powered by ODEO
Extra Large episode today to make up for the two small ones on Friday and Saturday.
Leave it to the ice fisherman to state the obvious. I've lived in Minnesota for almost 14 years now. Not once have I gone ice fishing.
At my first job here there was one guy who regularly camped out on top of a frozen lake waiting for the fish to bite. He even went camping in the winter. I thought he was bonkers. What do I know? I run for fun. In below freezing temperatures.
It was comforting to see so many people out and about, doing stuff. The winter can be boring and lonely. A brief visit to Anchorage, AK showed me how not to take on this long cold season.
Minnesotans know how to make do with the frozen tundra. They throw a party. Or carnival to be exact. The Saint Paul Winter Carnival just got under way this past week. It's not remotely like the type of celebration one would find in Rio. Still, it makes the long nights seem a little shorter.
