Minnesota Primer: "How Are You?"

Good morning, kids! It's time for another lesson in Speaking Minnesotan. Today we're going to talk about "How are you?" and related questions.

( So how ARE you doing? )

( More on the Overcompensating Minnesotan )

But as I said, when a friend asks you, it's different, because you're not trying to be efficient and pleasant, you're trying to actually converse with your friend. So: how are you?

Tuesday update: my and others' health

The visit to the neurologist confirmed several more things that are not wrong with me -- which was good, mostly; given an opt-in on lupus, for example, I think I would pass. (As would most people, including the ones who have it.) But we also didn't come up with a minor and easy-to-fix diagnosis. So I'm going on to an ENT. (Our experience with timprov indicates that ENTs are not always HASTY; we'll find out.) And consulting with my normal doctor again. So. There's that. On we go with that. timprov has declared me a member of the Hard To Diagnose Squad (or Brigade, I forget which). Sigh.

The other news is in the comments to my last post, though it is not news to me. EEEEEEEEE! she said with great avuncular dignity. EEEEEEEEEEE! I am looking forward to this, because mine is the fun job.