13 18:38 | | We're breaking early - had a nice chat and got a photo with Mr. Iverson #MPLSmayor #MPLS13 |
| 9.10.13 18:21 | | Had another nice chat with Mr. Fine as well as Ben and Chris running for Ward 12 Council member #MPLS13 #MPLSmayor |
| 9.10.13 18:02 | | I think Mr. Carney and Capt. Sparrow have also left - no close encounter with the captain for me this time #MPLSmayor #MPLS13 |
| 9.10.13 17:58 | | Dr. Bruyere has left for the @KFAINEWS event without me taking a photo #MPLS13 #MPLSmayor |
| 9.10.13 17:56 | | Mr. Fine is also here. #MPLSmayor #MPLS13 |
| 9.10.13 17:51 | | GUYS I SHOOK OLE SAVIOR'S HAND (Also, our photos are next to each other in today's MNDaily) #MPLS13 #MPLSmayor |
| 9.10.13 17:47 | | "Hi, I'm Chris; I'm running for mayor." "You don't have a chance in hell." #MPLSmayor #MPLS13 |
| 9.10.13 17:45 | | I believe we have an Ole Savior sighting #MPLSmayor #MPLS13 |
| 9.10.13 17:37 | | Greeting and meeting @ American Legion Post 99 |
| 9.10.13 17:28 | | Council, Parks and Estimate candidates also here - ah, Mr. Carney and his tux are here #MPLS13 #MPLSmayor |
| 9.10.13 17:27 | | In addition to myself and host Iverson, in attendance at Post 99 are Bruyere, Cohen and Sparrow #MPLSmayor #MPLS13 @KFAINEWS |
| 9.10.13 17:26 | | Sure enough, more candidates than non-candidates at the Meet & Greet but it's early going #MPLSmayor #MPLS13 #hereuntil7 |
| 9.10.13 17:15 | | American Legion Post 99 (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 9.10.13 16:32 | | Hokey smokes - say it ain't so, Travis! #NASCAR |
| 9.10.13 16:12 | | Late coffee |
| 9.10.13 15:00 | | SYMC closing quote: 24.68 ▼0.06 (Range: 24.46 - 25.01) |
| 9.10.13 13:49 |  | [+] Listened to Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X |
| 9.10.13 11:46 | | Can of Diet Dr Pepper |
| 9.10.13 10:41 | | Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 9.10.13 10:29 | | U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 9.10.13 02:43 | | MAYORAL CANDIDATE #24: JAMES "JIMMY" L. STROUD, JR. (THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE) Well, he filed on 8/12 and he lives in Willard-Hay. And THAT'S ALL I GOT. No, just kidding. But he didn't make it easy! Only five of the 35 candidates opted to not fill out a questionnaire for the Star Tribune voters' guide, and Stroud was one of them. (The others include the previously profiled Mr. Everett and Mr. Gould.) He DOES have a campaign page on Facebook and 84 Likes. (If he had had more Likes than me, I probably would have given up on the spot.) His photos include "with glasses" and "without glasses" and a what appear to be some "VOTE JIMMY" sign prototypes, none of which actually say "Vote Jimmy" but are described as such. They ALSO tantalized me with a website domain, but it returned the GoDaddy "parked" page. I guess he's still got four weeks to get it set up? The Facebook page has an extensive bio hidden behind the "About" link - a few decades back, Stroud was a "Stand-up Comedian/Impressionist/Actor and Playwright" and boasts an impressive list of stage-sharing appearances. He's originally from Washington, DC, but we won't hold that against him. I DID find a personal Facebook page, but it's been updated only once in the past year, but what an update! It's a four minute YouTube slide show video which will probably not affect you to vote for or against him in any way but it comes with a pretty funky groove (which YouTube tells me is "We the People" by Soul Searchers) as well as a lot of handshakes and the occasional outstanding outfit. It had only been viewed 13 times before I watched it. You should go watch it! Go ahead...http://youtu.be/SME6VHbiQP8. I'll still be here when you get back and you can help me figure out WHY wasn't this linked from his campaign's Facebook page. He also says he was in the class of 1976 in high school, which would probably make him 55. He's also on LinkedIn! Over THERE they have a Wordpress link which DOES work, but only has one entry with most of the same photos and a link back to the Facebook page. (I may now have done more work promoting Jimmy online than he has.) Also via LinkedIn, he currently lists two careers in addition to candidate: Career Transition Specialist at Hubert Humphrey Job Corps and Investigator at Legal Rights Center. He also has a few bylines at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder ("the voice of the Twin Cities African-American Community") which get crossposted at the Twin Cities Daily Planet. On the Facebook page of MSR, they list The Original 7ven (the latest incarnation of The Time) as one of their Likes. Common ground! He doesn't come out and say what "The People's Choice" means, so I'll leave the speculation to you. I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but I feel like I might be! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT: One of the favored candidates - but not by Naomi! |
| 9.10.13 01:13 | | 27 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY - MAYORAL CANDIDATE #23: NEAL BAXTER (INDEPENDENT) Thirteen of the 35 candidates in the race filed on the final two days of the 15 day filing period. Here's the first one from 8/12. Neal Baxter is 58 and lives on the Bancroft side of the Bancroft/Powderhorn Park border. He didn't list a website, which is weird, because he's behind a really cool one which purports to host a complete archive of Minnesota election results going back to 1855, yet has no campaign site. I did a search and he didn't come up, so I believe this is his first run. He did make enough of an impression on one person to cause them to write a very glowing (yet backhanded) endorsement of him. Despite the lack of a campaign site, he HAS filled out a few questionnaires. Turns out it's easier to research these folks the closer you get to Election Day - I was right to procrastinate! He's on the Bancroft Neighborhood board, the City's Pedestrian Advisory Committee and the Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee. I spend a lot of time on Facebook. His KFAI interview has A LOT of race talk - like, enough that I felt I had to mention it. He also basically says people should vote for Betsy Hodges or Don Samuels, which really makes me skeptical about his "Independent" party or principle. I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but I feel like I might be! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT: Another challenge! |
| 9.10.13 00:35 | | You can now register to vote online! Check out the Secretary of State's new (kinda) streamlined website! http://mnvotes.org |
| 9.10.13 00:31 | | FOUR WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY - MAYORAL CANDIDATE #22: KURTIS W. HANNA (PIRATE PARTY) Kurtis Wayne Hanna (28, Whittier, filed on 8/9) has a variety of interesting opinions, almost all of which I totally agree with, so there probably won't be too much fun in this profile and you may want to wait for the next one. His filing's website, captainkurtis.com, redirects to the MN Pirate Party website - they formed earlier this year, I believe, but haven't gotten national (and/or Wikipedia) recognition yet (the national site links to a dormant Facebook page which hasn't seen activity for a year - OK, they formed LAST year, but the effort faded away and some new folks tried again earlier this year). The first bullet on his resume is "Former Executive Director of Minnesota NORML" which for some folks would probably end the discussion right there. The MN Pirate Party's website wasn't updated a single time in September. Kurt will probably be by later, so maybe he could tell me if he holds an office in the party or not...I couldn't find any of that info on their website, either. (Usually in the Pirate Party the title of "Captain" signifies the leader of the party, but I'm not sure if that's the case here with "Captain Kurtis.") (The Party's Facebook page, by the way, should not to be confused with either of the Party's Facebook GROUPS page, one of which is empty and one of which consists of very little call to political action and a whole lot of links to illegal streams, requests for movies and software serial numbers.) Whereas the Pirates are more concerned with technological issues such as fair use and net neutrality, Hanna is much more in your face about decriminilazing marijuana - a position I don't disagree with, by the way, but not in the "post pictures of leaves on my Facebook wall" kinda way. One thing about NORML folks I've found is they're always convinced that the silent majority of weed smokers will show up on Election Day and shock the world by voting for the candidate who's posted the most leaves on his Facebook wall. I've always been convinced that the silent majority of weed smokers don't bother showing up to vote. But I'm cynical. He also really hates the NSA and the Surveillance State. He has ties to Restore the Fourth, a privacy rights advocacy group who needs more members (only 16 likes for the MN Facebook group). Again, I have no problem with any of these stances. Finally, he's got 91 more Likes than me. Damn! I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but I feel like I might be...but it'd be close! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT: A challenge! |
| 8.10.13 17:42 | | New stadium illegal RT @MayorRTRybak: Minneapolis-StPaul, and new stadium, finalist for Super Bowl 2018. Big boost for hospitality workers |
| 8.10.13 16:16 | | [+] Listened to Daryl Hall & John Oates - Big Bam Boom |
| 8.10.13 15:17 | | [+] Listened to Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus |
| 8.10.13 15:14 | | Lime Flavor With Shrimp |
| 8.10.13 15:14 | | 24 oz bottle of Diet Dr Pepper |