On this curious morning…
In 1999, Minnesota (I lived in St Paul at the time) woke up to learn Jesse Ventura – a professional WWF wrestler – had become its 38th governor. For three months, the shock of change energized things. The media gave him a holiday. Change, by golly! Four years later, Minnesota walked away from its bargain with something new and completely different. The next shiny new thing had dulled in a circus precluding any real accomplishment. Long after Minnesotans stopped finding the national limelight of Ventura entertaining, he resumed a life in television, hosting conspiracy shows that air in the off hours on cable TV. The next four years can be a time of productivity. A time of accomplishment. A time of fixing broken things, including hearts. Time. Time will tell.
