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One step closer to Mary Tyler Moore. Well, almost.

17 Saturday Sep 2011

Posted by Ms. Boice in Trips, Uncategorized

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college, Mary Tyler Moore, Minneapolis

A funny thought about Minnesota as I’m leaving.

When I was a senior in college I was thinking about my next move. I didn’t want to just go back to the Portland, Oregon area where I was raised. I was determined to find a new adventure and go out on my own. One day I read an article about the 10 best cities in the U. S. for singles and ranked right up there was Minneapolis, Minnesota. I became enamored with the photos of the lakes and beautiful sidewalks with beautiful people jogging or cycling on the paths. I learned that Minneapolis / St. Paul area was one of the most cultured cities and I could imagine myself with season tickets to the opera or symphony.

And I imagined myself one step closer to being Mary Tyler Moore.

So I was pretty convinced Minneapolis was where I was going to land. One February morning I decided to make a phone call to the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. I was looking for some information on the city. I imagined that they would be thrilled that I chose their city to settle in. While I was on hold, waiting for someone to help me, I listened to their on-hold music–which seemed to be a local radio station–and day dreamed about my life in Minneapolis with their lush parks, blue skies and lakes.

But then the on-air announcer came on and said, “…and today it’s going to be 15 below, so make sure you bundle up.”

And then I hung up the phone.

Minneapolis was crossed off my list.

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Who can turn the world on with her smile?

12 Monday Sep 2011

Posted by Ms. Boice in Business Side Trips, Trips

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Me and Mary Tyler Moore in Minneapolis

I had to travel to St. Paul,  Minnesota for a week of meetings and ever since I was a young girl I had been fascinated with the Mary Tyler Moore show, so it only made sense that I had to go see the Mary Tyler Moore statue. (Or rather, it was Mary Richards, but for the sake of this post, I’m still going to refer to her as MTM.)

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