Bleacher Uncles

Walked over to the Vikings stadium to serve as bleacher uncles. Our ten-year-old nephew was playing football, a dot in our field of view.

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Poms Don’t Tub

Cab service improved in Minneapolis in the 1990’s. Cabs started to be well-maintained, drivers were clean and respectful, Minnesota Public Radio, rather than loud rock, was playing quietly. The driver may have worked as a physician or a teacher or an engineer in Somalia, but now he was working his way back up. In the…… Continue reading Poms Don’t Tub

Bowling with the Boys

We took the nephews to a bowling alley until it stopped raining. I’ve never bowled, which did not stop me from offering advice.

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Dreaming

Sometimes, on Wednesday afternoons, I face big questions with simple answers in a place where the American Dream lives.

Pow Wow Grounds

I was early for a meeting, so I popped in here for an Americano. Minneapolis has the largest urban American Indian community in the country.

Tornado Damage

Went cycling with our nephews. This is their playset, destroyed by a tornado on Tuesday. Their Forest Lake home had exterior damage.

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