Soldering 101

Taught my nephews to solder components onto a circuit board for a metal detector.

Categorized as Family

Anniversary in the ER

Today is our anniversary. Celebrated 31 years together by spending almost six hours in the ER. After an EKG and an MRI, the culprit is probably something low-tech: low potassium, no big deal.

St. Paul’s Oakland Cemetery

Cycled with a friend to St. Paul’s Oakland Cemetery (founded 1853), final home for many immigrants. We’re lucky to have a large Hmong-American population, median age 19.7. As many of us age out of the workforce, young, hard-working individuals will build

Untrashed Restaurant

It still feels like a new experience to have a family meal in a restaurant and our young nephews haven’t trashed the place. Axel’s Bonfire, Blaine, Minnesota. They grow up fast.

Happy Happy

Paused behind this sculpture in a Minneapolis park. A frieze depicts Father Hennepin’s first contact with the indigenous people. Above this scene, the Norwegian sculptor represents the arrival of pioneers. The displacement of the Dakota people is invisible.