Library afternoon. Helped people to navigate poorly designed Web forms to find jobs and decent health insurance.
Category: In This Together
Art for Everyone
Spoonbridge and Cherry (Oldenburg), Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Today, on my walk to The Wedge Co-op to pick up some groceries, I popped into the Walker Art Center to catch their Claes Oldenburg exhibition before it ends its run in January. Afterwards, it struck me there were learning moments for my nephews (5 and 6). This…… Continue reading Art for Everyone
Art for Everyone
Walked over to Walker Art Center then wrote a blog entry about art for my nephews.
Unplanned Beer
My walk home this afternoon after unplanned Beer with Bob–in town from Oregon. I miss our after-work conversations.
Creating the Rules
The object of the game was to get as *few* marbles as possible. The boys preferred the game otherwise.
Busy Play
Spending afternoon with a bundle of energy. Now, comparative peace: he’s playing FishFarts on my tablet.
Cross-Cultural Journey
Today, took cross-cultural journey on legendary 21A bus: subject of Kevin Kling play “21A”:
Selling LEGO
As LEGO Technic creations go, this vehicle is as basic as they come. For me, it represents a point in a process I’ve been following with my two nephews (5 and 6): I’m trying to discover if they have the potential to be interested in LEGO.We designed the car together. I asked the boys what…… Continue reading Selling LEGO
Constructing Construction Kits
Assembled 2 LEGO construction kits including instructions for the nephews. They helped design the car last weekend.
In Loco Parentis
This weekend I’ve been doing my best to be in loco parentis. We had a blast.