De-Iced

Watched twenty graders, driving in formation, keeping the runways open at MSP during a heavy snowstorm. After a frozen boarding door was fixed, and the plane was de-iced, we were on our way to Honolulu.

Swanky Coffee

Walked the Minneapolis skyways to avoid subzero weather. Stopped for a coffee and pastry at Spyhouse Coffee in the Emery Hotel in a beautifully repurposed bank building.

Getting a Head Start on Spring

Next in line for de-icing at Minneapolis/St. Paul MSP. Summer, fall, and the first few weeks of winter in Minnesota are wonderful. Also wonderful are the percussive sounds of a glycol/water mixture being sprayed at our plane in the depths of winter as we start a journey towards the tropics or a Southern Hemisphere summer.…… Continue reading Getting a Head Start on Spring

Augsburg University

Wandered through Augsburg University with a friend who studied mathematics there in the 1960’s.

Categorized as Walk

The Beginning of Everything

On my walk: The Beginning of Everything, an exhibition of artists’ sketches. It evoked happy memories of the terror and exhilaration, facing down blank documents at the start of projects.

Categorized as Arts

Data Snapshot

Backed up data to a BitLocker-encrypted thumb drive. All our data backs up continuously, but I like to periodically save a snapshot.

Categorized as IT

Pizza

While much of America was watching the Super Bowl, got with family at a pizza restaurant. We’ll enjoy leftovers tomorrow.

Categorized as Family