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Discussed different treatment options with my oncologist. I’m grateful I feel good and there are promising options.

Wetland view from the Cannon Valley Trail, cycling from Welch to Red Wing, then back to Welch. In Red Wing our destination was a cafe specializing in pies, but it had closed early. My friend didn’t miss a beat and led me to a bake shop round the corner.

Stopped for coffee in a building constructed in 1879 by the Milwaukee Road railroad company.

Drove Dwight home from Methodist Hospital after a routine screening colonoscopy. When asked to identify my relationship to the patient, I replied “husband.” Until just a few years ago, I never imagined the societal shifts that would make it possible to say that.

Monday morning rendezvous with an old-fashioned.

Worked on unobtrusive plant up-lighting, using honeycomb filters to eliminate glare. Then, the sun reminded me there’s nothing like natural backlighting. No artificial light in this photo.

Posted Backpacking in Japan With Our Nephews: Day of Arrival.

I started, um, hiding certain magazines behind other magazines. Then I realized I was being watched.

Played with mirrored surfaces at the Guthrie on my walk to meet a friend to go for a walk. The repetition of the George Bernard Shaw panel took me to a sinister place where a pacifist playwright was transformed into a Dear Leader.

On the way to a medical appointment the gas light came on. On the way home, decided to fill up, something I haven’t done in maybe two years. The little symbol on the gauge pointed me to the fuel door, but it took me the longest time to figure out how to unlatch the fuel… Continue reading An Unfamiliar Task

Cycled with a friend in search of decent cycle trails in suburbs like Roseville, Shoreview, and Arden Hills. We assumed we would have to ride cycle lanes on busy roads; instead, we sometimes found lovely trails with views like this.

Our corkscrew fell apart. The solution was obvious: screw caps.

Turned our indoor garden pallet on wheels upside-down and started installing electrics and electronics. I’ll install 14 feet of lighting track inside the pallet. It’s highly adjustable and maintainable: lights and electronics snap in place.

On my cycle ride: Fall color tableau on a grey, rainy day.

Included a bricks-and-mortar hardware store in today’s bicycle route where I bought a $1.78 pack of cable clamps. Amazon often only offers bulk quantities of low-cost items, enough for two lifetimes. Other online vendors inflate the price.

Thanks to masks and vaccines it was good to be part of a live audience, the first at the Guthrie in over 18 months. “What the Constitution Means to Me” brought into sharp relief what the constitution leaves out.