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11.10.13 01:19

@TheOldLogo SLURPEES!

11.10.13 01:03

Can of Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper

11.10.13 00:26

I think I've forgotten to share this with you for a couple days - this is a survey from the Open Twin Cities project, one that allowed me to speak on some issues I actually know about (and have strong opinions about!) which I feel are really important and would have been criminally under-covered if not for this group. One of my responses was too tall for the spreadsheet, so if you skip over me my answers make up Row 11. (Link to Open Twin Cities: Questionnaire Results)

10.10.13 23:53

I admit I haven't been paying close attention (and you know how I hate posting about politics on my Facebook wall!) but which law were the cops saying that dude mowing that lawn was breaking, anyway?

10.10.13 23:45

Just a reminder that while I will not accept any monetary donations, I am a total (can I say whore?) whore for you clicking that sweet, sweet "Like" button. It costs you nothing and, believe it or not, may get me closer to an invitation to debates! (More likely, it will cause the debate people to raise their threshold of Likes to be considered "serious" - I may have seen other candidates treated this way in the past - other Libertarians, even. But still...I'd love your Like either way)

10.10.13 23:34

26 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY - MAYORAL CANDIDATE #25: JACKIE CHERRYHOMES (DEMOCRATIC FARMER LABOR)

Cherryhomes (59, Willard-Hay, filed 8/12) may have the coolest last name in the field, but that's my editorial opinion. She was right to keep her name - who would have ever elected Jackie Tyler? Although...on her website, she does self-identify at least once as "Jackie Cherryhomes-Tyler," so who knows - also her daughter Emma is just a Tyler. (She's 15 or 16 - did Cherryhomes really have a kid at 43? Whoa.) (Hmm, Jackie's parents are Parkers and so is her sister. So where'd she GET that cool name, anyway?)

As a DFLer AND former councilwoman (12 years, 8 as president), she easily qualified for "favored nation" status amongst the field and has been in a lot of "big" debates where I can't remember a single thing she's said. Fortunately, Naomi took care of this back in August when she pointed out a rather glaring (and glaringly omitted by Cherryhomes) conflict of interest which could have explained her lack of opposition to increasing the garbage burning at HERC (Hennepin Energy Recovery Center) - namely, her previous life as a lobbyist for the energy concern running HERC. In fact, her entire career post losing her council seat by 72 votes has pretty much been as a lobbyist. Now, I'm sure lobbyists are seen as necessary folks in this day and age - at least as much as lawyers (her husband is an attorney) - I'm sure you won't be surprised that "Lobbyist" isn't the first profession that comes to mind when I think of nobility and necessity; in fact, as much as I hate money and partisanship as a corrupting influence in our current political climate, lobbyists (by virtue of their ties to money and/or partisanship) are right up there in earning my scorn. I know...rage on, right?

Let me break from that rant to give you another one: For the record, it's been asked a few times and I am all set to disappoint you by stating that I don't yet have a decent answer about the HERC's continuing role. I don't know what my exact position is on it, whether we should be burning more or less garbage or none at all, putting it in a landfill to mess up the ground water instead of burning it to mess up the air, but I CAN tell you that I still recycle all my aluminum cans and get about 60Â¢ a pound at Metro Metals and our recent single-sort recycling has been a real godsend, and perhaps we might be better off working on education and trying to continue to raise our overall recycling rates beyond what I believe are some pretty pitiful levels.

Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton (aka "the one before Rybak") has endorsed her, which...is this a good thing? She's probably the only person to have more fingerprints left on the spectacular, colossal failure known as Block E than Cherryhomes. Actually, given their partnership back in the good ol' days, it might have been more of a story if she HADN'T secured that endorsement.

I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this lady or not, but as with all of the "big" candidates, and especially given her earlier track record in Minneapolis government, I tend to think I might be! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote!

NEXT: Another favored candidate - they all registered so LATE in the filing period!

10.10.13 22:32

Mayor Rybak/
Love your rhyming tweets/
But not so much/
Wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a new Vikings stadium

#MPLS13

10.10.13 21:52

RT @Lynx_PR: To celebrate the championship, the Lynx will hold a parade down Nicollet Mall on Monday, October 14 beginning at 11:30 a.m. #LosLynx

10.10.13 21:50

Way to go #LosLynx! Third @WNBA Finals, second championship! Time to dance!

10.10.13 18:41

Listened to Hurricane #1 - Only The Strongest Will Survive

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 RÃ¶yksopp - 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