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Wyoming’s Wildlife

Bjorn Borstelmann — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:14:14 +0000

Cool typography on a sign at a reststop in the middle of Wyoming

Minneapolis’ mashed potato pizza outdoes Idaho

Bjorn Borstelmann — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:47:06 +0000

Hot potato, this is one heck of a pizza:

Nestled near Miami Ad School in downtown Minneapolis is a pizza place of perfection, for there you will find what my great second-state of Idaho should have done long ago – mashed potato pizza. Pizza Lucé’s website says their Baked Potato pizza is:

“Pizza crust smothered in buttery-garlic baby red mashed potatoes and topped with broccoli, fresh diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese and a sprinkle of smoked apple hickory bacon. Served with a side of sour cream.”

Good grief does it hit the spot. It’s nearly enough to make a man want to live in Minneapolis forever…

Snow days

Bjorn Borstelmann — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:09:37 +0000

Hooray for snow!

Bjorn Borstelmann — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:36:08 +0000

Last night it snowed half a foot or so, and this afternoon I finally got to go play in it… It sorta makes me wish I was hanging around here this winter for snowboarding at the world’s best kept secret, Grand Targhee! Er… I mean, the world’s worst ski resort, in the worst state in the union. Stay far, far away!

I am proud to be American

Bjorn Borstelmann — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:59:28 +0000

Good night and good luck.

Road trip redux

Bjorn Borstelmann — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:41:01 +0000

In rewind, from Akwissasne to home, Kelley and I decided to bypass those crazy Canadians, although we did revisit those wacky Minnesotans for a short crash landing at Minniami Ad School. Eventually, after stopping at Mount Rushmore and rekindling our patriotic ferver (WOOO!) we found ourselves back in our hideous birthright, which you should never visit – Wyoming.

Gloucester

Bjorn Borstelmann — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:26:03 +0000

Going through the mess that this summer made on my desktop, several photos floated through from our various travels…

Gloucester, Massachusetts is a strikingly beautiful seaside… deeply affected by humanity’s incredible ability to shit where it eats. When I was a kid I would spend hours playing in the tide pools here, poking star fish and sea annenamies, digging wherever the sand bubbled for clams, and chasing crabs as they scuttled about. Now it’s 15 years later, and everywhere is completely lifeless. Oh, except for brown, goopy algae, and a proliferation of humans in motorboats. But, hey; look! It’s still beautiful… right?

The natives are restless

Bjorn Borstelmann — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:52:55 +0000

We recently squashed a Norse Warrior uprising at the local Nordic skiing fundraiser… it was found that they were easily pacified with cookies and apple juice.

The Teton Nordic Club is a nonprofit organization that provides after-school nordic skiing programs for kids…

This year, if the board of directors gets their $#*% together, we’re mixing it up a little with some Norse Mythology rebranding, from visual identity to general rediculously-coolness, like the FIERCE FACE CONTEST, which resulted in an awesomely mean-looking little warrior getting a prize package and a picture in the local newspaper.

Volunteer work is fun, as long as you can play with it and have fun!

Blue Sky Bakery, Brooklyn NY

Bjorn Borstelmann — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:46:52 +0000

While we were in NYC, we ventured forth to an old family friend’s bakery on 5th Ave and Bergen St., near Atlantic Station in Brooklyn… Blue Sky Bakery – Google Maps

Holy North Dakotan cow, do they make incredible muffins! We had a chocolate banana muffin, a blackberry nectarine muffin, and a whopping glass of milk. The muffins were perfect – totally nutritious tasting, with just enough sweetness, and big, gooey balls of delicious fruit on the inside. An excellent breakfast, and a great atmosphere to chill out, chat, and read a newspaper. Just like any other review you’ll read, they’re highly recommended!!!

Check Blue Sky Bakery out online, www.blueskybakery.net

NYC

Bjorn Borstelmann — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:46:32 +0000

Kelley and I crashed our cousin’s apartment in Brooklyn and did the big tourist thing last weekend. It was much fun; Times Square, Broadway, the Empire State building, Central Park, Museum of Modern Art, Wall Street… we just about dun did it all. I was also given the chance to peek into the advertising agencies The Ito Partnership and Anomaly – a couple of cool, creative places. Highlights were Monty Python’s Spamalot on Broadway and an incredible orchestra/film show in Prospect Park, Philip Glass – Powaqqatsi.