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Again, there's not a lot of interesting stuff going on today. I guess we're in a pre-holiday "slumber" (or something). Sigh... The State Fair's still happening but, pfft!, that's not much of a secret. The Twins are playing. Plenty o' shows to see at the all-new Guthrie. And speaking of which, Jeffrey Hatcher, who penned the current "Dowling Studio" production, is giving a talk about how to be a screen/playwright, which I'm certain will be of interest to plenty of folks since everyone under the moon dreams of makin' the movies someday. The most exciting thing I have to report is that I'll be venturing out into the uptown area of Minneapolis this evening; and I'll be accompanied by my very good looking, very single, soon-to-turn-thirty first cousin, Sheryl. If you spot a pasty white, frizzy-haired lady in ballet flats standing next to a sparkling, angel-headed glamazon, rail thin and wearing fashionable platform heels, you've found us.