A family sits around a breakfast table in a Cleveland Holiday Inn Express talking about family things. The teenager shrugs as Mom announces she’s going to redecorate his bedroom. The conversation pauses for a basketball segment on the local Fox affiliate. A rack of USA Todays announces the next war. I can’t say Americans are…… Continue reading Breakfast Rooms
Category: In This Together
USA, Aruba, Japan 2015
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Soldering a Solenoid
Soldered a solenoid for some after-school fun with my nephews. Their joy would be complete if it made vulgar sounds.
What “Dangerous Windchill?”
What dangerous windchill? My nephews had a blast. We also ran through the skyways of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Urban Hike: Disputed Tracks
I sometimes wake in the night and listen for a distant train, a steady rumble as locomotives pull a mile of freight cars. Oil from North Dakota, coal from Wyoming or Montana, grain from Minnesota or North Dakota.I’m standing next to the railroad. The first snow of winter has melted, fresh snow is falling. It’s…… Continue reading Urban Hike: Disputed Tracks
Family Cookies
No corner left unfilled. Cookies made by my mother-in-law. Exuberant red and green frosting by my nephews.
Stand by Me
Abandoned railroad track near Fort Snelling. We listened for ghost trains.
Changes of Gauge
Delta flight 160, Denver to Amsterdam, landed today (December 1, 2014) in Amsterdam with no Denver passengers on board. This is not uncommon: it also happened with DL160 on November 13.The explanation starts with a “change of gauge,” a term rooted in railroads.Track gauge is the distance between the inner faces of the two rails.…… Continue reading Changes of Gauge
Ignorance
Walker Art Center, an escape from Black Friday.
Monster with Limited English
Ran past this willow. My nephews like to hide in it while I lurch around it as a monster with limited English skills.