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Basil from our indoor garden, ready to garnish our dinner.

Gave in to temptation.

On my walk, fragments remained stapled to a University of Minnesota bulletin board.

On my walk, fragments remained stapled to a University of Minnesota bulletin board.

Tonight is 12th Night. Our Christmas tree waits to go to our “basement”—a storage cage two floors down.

Walked through empty corporate lobbies while running errands Downtown.

Dwight produced a satisfying rice bowl for dinner, using whatever we had to hand.

Took the light rail to Minnehaha Park. After taking the obligatory Falls photo, walked home.

Small ice floes floated by on a tributary of the Mississippi as we walked our running route.

Blue sky was much appreciated on a slippery Downtown walk with a friend.

Didn’t shovel the sidewalk.

Built my latest manifold for watering house plants. It’s smaller, with 5 zones controlled by solenoid valves; each zone can have 8 adjustable drippers. We can adjust the duration and frequency of watering for each zone via the Web.

Looked out at a world that was so icy, bus service was suspended for the first time in 8 years. I could see a dog walker barely staying upright, and emergency vehicles going to accidents. A good day to use the workout room, fix stuff, book travel to warm places.

Air brakes hissed at me, but the brakeman gave me a friendly wave as I walked along an unofficial path across the river from our home.

It cost $2.75 at Wedge Co-op to replace baking soda, baking powder, and every spice I’d bought more than one year ago. I do this every year at this time, and only buy tiny quantities of spices during the rest of the year.

Asked The Google to play Cher’s Christmas album. Shocked to learn there isn’t one, so I signed a petition at change.org.