Why is Minnesota so cool?

I dated a girl that lived in Minneapolis so I spent some quality time there. Minneapolis is cool for several reasons. Bryant Lake Bowl is at the top of the list for me. It's a restaurant, bowling alley, and theater all wrapped up in one location. It's also in a movie called "Beautiful Girls." If you haven't seen it, rent it soon. The movie captures the inner mind of men perfectly.

The thing I'll never forget about my trips to Minneapolis is how cold the winters were. The huge amounts of snow and the freezing temps never seemed to bother the locals. Tanya, maybe you can identify with this. I have a friend that is a principal at a school in Arkansas. He says the school shuts down when the forecast even mentions snow.

Oooo...side note...a Screech Owl is calling outside my window. That sound always hits my core.

Back to MN. I wonder if snow is a mindset. Arkansas freaks out because they are not acclimated to driving in snow. We do pretty well here, but Minnesotans do even better. They seem to embrace it. Maybe they have a stronger connection to nature. They see the aesthetic and economic value.

Plus, they elected a former wrestler for their governor and a former cast member of Saturday Night Live to the senate. Who else does that?