cursive buildings

When I was young, I thought the city surrounding these critters was named Minneapolis because it was a small New York City (Mini-Apple instead of Big Apple, dig?) Then I got older & wiser, realizing the name was obviously a combination of two ideas (Minnesota + Metropolis). & now that I’m nearing my eighties, I actually know the truth… that the term is derived from indians that used to live in this zone before white folks kicked them out. Those same white folks had already forced them from their original homelands east & north of Minnesota. But apparently they liked the language enough to name the city Minneapolis. People are really baffling. I know that’s overly simple (so is hate!). Selah.

ps. I was deeper on the Twin Cities this visit than ever before… maybe because I haven’t been home in so long, maybe because my sister put things in a more immediate perspective for me. Regardless, a lot of you kids reading this are from Minnesota & I do not know who you are (although I probably would). Dish, please… Let’s be friends.