The Salad Days

Well...opening day is here again. Today was a great day in Minneapolis. The expectations are high for the Twins this season. One of the things I love about this town is that it manages to maintain a small town flavor, still be a big city, and not have the edge of a Chicago. Chicago's fans were annoying after a few years, due to their almost unrivaled intensity and Calvinism. Here in the Twin Cities, these fans love their team, but there's not the same dark provinciality that happens in Chicago, New York or Boston. They seem to be "our boys." In fact, while on our walk today, we spotted a young lady walking to the light rail for opening day with a sign that said, we love our boys.

Today was great. 50 degrees plus, and warm enough to go on a walk and watch the children frolic in the park. Seeing as how we might get 5 inches of snow tomorrow, we enjoyed the time outside!


This town lacks the hard edge and big city noise of Chicago, but its ability to be a city and still be quiet continues to charm me, as we celebrate the completion of our first year here!