Hearts prevailed as we walked under Interstate 94 in St. Paul’s Union Park neighborhood. Other graffiti expanded the message: (heart symbol) > $
Category: In This Together
View from a Basement Classroom
Looked out the window of a basement classroom.
Sensible Gun Legislation
Stood in the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda to demand sensible gun legislation.
Cuban Art
Explored Cuban art at the Walker Art Center: subtle resistance to the official line; inspiration to resist when our leaders are wrong.
Seven Metal Detectors
There are things I have had to do that I’ve only done because my nephews are part of my life. Changing diapers, geocaching, and metal detecting quickly come to mind.Changing diapers is what it is. The little one does what he has to do, then I do what I have to do. Both jobs done…… Continue reading Seven Metal Detectors
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Valentine’s Day candy sustained me as I did things with fractions I have not done in living memory.
Truth Can be Ugly
Explored Alan Page’s (former NFL player and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice) ugly and beautiful collection, “Testify: Americana from Slavery to Today.””Before reconciliation there must be truth – and the truth can be ugly.”
Wednesday Route
Walked across two interstates (94 and 35W), as I do most Wednesdays.
Freakin’ Cheap: How to Fly with a Pet Without Paying Fees
December 26, 2017, United Airlines 5637, MSP–SAN. The two women in the AB seats in our row had two dogs on their laps for the entire flight. They stowed two collapsible kennels in an overhead bin. United Airlines charges $125 per pet brought on board, and it has to be stowed under a seat in…… Continue reading Freakin’ Cheap: How to Fly with a Pet Without Paying Fees
Wineries With Friends
Tasted the wines of five Marlborough wineries with friends from Oregon. We hired a driver.