On a freezing February day in Minnesota, it feels good to think about upcoming travels to warmer places. Today, I’ve been assembling digital and print maps. As usual, my winter trip has several phases, each with its own mapping requirements. The trip starts in the Florida Keys and culminates in a walk from one side…… Continue reading Mapping My Next Travels
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Mapping my Next Travels
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Truth Can be Ugly
Explored Alan Page’s (former NFL player and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice) ugly and beautiful collection, “Testify: Americana from Slavery to Today.””Before reconciliation there must be truth – and the truth can be ugly.”
Monetizing Old Electronics
Turned our old electronics into $795 for Direct Relief. Wheeled the eBay sales down to the mail room.
Bone-Chilling Day
Walked past a University of Minnesota heating plant on a sunny, bone-chilling day.
Superbowl
A chain-link fence, concrete, a Humvee, and National Guard soldiers blocked my usual walking route to my Wednesday gig. Meanwhile black Department of Energy helicopters crisscrossed low overhead, mapping background radiation. All this for about twelve minutes of actual game.
Fantastical Ice Creature
A fantastical creature, carved out of ice, celebrated winter as I walked through downtown St. Paul.
Relief Boxes
Created 18 listings on eBay to get rid of stuff we don’t use. All proceeds will go to Direct Relief, a charity that improves the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies.
Traveling with Less
Replaced my 35 liter backpack with a 30 liter backpack. It has plenty room for everything I need for unlimited travel, including hiking boots. I have yet to reduce my needs to 24 liters, the volume of a paper grocery bag.
Art Deco Stairwell
Wandered around Downtown with a friend. Peered into buildings, including the Art Deco Rand Tower built in 1929.