And so it begins ...

$69 flights to Midway!

Southwest announced its Minneapolis to Chicago fares and schedule Thursday at the Mall of America. Service will start March 8, 2009 with 8 flights each day.

Like finding a Crunch Bar in your stocking...

Winner	Candidate	Votes
X	NORM COLEMAN (i) (R)	1,211,628	42%
	AL FRANKEN (D)	1,210,901	41%
	DEAN BARKLEY (IP)	437,308	15%
	CHARLES ALDRICH	13,908	1%
	JAMES NIEMACKL	8,893	1%

Yes, I was safely sitting at a red light while taking this photo

Welcome Trick-or-Treaters!

Hmmm ...

(Alternate Title: This is Why I Carry a Camera)

It's hard to imagine who these enormous footy-pajamas with glow-in-the-dark dinosaurs were made for, but the inside-out sleeve is evidence that someone tried them on. Really, the feet are mostly flat on the ground but it's still way above Jen's head!

election mail run amok

Along with the other 13 pieces of election-related mail received today was one from the Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons encouraging us to vote for Norm Coleman.

I'm not sure how he's related to the group. The surgeons seem to support Norm's work to increase Pell Grants and Perkins Loans, and his vote to increase the child tax credit.