Cheap thrills

The Minneapolis alternative paper, City Pages, published their "Best of" list this week. Most of them are restaurants, places to be dumped, etc. However, one that's getting a lot of press is Best Cheap Thrill: Crystal meth. I think it's funny. Others, not so much.

For some background, City Pages is an alternative weekly. It is not claiming to be as legitimate or journalistic as the Pi Press or Strib.

Last night Fox local news had a former meth addict who was almost in tears because she was so upset by this list. Right. Because City Pages names meth as both cheap and thrill-like, this mother is going to fall back into her drug habits. She'll probably start making meth in her basement next to the tricycles and stuffed teddy bears.

Also drug rehab people are super pissed. I can only assume they pass out City Pages editions to their patients who once seeing it made the annual best of list, will promptly check out of rehab and begin looking for this cheap thrill. I mean, they were just into crack. Who knew of this meth thing that is so cheap and easy to make!

Also on the City Pages list: "Best career move: Kirby Puckett." Yeah, he died.