First of all, let me say that the Gophers won. The highlight of the game was when one of the student managers who was a little more provocatively dressed than the rest was crouching behind the huddle during time out displayed some body parts in a manner often associated with plumbers. Butt crack city, in front of about a thousand people.

The new Minnesota State Senate Majority Leader is a guy who I often played basketball with at the old Downtown Y. He thought he was much better than he was and tended to hog the ball and shoot too much. I was forced to school him a few times. Keith Elliison’s predecessor in the House occasionally played down there too when he was back in the district. He had to be in his 50’s then and was tough as nails.

The new County Attorney, Mike Freeman, has twin daughters who starred at my alma mater, Carleton College. While they were there the Knights were ranked in the top five in the D3 rankings.

Keith Ellison my new Congressman.

He’s taking over for the retiring Martin Olav Sabo, who I believe has been in Congress since Lincoln was president.

In other news: Tonight the Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Basketball Team opens the regular season agains Northern Iowa at the Barn. They’ve got seven Freshmen on the roster after five players quit the program last year. I gave up my season tickets not because of the defections but because of the money. But this looks like a very exciting team with lots of raw talent. I’ll probably end up going to every game anyway.

is a Muslim.

First ever in Congress. How about that?

I voted for him.