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@Lileks
Writer, ex- columnist for @StarTribune because hey, the ash-heap waits for all, mid-century pop-culture enthusiast, hater of "quirky" last lines in online bios
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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    Mar 18, 2020
    Daughter’s college shut down; all online now. But what about students who went on break and left expensive textbooks behind? Oh here’s the pdf. Literally takes a fargin' pandemic to make them admit the truth about college textbook prices.
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    Jul 9, 2019
    A moment, if you will, for an amazing American. It says something that he was 94, and his passing was unexpected. When he died, his Harley in the garage was still warm from his last ride. Ralph James Lileks - father, husband, businessman, veteran, aviator, and North Dakotan.
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    Sep 28, 2022
    The Netflix Dahmer series has a content warning for “smoking” but it doesn’t say when it happens, so you don’t know when the shield the child’s eyes
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    May 15, 2020
    I cannot water the lawn because the sprinkler cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network.
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    Apr 3, 2021
    The important thing when operating a leaf blower is to turn it off periodically, so that people may have hope
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    Sep 29, 2017
    Now he’s home. Meet Birch!
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    Aug 13, 2024
    Thanks to everyone who sent good wishes (and generous evaluations!) on this bittersweet day. I'm deeply grateful. On a normal Monday night I'd be writing my next column, but absent that, there's nothing like reading the kind words of people who will miss it.
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    Jul 11, 2025
    It’s my last day at work ever, and it feels like I’m about to perish, but also I’m 106 years old so it’s okay
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    Jul 10, 2025
    I have retrieved my stolen car. The bastard moved the driver’s seat all the way back.
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    Aug 29, 2017
    Scout’s remains have been found. Goodbye, beloved pup.
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    Aug 12, 2024
    For your lunchtime enjoyment, a free link to my now-discontinued column. Note: I am not retiring! I'll still be writing about architecture and urban design. Just not the oddities-of-existence stuff.
    Star Wars ' nerds' - J Star Trbune columnist James Lileks
    Lileks: Why is this column like deep-dish pizza?
    From startribune.com
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    Aug 18, 2025
    Having some patio repairs done, and now I have an uncontrollable urge to use the arrow keys and the spacebar
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    May 2, 2020
    Godspeed to my father-in-law, Dr. Lawrence DeSanto. A remarkable man - father, healer, philanthropist. It was an honor to know him.
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    Jul 8, 2025
    Today I learned which instincts kick in when one is carjacked, and apparently it is not self preservation
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