This morning I was listening to the Minnesota Public Radio Midmorning podcast. In particular, I was listening to a discussion of the topic “New polls indicates a dim view of U.S. scientific achievement” (listen to it here). The short of it is, there is a new poll that found (surprise!) the vast majority [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Minnesota’
Natalie Goldberg and the Accidental Buddhist
I just started re-reading a book I haven’t read in at least 20 years, Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. I find it absolutely kick me in the nuts jaw droppingly amazing that despite the fact that I haven’t read this book since 1989 I remember it. I remember everything in here. [...]
A Guest Blog Entry From Sarah Palin
Hi there all you Joe Six-Packs and hockey moms out there in the great state of Minnesota, it’s me, Sarah! Mind if I call ya Joe?
Ryan asked me to do a little guest blog appearance here and answer a question or two that you might have about me and my maverickness and I just [...]
Call Out for Co-Conspirators
If you read this blog and do not live in Minnesota, maybe don’t even live in the United States and are willing to help me with a little project I am hatching up, please email me: ryan at ryansutter.net.
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Modern Mythology
Last night I saw Batman: The Dark Knight at the IMAX Theater at the Minnesota Zoo. The tickets were a bit steep but it was well worth it in my opinion. The movie was both larger than life and also, surprisingly, a commentary on the times we live in.
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Rude People On the Bus
My current commute is as follows:
- Ride my bike to the bus stop at Cedar and 140th St- Put my bike on the rack on the front of the 442 bus and take the bus to the Mall of America- Lock my bike up at the Mall transit station and take the 540C bus out [...]
I was listening to a dharma talk this morning and the speaker was discussing “dependent arising”. Her example she gave of dependent arising was about a glass. She said that a simple vessel, a glass, could be used as a drinking glass or could be used as a flower vase. There was [...]
Reviewed!
From the website of The Wire newspaper in NH:
‘Louder, Longer, Lobster’
by Trumpet Marine, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Ryan Sutter, the creative force behind Trumpet Marine, uses “Louder,
Longer, Lobster” as a chance to showcase his versatile musical ability
and broad range of styles. No one song on the album clearly defines
Trumpet Marine, but they’re all catchy and well-orchestrated, from [...]
