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Pat McGee

Coon Rapids, MN
Commenter for
4 years 7 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 07/27/10 at 11:36 am in response to Tuesday A.M. Report

With a kids menu, I might eat at Chipotle more often. More often than not, the regular menus is way more food than I want.

Posted on 07/19/10 at 10:24 am in response to Where the past and the future collide: Why today's politics includes a fake letter to Lincoln

My kids (19 and 20)encoutered their first rotary dial phone ten years ago and they didn't know how to use. What was more unnerving was that even though I had experienced rotary dial phones as a child, I was momentarily unable to remember how to use it. So, ten years later. This nugget of a story is not surprising.

Posted on 07/06/10 at 06:39 pm in response to Jet lag sends brain ahead a time zone, leaves kidneys in another

Thanks for a very interesting article.

Posted on 06/22/10 at 11:10 am in response to Emmer outlines another radical idea for limiting federal power

Somehow, whenever the name Emmer appears I see Emperor.

Posted on 05/11/10 at 01:38 pm in response to As promised, governor vetoes DFL budget-balancing plan

Dear King Timmy,
Please read this very very slowly. The tax increase would be approximately $478 on married couples making over $200,000. Not all married couples making that amount are job providers. Even if they are, it is "nonsensical" and "pathetic" to believe and additional $478 per year in income taxes would stop a job provider from creating a job. They may, however, decide to relocate to states that provide better services.
Signed,
A Citizen disgusted by Pontificating...

Posted on 04/29/10 at 09:13 am in response to The Savvy Celiac: Does Celiac Disease ever go away?

I have a sister and a brother who were both diagnosed in infancy. We were extremely strict with their diet for years. Eventually they were able to return to normal diets.

Posted on 04/20/10 at 12:50 pm in response to Gov. Pawlenty outlines new education reform plan

"Use student performance data to monitor the effectiveness of college of education teacher and administrator programs."

Just how the heck would this work in the real world? A database of every possible teacher education program in the country updated annually for changes in programs and tied to what year(s) a particular teacher went through which program? Even at the most scaled down version imaginable, who will pay for constucting and maintaining such system?

Silly me. I get...

Posted on 04/19/10 at 02:48 pm in response to New Metro Transit website makes it easier to plan travel and get to the Twins stadium

Not only do they need to work on their schedules but they still need to fix their website. Selecting going from the Coon Rapids Park & Ride sends me to Big Lake to get the train and THEN going to Target Field---riding right by the Coon Rapids Park & Ride I specified as my starting point. Also, where is the much touted by the media, change in the train schedules to be found?

Posted on 04/06/10 at 09:43 am in response to The much-hyped Apple iPad is, in short, phenomenal

You said it when you mentioned it worked well with your big fingers. It does not work well and is quickly painful if you have small hands.

Posted on 04/05/10 at 12:05 pm in response to Don't let any rain dampen enthusiasm for outdoor Major League Baseball

I'm staying home. I've spent enough days outside freezing watching my kids soccer games to freeze while watching paint dry on the wall (aka-baseball).