tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post664423716998188648..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: How Sage ended up at the Mall of Americasagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6216837235563756272013-08-01T12:58:42.721-04:002013-08-01T12:58:42.721-04:00This enter post made me laugh, but this was by fa...This enter post made me laugh, but this was by far the most hilarious part, probably because I've, too, dealt with this same group of people too many times: "In the middle of last week, the stars must have been all aligned wrong or maybe God (or an employee of Delta Airlines) thought it was a time for a practical joke because Sage found himself, at the Mall of America."<br /><br />I waved goodbye to my airplane at that airport, too. UGH. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45841841199676742822013-07-30T22:55:06.418-04:002013-07-30T22:55:06.418-04:00Well after all that flight trouble, you deserved t...Well after all that flight trouble, you deserved to drown your sorrows in a nice cup of over-priced ice cream.<br /><br />Were there at least some escalators you could go up the wrong way? I could've killed 20 minutes or so there.<br /><br />Good post.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-566201911170012942013-07-28T09:13:44.696-04:002013-07-28T09:13:44.696-04:00Ah, a pity your brief stopped in my hometown showe...Ah, a pity your brief stopped in my hometown showed you only two of the worst things about the state: the airport, and the Mall of America. <br /><br />Many of us avoid the MOA like the plague. Much more popular with folks like yourself, on layovers. Or Chinese, Japanese, or British visitors, who actually fly here to do nothing but shop the damned thing. <br /><br />But maybe that's just my radical non-consumerist attitude speaking. Some people find it fascinating indeed, in its sheer size. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-74250798612959528622013-07-23T12:10:28.731-04:002013-07-23T12:10:28.731-04:00What a hassle! Hopefully you enjoyed the Mall of ...What a hassle! Hopefully you enjoyed the Mall of America. I've never been there, but I've heard it's an interesting place. Have a nice conference!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-69588855726558488502013-07-23T10:12:28.437-04:002013-07-23T10:12:28.437-04:00I can just imagine you dashing across the airport ...I can just imagine you dashing across the airport only to wave bye-bye to the departing plane. Have never been to the Mall of America. Let me check my bucket list.......nope it's not on the list. But it was fun to read about your adventure that included a brief visit there. <br /><br />Enjoy that conference. It's cooler up there in Tahoe. So you were in VC. Tahoe is your reward to enduring the mountain desert in that little heat wave. Have a great time!WR https://www.blogger.com/profile/05730763054918340998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-58614059600363267152013-07-23T01:07:06.301-04:002013-07-23T01:07:06.301-04:00Consumerism--that nails it!Consumerism--that nails it!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-82285518467046672752013-07-23T01:06:02.030-04:002013-07-23T01:06:02.030-04:00Brian, so far this has been a great trip (even as ...Brian, so far this has been a great trip (even as I'm officially back at work--at a conference for the week) I think the Mall of America would be a good place to take a kid.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3478940923113120022013-07-23T01:04:00.766-04:002013-07-23T01:04:00.766-04:00and I love you too, Murf... ;)and I love you too, Murf... ;)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85212002668002747332013-07-23T01:03:03.234-04:002013-07-23T01:03:03.234-04:00Wow, I think I was glad to be there when they were...Wow, I think I was glad to be there when they were closing and not so busy!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-49156563752305102102013-07-23T00:55:23.298-04:002013-07-23T00:55:23.298-04:00I didn't have time to find the bookstore and w...I didn't have time to find the bookstore and wasn't really interested in the night life as I'd had a busy day already. I'd forgotten you'd lived there.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-23038820506602570802013-07-23T00:53:54.176-04:002013-07-23T00:53:54.176-04:00Thanks for the vote of confidence (and I'll ig...Thanks for the vote of confidence (and I'll ignore the sarcasm)!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-78823842198135530092013-07-23T00:53:01.371-04:002013-07-23T00:53:01.371-04:00I was only in Vegas long enough to pick up a renta...I was only in Vegas long enough to pick up a rental car and to have lunch with a friend (I was going to have breakfast with him, but that too had to be rescheduled). sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31032272029946109522013-07-23T00:50:43.559-04:002013-07-23T00:50:43.559-04:00I'd been glad to have brought you a glass! I ...I'd been glad to have brought you a glass! I come back through MSP, but since I return on a red-eye, I don't think there is a good chance I'll be stranded there again. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16714996950935654552013-07-22T22:34:45.760-04:002013-07-22T22:34:45.760-04:00it was worth it to get the picture of the legos......it was worth it to get the picture of the legos...smiles...i will show that to my boys in the morning...ah make the most of travel snafus i always say...hope the rest of the trip goes well...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-28157454939357052002013-07-22T15:13:33.552-04:002013-07-22T15:13:33.552-04:00Sage isn't the model type? I would have thoug...Sage isn't the model type? I would have thought just the opposite. :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-87018558782801069272013-07-22T12:41:26.137-04:002013-07-22T12:41:26.137-04:00Good stuff! I can't imagine anyone better to ...Good stuff! I can't imagine anyone better to have this happen to. :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-64239046121948707822013-07-22T11:10:55.521-04:002013-07-22T11:10:55.521-04:00I don't like the mall much either, but that on...I don't like the mall much either, but that one sounds worth seeing! So are you still going to Vegas?Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-76488402373051895312013-07-22T09:43:38.560-04:002013-07-22T09:43:38.560-04:00If only I'd known, I'da popped out to join...If only I'd known, I'da popped out to join you in that oatmeal stout!<br /><br />(And yes -- good ol' MSP seems to have been designed to allow for maximum confusion.)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-70688212808143276462013-07-22T08:30:28.632-04:002013-07-22T08:30:28.632-04:00Having lived near that place for five years, I can...Having lived near that place for five years, I can say that I've been there more times than I care to admit. It does have a pretty good night scene if you like bar hopping. <br /><br />It sucks if you actually like to shop because you have to carry bags all over tarnation because there aren't any shopping carts. <br /><br />When I'm forced to go, I find the bookstore and a book and then the food court, and park myself there to read until everyone else is done with their shopping.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66904773993392936442013-07-22T08:23:13.504-04:002013-07-22T08:23:13.504-04:00That's an impressive number of people lured by...That's an impressive number of people lured by the same thing: consumerism. Great post. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-71424091836720682802013-07-22T05:42:36.509-04:002013-07-22T05:42:36.509-04:00Jeepers, 40m people visit that place a year, 12m m...Jeepers, 40m people visit that place a year, 12m more than visit the city itself.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KS99BU_2AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com