In loco parentis, day 4. At MSP, riding a tram towards the terminal, about to reunite the nephews with their parents who had just landed.
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In Loco Parentis, Day 3
In loco parentis, day 3. Off to school in the first snow of the season.
In Loco Parentis: Day 2
In loco parentis, day 2. The younger nephew was particularly ebullient when we met him after school. His flying backpack survived.
Mom’s Away, How about Pyrotechnics?
Nephew time, Mom’s away. We first used sharp knives to carve pumpkins. Then we cut up an old towel to make wicks to burn vegetable oil.
Using Social Media to Resolve an Issue with United Airlines
We’re off to New Zealand in December. There are no nonstop flights from hometown Minneapolis (MSP) to New Zealand, but I found one-stop itineraries through Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco, and Houston. These are good cities to connect through in the winter: they don’t get shut down by snow. Everything was fine until United changed…… Continue reading Using Social Media to Resolve an Issue with United Airlines
Using Social Media to Resolve an Issue with United Airlines
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Renditions of a Rabbit
Admired children’s renditions of this bronze rabbit on a traffic signal control cabinet. Children climb on the rabbit, keeping it polished.
Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2017
Each October we drive up to the North Shore of Lake Superior to hike sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. Walk to breakfast, Bluefin Bay Resort. We had a rhythm to each day: we fortified ourselves with a cooked breakfast, then hit a trail. Some days we did an in and out originating at our…… Continue reading Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2017
Paddlewheeler to New Orleans
Cycled the Cannon Falls Trail. Spotted this paddlewheeler, docked at Red Wing, en route to New Orleans. It entered service in 2015.
Switching it Up
I chose unfamiliar paths to an unfamiliar coffee shop filled with hipsters at laptops, earnestly nudging the new economy forward.