Land

People out here love their land.  And I mean that two ways:

1) They love America.
2) They love owning land and doing stuff with it.

Maybe there's just a shortage of actual land real estate back in the East and there's plenty of it out here in the Midwest, but people want acres and acres of land.  This could be for farming purposes, grazing purposes, hunting purposes, etc.  This sentiment may be more applicable for Wisconsinites than Minnesotans (whom Wisconsinites feel take their land and water for granted) but it's only been 6 months or so since I've moved out here and I've got the bug.  I want some land.  I, however, would use the land for a number of alternative reasons; here are my top ten:

1) Build a shopping mall.
2) Build batting cages and outdoor bowling alleys.
3) Personal movie theatre with stadium seating.
4) Obstacle Course.
5) An extended deck complete with hot tub, fire pit, and koi pond.
6) A movie set for Hollywood to use for any movie scenes involving the good land.
7) A rehearsal studio complex for local bands as that would be a money making machine...with coin-operated washers and dryers.
8) Maybe even just an enormous coin-operated laundromat...though, people out here mostly do their laundry at home so this would be a stupid idea.
9) Six Flags Twin Cities.
10) Ice Luge.

I should also mention that in addition to having land, people love trucks.  And, likewise, I now, too, want a truck.  I mean, my CR-V was a small SUV to being with...out here, I feel like I drive a coupe.

Target

Target is a big deal.

It is such a big deal that I think about going there all the time.  Housewares, college dorm-room style furniture, Mossimo, Champion, and surprisingly well-fitted Tees...Target has everything.  Greeting cards, toiletries, puzzles, and so much more at such reasonable prices.

I love Super Target.  Super Target sells groceries making it the greatest one-stop shop location ever.  Where else can you get Nabisco treats, bar soap, pillow cases, shovels, an ottoman, and underpants?

And for those of you who don't know, Target's headquarters are here in great Minnesota.

Until Best Buy, another Minnesota-based company, starts selling legitimate groceries (and not the candies and treats they tempt you with at checkout), Target will be the place to beat.

Walmart is pretty good too.

Everywhere is Far

Tonight, my wife and I drove nearly an hour north to meet up with friends for a beverage.  An hour.  That's about an hour there and an hour back.

In that time back East, I could've gone to Manchester or Providence. Those are in two different states.