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• Hollywood Video in the Local Supermarket  Ran up to the local Cub Foods for a last minute dinner item this evening and snapped the above photo of the new Hollywood Video Express Kiosk over in a part of the store I never go to (Sturgeon’s Revelation frequently comes to mind while I’m grocery shopping). I found two things interesting about this moment.
• True Thai is Our New Thai Place. Last night, Jen and I ate at True Thai down on the south side of Minneapolis. This was our second attempt at dining there. Attempt #1 was trying to seat a party of 6 on a Saturday night, without calling ahead = bad idea. I haven’t been real pleased with the Minneapolis’ Thai offerings. Sawatdee’s
• You’re On Notice 
• Winning on a Level Playing Field Competitive bowling is an interesting game. Each player throws a ball the same distance to 10 identical pins. A player becomes a professional by knocking over all 10 pins consistently. This level playing field makes bowling one of the few sports where winning is screwing up less. Watching some back episodes of the Amazing Race, I
• Jon Gordon’s Twin Cities Coffee WiFi Google Map Started Jon Gordon’s going to be in the Twin Cities for a while and he thought it’d be fun to review the local selection of independent coffee + wifi shops. As part of that effort, I’ve started a Google Map for listing and pin-pointing these places. There’s also a handful of invites floating around to for those