December 2011
5 posts
6TH HEALTHIEST STATE
According to the 2011 health rankings assessed by the United Health Foundation, Minnesota is the 6th healthiest state in the nation. LINK
I’m confused somewhat by the rubric of measurement for this study. Old favorites like smoking and diabetes play into our ranking but so do child poverty, violent crime and graduation rates.
Perpetrators of violent crime, in the movies, are often smokers....
MOST INSECURE
According to a survey conducted by LivingSocial, Minnesotans are among the most insecure people in the nation. LINK
While other cities may think they’re hot stuff (8+ on the scale of good-lookingness MMHMM SURE YAH RIGHT) and more, Minnesotans know they’re probably just about average. Could be worse, could be better. No right to brag though, certainly.
Twin Cities: If it’s even...
15TH MOST ROMANTIC
According to Alice.com, the Twin Cities are the 15th most romantic metro in the nation. LINK
Online, we spend a fair amount of time searching for and purchasing items that might aid our sexual health: lubes, feathers, pregnancy tests. Responsible stuff like that.
The real lesson here is that respect yields romance. And the more you spend on sex aids the more romantic you must be, right? Maybe.
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ABOUT OUR MAYOR
GOOD recently published an excellent article about the state of Minneapolis and its direction under Mayor R.T. Rybak. LINK
I really enjoyed reading this article about the history, priorities and work of Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Highly recommended.
Minneapolis: “It is not a utopia, not by any stretch. It’s just a city that works.”
15TH COLDEST
Minneapolis is the 15th coldest city in the U.S. according to The Daily Beast. LINK
Not so cold as North Dakota, slightly warmer than Iowa, Minnesota has three pretty cold cities and one of them is Minneapolis. Could be worse! Could be Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Which is where I’m from. Which ranks #8. And kind of sucks besides. OH SNAP.
Minneapolis: We spend a third of our year trapped...