Triple Header

A triple header slowly hauled dozens of freight cars as I waited to continue my cycle ride.

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No-News Day

Today we’re blocking out all news media. It’s a good day to go for a long cycle ride, code in a language I’ve never used before, and to live vicariously through the protagonist in a novel.

Frogtown Park and Farm

On a cycle ride, discovered Frogtown Park and Farm. Opened in 2015 in a St. Paul low-income neighborhood, it includes extensive native plantings and one of the largest urban farms in the country. The small buildings include food preparation facilities and a wood-fired pizza oven.

Bending Rules

There was no one to challenge me, so I hoisted my bike over the rails. In the distance, a railroad service vehicle slowly moved along the track.

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Iffy Shortcut

Explored an iffy shortcut in an industrial area of St. Paul. Quickly turned around when I spotted a parked police car.

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Out of Sight…

In early May, I rode my bicycle past a scene that’s etched in my memory. At that time, George Floyd was alive, but Covid-19 was already disproportionately affecting the poor and people of color. The scene was something I had never seen before: a line of people carrying possessions, appropriately socially distanced, waiting outside a…… Continue reading Out of Sight…

Sausage and Cabbage on the Barbie

It’s Saturday. It’s sausage and cabbage. We always have sausage and cabbage on a Saturday. In colder months we do a braise

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