Chatted with a Delta aircraft mechanic at the Pride Festival: he and his colleagues built this model. There’s three barbecues on each side.
Category: In This Together
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.
A Welcoming Place
Shopped at a place that has always welcomed people like me. 30 years ago LGBT people were refused entry to the USA.
Thirty Years and Counting
Today, grateful for our first thirty years together.
How I Tunneled through the Great Firewall of China
For political and commercial reasons, China blocks Internet sites. Services I use daily, like Google, Blogger, Twitter, and the New York Times, simply do not exist on China’s Internet, thanks to the Great Firewall of China. Before my trip to Shanghai in April 2017 I made sure I would have access to all the Internet…… Continue reading How I Tunneled through the Great Firewall of China
The Power of Protest to Change Minds
Paused outside the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden where I witnessed the power of protest to change minds: “Scaffold” will go tomorrow.
An Empty Chair
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An Empty Chair
She sits beside an empty chair outside the Japanese consulate in Busan, South Korea. A sad, lonely figure. Until the statue was installed last year, Korean women took turns to sit on a chair for a day beside an empty chair. It’s a dignified scene. There’s fresh flowers, and three engraved panels. One panel lists…… Continue reading An Empty Chair
Working for the Money
Handed over £20 notes from a family friend in the UK to my nephews. I made them work to receive the equivalent in dollars.