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It’s not my usual travel: I’m in Rochester, Minnesota, guest of the Mayo brothers for two days: labs, scans, and review of options.

We timed our morning run well: the storm came in and the deluge started after we got home.

Pondered a sign as we pedaled the Midtown Greenway towards haircuts.

Cycled to a Nordeast Minneapolis hip spot where we met friends from Portland, Oregon, and planned to get together, down-under, in January.

Walked through the Lyndale Park Peace Garden.

Dug out actual paper maps (as opposed to digital maps) to plan a trip. We bought the maps in 2006.

Posted Finding Traces of Henry David Thoreau’s 1861 Visit to Minneapolis.

Dragged my bike up the hill from the Mississippi to Fort Snelling.

Shopped at a place that has always welcomed people like me. 30 years ago LGBT people were refused entry to the USA.

Today, grateful for our first thirty years together.

Cycled past the Guthrie Theater where we will “explore exile, borders and the displacement of peoples” (“Refugia”) this evening.

Posted How I Tunneled through the Great Firewall of China.

Paused outside the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden where I witnessed the power of protest to change minds: “Scaffold” will go tomorrow.

Got new walking shoes. Made plans to wear them out quickly.

Cycled in pursuit of stories. In 1888 the architect of this home patented skyscraper construction concepts, calling them “cloudscrapers.”

Our flag, Memorial Day 2017.