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by G. Sax (@gsax)

Wednesday morning, feeling refreshed and perky for a new day rising. Then it hits me—why am I so refreshed after a Tuesday night? Oh, crap! Forgot about the blog! Missed my deadline! Scribble, scrabble, scramble, scrum! What to write about, what to write about!

But no. I'm not an exclamation point kind of guy, and today's offering is one of my easiest and most obvious to date. Instead of writing about Saint Paul late last night, I was reading about Saint Paul.

A few weeks back, I wrote about the wonderfully addictive Foursquare and how I'm using it to add to my enjoyment of my home city (and now several others). T is playing. Erik H is playing. They seem content with their mayorships of various West Seventh haunts, but I'll see them check in around town from time to time, and this is oddly gratifying to me.

There's another exceptionally fun site to explore on iPhone app and website alike that I've mentioned a couple of times before, and if you haven't tinkered with it by now, you really should. It's called Yelp, and it has brought user-generated restaurant reviewing to a new level. Because why? Because the obvious key to city exploration is fun. It's fun to go to both new and familiar places, and it's fun to participate in a conversation about these places.

Having an opinion is a great thing. A lot of cool people around town have been willing to share their opinions, and I enjoy them just as much as I do any magazine review. Some are vapid, but the great bulk of them have some real thought and energy behind them. But stop listening to me now. I missed my deadline. Enjoy these offerings from Yelp, and then get in there and give your sixpence none the richer.

St. Paul 101 Primer by Kendra P
Midway/Frogtown by Dan S
Groveland, Cathedral Hill and Highland Park by Dan S
The Best of St. Paul's Restaurants by Jackie L
Xcel Energy Center Dining by Beth F