Flew to Chicago, walked, flew home. My “find” was the Thompson Center in the Loop, a postmodern building, with a huge atrium, a teardown candidate. Later, at the Chicago Architecture Center saw inspiring winning entries for a competition to transform and
Category: Living
Immunization Records
“Discovered” the docket app today: it displays all my immunization records logged by the Minnesota Department of Health, back through decades, whether I went to a clinic, a mass-immunization event, or a pharmacy. I’m impressed.
Tallest Buildings
Cycled downtown to pick up meds. Before cycling back, looked up at the Foshay Tower (1929) framed by buildings of the IDS Center (1972). The Foshay was the tallest building in Minneapolis at 447 ft (607 ft including the antenna mast) until the IDS Tower (792 ft) was built.
More Plants On Wheels
Took delivery of a wheeled, recycled plastic industrial pallet for our indoor garden. Dwight will come up with a system of risers so the plants can be at different heights. I’ll be concealing lights, irrigation tubes, wiring, and electronics inside the pallet.
Soldering Sockets For Sensors
Spent the afternoon soldering sockets onto cables for moisture sensors for our indoor garden.
Trespassing
Kept cycling. In Minnesota “No Trespassing” signs must have “either the signature or the name and telephone number of the landowner, lessee or manager.
Molten Asphalt
A worker congratulated me on my braking when I screeched to a halt, inches short of newly poured, molten asphalt. There were no warning cones, but I tend to swerve around them, anyway, if the coast looks clear.
Backpacking in Japan with Our Nephews: Flights
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Nothing is Better than Anything
Picked up samples for a carpet runner in our hallway. They didn’t resonate: to me they seemed rather blah. Decided one option was to do nothing and leave the floor bare. So often, with stuff or with life, nothing is better than anything.
Luce Line in and Out
Cycled west, out of the city, then along the Luce Line Trail for several miles before turning back.