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Pulled Christmas crackers containing flimsy paper hats, riddles and cheap plastic toys. A British tradition now available at Target stores.

Stone Arch Bridge from the Guthrie Theater, about to see “The Lion in Winter”: a 12th century dysfunctional family together at Christmas.

Blue was the dominant color as I walked beside Lake of the Isles today.

Posted My America.

Walked the halls of Methodist Hospital past conference rooms. I’m grateful I’m not in there staring at PowerPoint slides.

Walked past hibernating canoes, Lake Calhoun.

-16° F (-27° C) at 8:00 a.m. I’m staying home under my blankie today.

Shoveled some of the 6 inches of snow that fell overnight.

Minstrels played in the gallery of a local supermarket while I bought supplies for a weekend of hunkering down from snow and extreme cold.

Minstrels played in the gallery of a local supermarket while I bought supplies for a weekend of hunkering down from snow and extreme cold.

Walked in subzero temperatures to Sebastian Joe’s for ice cream.

Posted Imperfect Gifts for Long-Haul Travelers.

View from a Downtown bus stop as the temperatures headed back below zero. Normally I would walk, but the bus won today.

On my chilly walk today: Kenwood Park Water Tower from the Kenilworth Trail.

Today’s snow decorated our back yard.

We abandoned all fiscal responsibility: replaced bowls (cracked) and a peppermill (failed mechanism) I’ve been using since I was a student.