Famous Last Foursquare Check-ins
Imagine, if you will, that some people who are dead used Foursquare right before kicking it. Go ahead, imagine. I know I did.
Curse of the Small-Boobed Among Us
Boobies. YAAAAAAY! By and large, boobs are pretty cool. At their most basic they are life-giving nutritional staples for baby humans, la..
Valentine’s Day in Minneapolis: What Not to Do
Go splitsies on a two-for-one at Liquor Lyle’s during happy hour, get all pouty when your S.O. won’t share their half of it with you, in..
Ode to the Guy Sitting Across from Me at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport
That’s a very nice Blackberry you’ve got there, Mister. You must be having a really important conversation to be talking so loudly. Migh..
A Conversation with an Adviser
“Hi, Katie! Come on in, sit down.”
“Thanks, Professor. The upholstery on this chair is so unique – is it Turkish?”
“Persian, actually…
Lost in Translation: What Two Crazy Women Say, Hear
General consensus among the men I polled recently (my dog) is that women are crazy. What makes us lucky here at The Tangential is that w..
Five Reasons You Shouldn't Be Reading This Right Now
STOP READING THIS BLOG. I know I know, that sounds like a terrible thing to ask of someone because this blog is so awesome and so funny ..
Promises for the Future: An Update
If we went back in time and scooped up some little kid running around Anytown, USA, took away his cowboy hat and cardboard container of ..
What Today Would Have Been Like If I Was In Groundhog Day
Original Day
Lay in bed for five hours reading Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene and simultaneously watching Al Jazeera streaming online..
What Should You Be Doing During the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl Sunday looms large and heavy, like a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float or Applebee’s-induced flatulence. It’s one of the f..
Birthing Methods Too Avant-Garde to Actually Exist
As soon as a lady gets invaded by a zygote, she starts considering birthing methods. Choosing the right method is like picking the right ..
CenterPoint Energy Letter of Gratitude to Genghis Khan
Dear Mr. Khan,
Thank you for choosing CenterPoint as your Minneapolis/St. Paul area energy provider. We are committed to providing you wi..