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Three Princes and a Pencil
Today, as I do most Tuesdays in warmer weather, I went for a cycle ride with my friend, Dave. Sometimes we like to punctuate our ride with a theme: today, our theme was murals. Or, to be more precise, murals connected with music, plus a sculpture depicting a large pencil. We thought up the idea… Continue reading Three Princes and a Pencil
When Doves Cry
Meandered through Minneapolis on my bike. Got a sneak preview of a new Prince mural that “will be unveiled at a Purple Block Party” tonight.
Journey Back In Time
Dropped off a package in the lovely, but incongruous, Art Deco lobby of the main Downtown post office. We need some smart people to figure out how to repurpose this space for the 21st century.
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
A surprise on our Sunday morning walk: Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam was open to the public. We peered into massive spaces normally hidden from us, and experienced the calm of the lock chamber contrasting with an unusually turbulent Mississippi.
Wild and Violent
Towards the end of my cycle ride, the Mississippi was unusually wild, thanks to the violent storms this week.
Meatless Sausage
Something different on my walk: picked up Italian sausage from a butcher that doesn’t sell meat products, The Herbivorous Butcher. It was good on a pizza for lunch, and the rest will go into our weekly Sausage Saturday cabbage braise.
Swans for Hire
Cycled with a friend to St. Paul’s Lake Como where swan pedal boats clustered offshore.
When The Cat’s Away…
When Dwight drives up to Fargo to visit his mom, I cycle out for tonkotsu ramen, or watch a musical, or fly to Chicago, or some or all of the above. Today I cycled to moto-i for tonkotsu ramen, with sumo on the side. Next up: a musical.
Walking the Mall
Met friends at the Mall of America to walk the three main levels, about 3 miles, chatting all the way. I last visited in 2011.