White paint traced the black lines of the graffiti letters on the concrete of a freeway overpass spanning the Cedar Lake Trail: a failed cover-up. I imagined a subversive city worker performing the cleanup: “F*** you Mitch McConnell” was still visible, white on gray. “Images hiding in plain sight” was my theme for the day. I…… Continue reading Journey to the House of Balls
Category: Move
Casket Arts
Cycled past some of my favorite Nordeast Minneapolis buildings, including the Casket Arts Building. Artists now occupy this building.
Bridge Under Bridge
Cycled beside the Mississippi to downtown St. Paul.
Can’t Always Get What You Want
Cycled to Excelsior, Lake Minnetonka.1964, in a drugstore in this building, a local told Mick Jagger: “you can’t always get what you want.”
No There There
Rode the rails to a place with no there there. Pedaled back to the city.
Skeleton of a Bridge
Rebar masqueraded as sculpture beside the Midtown Greenway. It will reinforce a bridge which replaces and replicates a century-old bridge.
Drippy Walk
The Interstate surrounded Downtown on my drippy walk. I left my bicycle at home because I did not want a muddy stripe down my back.
Small Towns with Main Streets
Cycled part of the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail past small towns with main streets called Main Street.
My Hike Close to North Korea
April 2017: I set myself the goal to hike on my own as close as possible to North Korea without breaking any laws. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas was certainly out of bounds. As was the area immediately to the south of the DMZ where civilian access is strictly controlled. The southern…… Continue reading My Hike Close to North Korea
My Hike Close to North Korea
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