Showing Our Pride

Showed our Pride at the HealthPartners/Park Nicollet booth. Dwight’s employer was recently named 2018 Corporate Champion of PRIDE.

Time to Sign

Cycled to our condo developer’s office to sign off the hundreds of choices we’ve made over the past few months.

Millionaire’s Shortbread

At the doc’s office, learned I’d lost a few pounds without dieting, per se. Meanwhile, a friend pointed out a nearby bakery that has the best millionaire’s shortbread: shortbread, caramel, and chocolate. The salt crystals are inspired. I had to indulge.

Categorized as Eat

Love Hotel Amenity

[wp_quiz id=”1823″] I have nothing against love hotels as places for courting couples to get some privacy for a couple hours, or a traveler to get a cheap bed for the night if they can wait until late night to check in. I have issues with other uses that involve exploitation. I took the photos…… Continue reading Love Hotel Amenity

Road-Building Season

It was raining, so I drove to an appointment. With all the road and bridge construction, my drive became a board game.

Rotting Boards

Walked my bike across the Mississippi on rotting boards on a rail bridge.

Categorized as Cycle

Fellow Travelers

Tonight: MN Opera, “Fellow Travelers,” set against the witch hunts and mass firings of gay and lesbian federal employees in the 1950’s. 2017, Inauguration Day, the administration rescinded an apology to the thousands whose lives were distorted and careers ruined.

Duckie Launch

Witnessed Duckie being released to the wild at Lake Harriet.

Categorized as Living

Drooped Antenna on a Pole

[wp_quiz id=”2011″] There are about 40 of these devices scattered around the Minneapolis and St. Paul downtowns, and the campuses of the University of Minnesota. This one is across the road from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. It consists of a box, an antenna, and a solar panel. The antenna is always drooped, as…… Continue reading Drooped Antenna on a Pole