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A Hilo Supermarket

Mar 1, 2016

Explored a Hilo supermarket: lomi salmon (Hawaii), kimchi (Korea), and tako (octopus from Japan) sitting together.

Narrow-Spectrum Sodium Lights

Mar 1, 2016

Hilo, HI, narrow-spectrum LED streetlight. I’ve posted about narrow-spectrum sodium lights.

Off-Grid Homes on New Lava

Feb 29, 2016

On my walk, plants and distant off-grid homes cling to new lava. Once, I drove through here before the lava flowed.

Tough Jobs and a Lascivious Senior

Feb 28, 2016

Posted Tough Jobs and a Lascivious Senior.

The Right Side of the Island

Feb 28, 2016

I’m on the “wrong” side of Hawaii Big Island: rainy, no posh resorts, no ocean sunsets, tsunamis, crushed ice. Rich.

SEA—HNL

Feb 27, 2016

My view for the next 7 hours, SEA–HNL.

One Final Walk on PDX Carpet

Feb 27, 2016

5:00 a.m., one final walk on PDX carpet.

End of the Final Work Day

Feb 27, 2016

Walked out of this building for the last time: the end of my final work gig. Sad goodbyes to some of my colleagues.

Circuitous Route to Work

Feb 24, 2016

Walked a circuitous route to work.

Beyond Portland

Feb 22, 2016

Off to Portland, OR, and beyond, my Spring Break adventure. Goodbye MSP carpet until April.

Long Hauls, Cheap Tix

Feb 21, 2016

Posted Long Hauls, Cheap Tix.

Lobster Rolls

Feb 20, 2016

Lobster rolls for lunch in The 1029 Bar, Nordeast Minneapolis. We left before the bingo started.

Healthcare

Feb 19, 2016

Gray day, heavy rain, grateful for good healthcare.

Newcastle Brown Ale

Feb 18, 2016

Shopped at the end of my run: saw a beer truck naming the city where I grew up. Sadly, Walgreens doesn’t sell beer.

The Dakota

Feb 16, 2016

WFH this week: a chance to go to a concert at The Dakota. I always enjoy this photo in the men’s room.

1941 Gem

Feb 15, 2016

My Presidents’ Day is a play day: took a bus to the edge of Minneapolis, found this 1941 gem on my walk home.