Regarding firearms laws in MN, they recently passed a law that made it legal to carry concealed weapons if you have a permit. The loophole is that business and organization owners can ban weapons on their property even if the owner has a permit -- and most do. So now everywhere you go, you see signs up saying "No Guns/Weapons Allowed."

Regarding the geography, I can read a map -- but I usually need a compass to know which way I'm going unless the road signs are well marked.

Some people seem to think that Minnesota is along the same latitude as the North Pole and we have snow all year round. It was absolutely beautiful today -- about 70 -- and the fall colors are just gorgeous.


I believe there's a hero in all of us that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams. -- Aunt May, Spider-Man 2