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Open Street: 1st Avenue

Aug 23, 2015

First Avenue, concert venue. Cycled on 1st Avenue, the street: it had been blocked off for cyclists and pedestrians.

Slowing It Down

Aug 22, 2015

We set up LEGO test tracks for our nephews. The theme is: Slowing It Down. I suspect they will want to Speed It Up.

The Journey

The Journey

Aug 21, 2015

Cycled past Minnehaha Falls. To paraphrase Dr. Johnson: “Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.” The journey.

Urban Island

Aug 20, 2015

Cycled past old homes on Nicollet Island, in the Mississippi, not far from the towers of downtown Minneapolis.

Laundering Secrets

Aug 19, 2015

Posted Travel Gear: Clean Clothes. I reveal my laundering secrets.

Updating PC’s

Aug 18, 2015

Drippy weather + sprained leg = a good day to slow down and update our PC’s.

LEGO Sidewalk Art

Aug 16, 2015

On our bicycle ride back home after an overnight in the far western ‘burbs: LEGO-inspired sidewalk art.

A Night Away

Aug 15, 2015

We cycled from our house until we found Oak Ridge (a hotel), our home tonight.

LEGO Sculptures

Aug 14, 2015

Cycled with a friend to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum where we looked for LEGO sculptures.

Urban Bike: Mill City

Aug 13, 2015

Posted Urban Bike: Mill City.

Fort Snelling

Aug 12, 2015

Cycled past Fort Snelling.

Dust Collection

Aug 11, 2015

Went to the top of an old flour mill, now a museum. This is part of a flour dust collection system.

Guthrie Reflections

Aug 10, 2015

The Mill City Museum became an expressionist painting when reflected in the mirrored panels of The Guthrie Theater.

Best Time of Year For Veggies

Aug 9, 2015

Foraged at the co-op. We’re entering the best time of the year for food shopping.

K’Nex

Aug 8, 2015

At Brickmania, in a former WW2 bombsight factory, followed balls rolling through a giant kinetic K’Nex sculpture.

Errant Balls

Aug 6, 2015

Posted Errant Balls.