Microblog

Daily Microblog

Long Growing Season

Nov 4, 2016

Harvested kale for dinner tonight. This promises to be the longest growing season ever recorded.

The Meaning of Shadows

Nov 4, 2016

Posted The Meaning of Shadows.

Walk around Como Lake

Nov 3, 2016

Como Lake, St. Paul. Walked with a friend around the park and conservatory.

Chugging for a CT Scan

Nov 2, 2016

Chugged down two containers of contrast material prior to a CT scan.

A Strange Election

Nov 1, 2016

Posted A Strange Election.

Positively 4th Street

Oct 31, 2016

Positively 4th Street mural, looking towards 4th Street, Dinkytown, on an urban hike today searching for traces of Bob Dylan in Minneapolis.

Betty Danger’s Country Club

Oct 30, 2016

Met friends for dinner at Betty Danger’s Country Club in Nordeast Minneapolis: “A Country Club for the 99%.”

Two Weeks in Fall

Oct 29, 2016

Views from our bedroom window: today, and two weeks ago.

Guthrie Views

Oct 29, 2016

View, Guthrie Theater before “The Parchman Hour.” Freedom Riders in 1961, racial justice: we need to ask more of ourselves and our leaders.

Breast Cancer Awareness

Oct 28, 2016

Walked into the Frauenshuh Cancer Center twice today. Yes, the fountain is pink.

RTW

Oct 27, 2016

Posted Dreaming of Circling the Globe.

Halloween Prep

Oct 26, 2016

After my dental checkup this morning, did my bit to promote tooth decay. Stocked up on candy for Halloween trick-or-treaters.

Optimizing WiFi

Oct 25, 2016

Tweaked our routers to improve the WiFi signal around the house, and to reduce overlap with neighbors’ signals.

Fading Fall

Oct 24, 2016

Downtown and fading Fall colors from Lake of the Isles today. It’s hard to believe ice will be forming on the lake within the next 30 days.

Afternoon Tea

Oct 23, 2016

Prepared afternoon tea for nephews: Sausage rolls; No-crust sandwiches; Scones; Meringues; Strawberries; Cream 3 ways (cheese, clotted, whipped).

Planting Bulbs en Masse

Oct 22, 2016

Dwight + electric drill + auger made light work of bulb-planting.