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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Target Corp. Mascot

Waited for a friend beside Target Corporation’s Bullseye mascot. My friend arrived on the first post-rush-hour (75 cent senior fare) train.

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Our Family

Cycled home from Downtown today, past this graffiti. Felt grateful Medicaid kicked in when my father-in-law needed it most.

Framing the Future

Today I came across some of my deceased aunt’s papers: degree certificates and an insurance policy. The policy covered two fur coats and a mink stole, total declared value UK£270 in 1965, circa UK£4,700 (US$6,000) in 2017. She saved the papers for my safekeeping, presumably in perpetuity. I’ll scan, catalog, then shred them. Money. A…… Continue reading Framing the Future

Aircraft Mechanic Pride

Chatted with a Delta aircraft mechanic at the Pride Festival: he and his colleagues built this model. There’s three barbecues on each side.

Medicare

Reviewed eight bills from my Mayo visit last week. I owe $30, Medicare paid the rest. I dream of Medicare for all.

Eat and Plan

Cycled to a Nordeast Minneapolis hip spot where we met friends from Portland, Oregon, and planned to get together, down-under, in January.