James Langer

@d_tao Likely a few imo

I’m buying at that price

@TheJvandy I lived in a house just a few blocks from that first picture for a couple of years while I finished college. Dingy neighborhood yes, but close to downtown and walkable to several shops and cafes.

Dirty Dreary Dreamy Duluth. Duluth, Minnesota

@BourbEnthusiasm Reasonably priced for a barrel pick. The world is healing I’m actually seeing these up in MN now pretty regularly.

What say you, Twitter?

@missyo27 @sheilatebra The feds have a program that will pay kids (or foster care parents) foster care rates till they are 21. They do have to work, or go to school, or meet a few other criteria to qualify. It is up to individual states or counties to help and accept these dollars.

@sheilatebra So in the US is it all states or just some that there is no responsibility after 18 to care for a previously Looked After Child? In the UK young people have an assigned worker till 21 and the responsibility of suitable housing is part of that. Care Leavers ser

Anonymous My twin sister and I aged out of foster care on the same day at eighteen which sounds like it should mean we had each other and therefore were fine. What it actually means is that two people with nothing faced a system that considers its job complete the moment the clock runs out and wishes you well with the particular indifference of paperwork. We had a social worker named Miss Charlene who was not assigned to us anymore the day we turned eighteen. Her caseload moved on and technically so should she have. She did not move on. Showed up at the group home on our birthday with a cake and two folders. Inside each folder was everything she had spent three months quietly assembling. Apartment listings she had called ahead about. Bus routes to the community college. A list of employers who had hired former foster youth and treated them decently. Phone numbers with names attached and notes about who to ask for. She sat with us for four hours that afternoon going through every page... Then she wrote her personal cell number on the inside cover of both folders and said use it. We used it. Many times. More than we probably should have. She answered every time. My sister is a registered nurse now. I run a mentorship program for youth aging out of foster care. Miss Charlene came to both of our graduations. Front row. Same smile both times.

@CheyCab Yes if any entity is truly evil in this country it’s that…

I’m ready to start a revolution against private equity

@KalleSorbo Minneapolis/St Paul also fits that criteria.

Denver is by all accounts the only city on earth with: -Teams in all four major American sports leagues -Thriving music and arts scene -An economy large enough for real enterprise and wealth building opportunity -Access to both Winter and Summer outdoor recreation with ease

@NortonMpls You do know the average vehicle cost now is $49k right?

Car registration in Minnesota is based on original vehicle price, so Pat is literally complaining about having to see poor people from his luxury car. It’s disappointing how many people want to talk about the issues in Minnesota only in the context that it inconveniences them.

@swsinc42 Only if you’re there to crash it with me 🤪

@hellzfireice Now jump out a helicopter 🚁

My favorite of the 1792 lineup. Now where to find another bottle…

lol foreign large suv… About your only other option in the size you need is the Max versions of the Expedition/Navigator. Nothing else is close. All the others mentioned are generally what I would consider a size down and all with maybe the exception of the Benz and Infinity are very bad on the reliability factors. Maybe consider large conversion vans that are luxury built? Those might be cheaper than the luxury suvs. Likely better fuel economy. However not nearly as maneuverable and some you need to keep an eye on height with.

I’m back to being pissed at @GM again. All our automakers and stealerships need to get their act together.

@d_tao @mattkusek lol, missed the assignment…if that’s the case then 85, much more approachable on a daily basis. 145 is usually a special event kind of drink, you need a little prep and to be in the spot to truly appreciate the complexity that that strength usually represents.

@d_tao @mattkusek I'd say 145 proof as I can add water to proof it down if I want/need. That being said, I have had lower proof whiskey's that were powerfully flavorful, usually because of age. 85 is honestly as low as one would want to go IMO, 80 is just too low.

Would you rather all your whiskey be 85 proof or 145 proof? 😳 @mattkusek and I bring three rapid fire questions at the Dream Spirits warehouse!

A film crew arrived on Tuesday with a drone, a budget, and a 4,000-word researcher's brief about the environmental damage caused by British beef farming. What they found was Gerald. Gerald was in the south corner. 9:30am - The drone went up. Gerald watched the drone for approximately three seconds, concluded it wasn't interesting, and went back to grazing. Thirty seconds of footage: bull, ignoring drone, eating grass. Not the footage. 11:00am - The researcher asked the farmer about Gerald's methane output. The farmer explained the biogenic cycle. The researcher said that wasn't in her brief. The farmer said it was in the peer-reviewed literature. The brief did not contain the peer-reviewed literature. 12:30pm - The cameraman asked if Gerald could do something. The farmer: "Like what?" The cameraman: "Something more active." Gerald lay down in the south corner. Gerald had been awake since 5am and had grazed eleven acres. Gerald found the cameraman's schedule irrelevant. 1:00pm - The producer walked the south corner with an ecologist who was there on a separate Natural England survey. The ecologist pointed out the seven wildflower species. The Bombus humilis. The dung beetle activity. The lapwing pair. The producer: "Is this because of the cow?" Ecologist: "Yes." Producer: "Can we use that?" Ecologist: "You're making a film about Gerald being a problem." Producer: "...Can we use it anyway?" 4:00pm - They left. The documentary has a two-star rating on streaming. The south corner has a UK priority bee species. Gerald is in the south corner. Gerald has not seen the documentary. Gerald does not have a streaming subscription.

@TheBourbonDr The twelve year is my favorite. Full proof is pretty good. I honestly like the Kirkland barrel strength ones a bit better in comparison.

Time for another bourbon review 🥃 Tonight’s pour: 1792 Full Proof This will be my first time seeing what 1792 has to offer! What’s your favorite 1792 expression? Review will be dropped in the thread 👇

Bull, I cook, do most of the grocery shopping as well as maintain the cars and house. We have a pretty equal share of the housework. She does most of the work wtih the kids. Works pretty well. If a man can't figure it out with her in these times, they are frankly worthless. Now if one or the other is clearly the breadwinner, things are different, certainly some jobs take up much more time. Very important to work these things out before or at least in the early days of you relationship.

Off and on. When I was young we had one wall unit in our living room. In the summer we slept in the living room. When we moved to a larger city we didn't have a/c until I was at least a sophomore in high school, so several years. Most of my summers from 3rd grade to middle school were on the farm, there was no a/c there, even in cars.

Did anyone here grow up without air conditioning in their home? 🥹

@chefsevenn All the time. Green olives make chips and cheese nachos sublime. Also a great addition to egg salad.

Is… is there anyone who actually likes olives? Are we sure those people exist? Who buys olives to consume? I demand you reveal yourselves 🫒

@Augerrlives @cicero_mn @tsn_says Nice. Got 80% done with mine then snapped both auger and drive belts… gotta love it. At least it was mostly done…

Winning @cicero_mn @tsn_says

The big question for today is to snow blow multiple times or wait for it all to pile up and get it in one pass….

@CheyCab I agree, just got home from a Duluth trip around 930. Roads were ok but idiotic drivers…

Roads are still in decent shape, but there’s too many incompetent drivers out. Two more families to go.