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This morning I was browsing a print version of the Star Tribune—how many of you still do this?—and read a bunch of cool articles. Herewith:


~ Talk about hardest working woman in show biz—267 shows in 14 countries to promote her 2005 album "Naturally". Here is a great article about Sharon Jones, who I am going to see live, on stage at First Ave tonight. I. Cannot. Wait.



~ Metro Transit has rolled out a small fleet of hybrid buses. They cost a half mil each and get 4.71 mpg, an improvement over the 3.86 mpg of a standard bus.

~ For as much as global warming engenders in me great despair, I'm happy about having a warmer winter this year. I hate cold weather. Experts say average winter temperatures have been rising for 30 years, mostly driven by much warmer nighttime temperatures.

Elsewhere on the internets (thank you, Tracy!):

~ If you're not into news about global warming, check out this fun food blog. It's written by Homer Steinweiss, the Dap-Kings' drummer (the Dap-Kings is Sharon Jones' brass-driven backing band). Remember from the first nugget on this list that the Dap-Kings tour 14 countries on average to promote an album, which makes for plenty of food adventures.