Sometimes I feel I live in a walled city. The wall is roughly defined by the Interstates that circle the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. When I cycle out from the city, beyond those “city walls,” I’m heading towards places that have rejected people like me in recent times. There was a time when I could…… Continue reading Living in a Walled City
Category: In This Together
People Still Believe in Society
On my cycle ride, I found these homemade yard signs comforting. They remind me people still believe we’re all in this together.
Medicare for All
Spotted this while walking with friends. We all agreed with the message but not the medium.
Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2020
In the past few days, we made our annual trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior to hike sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. We had booked a townhouse in Tofte, Minnesota, back in the Before-Times, when Covid-19 was something that was only happening on the other side of the world. Our nephews, 11…… Continue reading Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2020
Superior Hiking Trail 2020
More journeys ≫ 2020
Democracy in Action
Voted.
A Vote for Inclusion
Received my ballot for the general election. I’ll hand carry the completed ballot to a drop-off point at Hennepin County Government Center.
The Story Continues
Cycled through an area of northeast Minneapolis that has always been home to new Americans. Today it’s Latin Americans and Somalis. 100 years ago it was Lebanese, Polish, Finnish, German, Slovak, Russian, and Ukrainian immigrants.
Republicans for Biden
Spotted an election sign in the window of an apartment belonging to a Republican in our largely Democratic neighborhood. The property was originally built to serve as a brothel, which just goes to show change is often possible.
Confronting History
Cycled around southeast Minneapolis looking for public art. This mask of Little Crow, chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota, is on sacred ground in Minnehaha Park. He was murdered by a settler in 1863 while picking raspberries. The Legislature awarded the settler $500.