Gov. Tim Pawlenty is set to sign two bills today.

That's what I'm reduced to writing about now that the session is over. He'll sign the all-important Honeycrisp apple bill at Anderson Elementary School in Bayport. The kids there led the effort to get the apple declared Minnesota's state fruit. Who can disagree? I have a Honeycrisp tree in my back yard.

The governor will also sign the Gopher stadium bill over at the University of Minnesota, where, coincidentally, the Honeycrisp apple was developed.

It's also Bob Dylan's 65th birthday, and he attended the university briefly.

Now if we could just get a picture of Bob eating a Honeycrisp the circle would be closed.

Speaking of the governor, he was in Duluth yesterday disputing the mayor's claim that he sunk the money for the expansion of the DECC. This is from the Duluth News Tribune:

"When I woke up and read the comments of the mayor, my first intention was to come here and kick some can, but I don't believe that is in the best interest of Duluth," Pawlenty said. "I came here to say that Duluth needs friends, and I consider myself a friend of Duluth."

On Monday, Bergson blamed the governor -- who is up for re-election this November -- for the DECC expansion not making it into the nearly $1 billion bonding package that lawmakers passed during the weekend.

However, Pawlenty pointed out on Tuesday that only his administration supported giving the DECC its full $28 million request throughout the session.

Pawlenty says he's 95 percent sure the Duluth money will pass next year. He didn't elaborate on the 5 percent uncertainty.

Another organization that got the short end of the session is the Minnesota Vikings. And that last minute tiff between the team and Anoka county may have some long term impact, according to the Pioneer Press:

The Minnesota Vikings are renewing their vow to build a stadium, though not necessarily in Anoka County.

After the team suffered a stinging setback at the state Capitol to its $790 million stadium proposal, a Vikings spokesman said Tuesday that the plan in Blaine might be too bogged down by politics to be viable.

"We have a great partnership with Anoka County, but we need a Plan B and Plan C. Mr. Wilf is very much a Plan B and Plan C kind of guy," said Vikings Vice President Lester Bagley, referring to Vikings owner Zygi Wilf. "There may not be an opportunity in Anoka County. Things change."

Who would have guessed that Mr. Wilf is a Plan B and Plan C kind of guy? Maybe the state should dust off that plan that would gut the Metrodome and rebuild it as a Vikings-only stadium. That seems like a pretty reasonable Plan B now that the Twins and Gophers are moving out.

By the way, the governor will sign the Twins stadium bill on Friday night at the Metrodome.