Maybe it is the water in Minneapolis...

"The lost children in Minneapolis always need a cause celeb to rally around. It just seemed like yesterday when it was Free Palestine! And that was right on the threshold of No Kings! Now it is No ICE! and Be Good. What do people in outstate protest? Nothing. We just go to work, go to school, go to church, and be good citizens. We love our cops, and we love each other. It is just as simple as that." 

There is a saying I have heard more than just a few times. Once you get outside the 494-694 beltway in the Twin Cities, life starts returning to normal. Not is not just a cliche', that is a cold hard fact. Back in the day when Minneapolis was first starting to turn into the fruit basket it is today, everything started to change as we were coming home on the freeway. Once we made the turn northward, I started to breathe deeper. Then, once we got on Highway 10, every muscle in my body started to relax. Today, unless it is a family emergency, I stay far, far away from Minneapolis.

This morning on the news, Frey Baby was holding a presser in Uptown. He announced the Uptown Art Fair was coming back to town. Big whoop. When asked about the art fair coming back, one local said, "This is great news. I love this town. I love what it stands for." Okay - I will bite - what does it stand for? Anarchy? Stage Four TDS? Turning a blind eye to graft? What is it, because I sure can't see it.

I amazes me when I ponder this question. What is it about Minneapolis which makes it the polar opposite of us folks living outside the beltway? Is it the air? The food? Or is it the water. It has to be something, as most things that us outside the beltway folks hold near and dear, the folks inside the beltway love to eschew. 

Truthfully, the folks out in the hinterland of Minnesota are basically a very good lot. Somebody had posted a picture of a billboard (might have been AI) which said, "Please keep your Minneapolis out of the rest of Minnesota." Why? Many folks I know are more closely aligned with Ozzie and Harriet, or Father knows best than the Meathead from All in the family. Meaning what? Meaning we love family, we love country, we love liberty, and mostly, we love God. Are all people in outstate like that? No, but most are.

The lost children in Minneapolis always need a cause celeb to rally around. It just seemed like yesterday when it was Free Palestine! And that was right on the threshold of No Kings! Now it is No ICE! and Be Good. What do people in outstate protest? Nothing. We just go to work, go to school, go to church, and be good citizens. We love our cops, and we love each other. It is just as simple as that. 

For those still living in Minneapolis, try drinking bottled water for a while. It might clear the cobwebs and straighten your thinking. Just saying...