Lake Walk

Snow accumulated as we walked around Lake of the Isles.

Categorized as Walk

Trespassing on a Rail Bridge

Walked across the Mississippi from Nicollet Island on this 1893 Burlington Northern Santa Fe bridge, watching for freight trains, Northstar commuter trains, and cops. We then reversed course back across the bridge to avoid getting stuck in a narrow gap in a fence.

Keeping the Faith Through the Arts

During the last four years, while some in power denied basic, decent human values, the Arts have helped me keep the faith. Here’s some examples from my microblog.

Old-Postcards Walks

To add interest to winter walks, started to add pins, linked to old postcards, to an interactive map.

Categorized as Walk, Plan

International Cuisine

Traveled to Japan via Hawaii with Spam musubi for lunch: sushi rice with rice vinegar, fried Spam with a shoyu/sherry glaze, nori, and sprinkles of furikake. The journey started in Austin, Minnesota, also known as “Spam Town USA,” home of Hormel

Categorized as Cook

Short Presidency, Short Street

Included NE Harrison Street on today’s walk, named after the American President who spent the shortest time in office (31 days). Hoping a new record is established between now and noon on January 20.

Categorized as Resist

Eggplant Parmigiana

Tonight eggplant Parmigiana. I blast the sliced eggplant in the microwave for 6 minutes at 60% to get it on its way before breading with Japanese panko crumbs then shallow-frying.

Categorized as Cook

Peaceful Protests

Proud to have taken part in several peaceful street protests in the past four years, including this one in 2018. In November 2020, the voters spoke.

Categorized as Resist