"People think Minnesota is kinda bland, that the people are boring, but a lot of folks here have Viking blood." -- Rock on, Golden Gophers! Two geeks from Wired are on a trip down the Great River Road...for some reason...through the heartland of hotdish, and they made a stop at the good old Mall of America. Ahh, it makes me long to return...well, not to the Mall, but to the Twin Cities for sure. (Via native son Jason Kottke.)