This plus crusty bread made a fine seasonal lunch. Minnesota strawberries are at their best right now: they’re small and flavorful. I’m convinced a strawberry is allocated a fixed amount of flavor, whether it’s big or small.
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A Suspicious-Looking Package
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A Suspicious-Looking Backpack
[wp_quiz id=”1930″] Picture the scene yesterday. We’re in the meticulously restored Minnesota Governor’s reception room. The older nephew is listening intently to a short presentation. The younger one is wandering around at the back of the room looking for some object that he could climb. Dwight and I stand by, waiting to intervene if necessary.…… Continue reading A Suspicious-Looking Backpack
Hub Bike Co-op
It was time for a new tire and inner tube.
Ghostbusters?
Bonus post at the Governor’s reception room at the State Capitol. Our homemade metal detector handle sticks out of my backpack. The circuit board our nephews soldered is hidden in this handle. If a guard questioned us, I promised myself I would not say we were from Ghostbusters.
Soldering 101
Taught my nephews to solder components onto a circuit board for a metal detector.
The Remains of a Bridge
Cycled to the middle of the Mississippi on a former railroad bridge. The rest of the bridge, a swing bridge, has been removed.
Healing with Wetlands
Walked on a boardwalk between two appointments. These wetlands are within the campus of Methodist Hospital, near Minneapolis.
Anniversary in the ER
Today is our anniversary. Celebrated 31 years together by spending almost six hours in the ER. After an EKG and an MRI, the culprit is probably something low-tech: low potassium, no big deal.
A Challenging Installation
While it rained, we attached our bike rack. By the time we figured it out (3 person hours), the rain was gone, and the sun was shining.