Allow me to indulge in a rant. What is the deal with the new Harry Potter movie?!?! I don't mind a few changes for the sake of brevity and plot simplification. I've even gotten over the fact that the actors don't remotely resemble how I think the...

State Of Minnesota Too Polite To Ask For Federal Funding | The Onion - America's Finest News Source"Minnesota should just take the spending money, already," Department of Education Undersecretary Edward McPherson said. "It's not like it's a special...

Some useful perspective from Jon Katz: Bedlam Farm Journal: What Positive Thinking Means to Me, cont.I don't really know to what extent we determine our fates. I think our attitudes do have something to say about it. Recognizing our own worth. Building...

Recently Larry Ferlazzo linked to a London Telegraph story about a study on "lucky" vs. "unlucky" people. It's seeming relevant today, since I was informed my position is being cut to half time to fix our budget shortfall. I'm trying to count myself...

Some incredible old photos of Duluth, Minn. at Shorpy. Readers point out some fine details on this one, including children on top of train cars, two dudes carrying baritone horns, and what appears to be a horse standing on a roof.