Not My Usual Culture Post

Yesterday was all about different kinds of culture than we usually partake in:1. SportsWe started the day with our friends' annual marathon-watching party. I don't run, and Patrick's last big run was The Big Gay Race. But the Twin Cities Marathon is beautiful, and I love that our friends the McLaughlin's host a party at their place near the finish in every year to watch it. Always the best food and the best people, and some Democratic politicians giving high 5s (Nothing like the old days, when Paul Wellstone was there and people would stop for prolonged periods to talk to him and he would have to tell them to get on and finish the race — that man destroyed so many finish times!)I love the Marathon Party and the people at it.2. FashionWe went to the opening of the Paris Couture show at the Minneapolis Institute for the Arts and it was incredible!The fashions themselves were gorgeous and I learned a little about the haut couture designation as well. But especially fascinating was the…