Recent microposts and posts at tomwilson.com

A Blank Canvas

On a cycle ride up one side of the Mississippi to I694, then down the other side: a new riverside park, Graco Park, was taking shape. By many metrics, Minneapolis has one of the best park systems in the nation, helped by property tax levies ($79 million in 2023). We call it our country club.
A Blank Canvas

Double Vaccinated

Double Vaccinated
Autumnal ride home after getting a ’flu shot in one arm, and a Covid booster in the other.

Identical Ballots

Mailed two identically marked ballots for the midterms. One was mine.
Identical Ballots

A Fine Pairing

A Fine Pairing
Our Sausage Saturday always includes a movie with ice cream in the intermission. Tonight: homemade vanilla bean ice cream, nicely paired with a thoughtful gift from a friend who spotted my Cult Cookies post last week.

Falling Down a Rabbit Hole

Spent way too much time adjusting my Website's home page. It can be challenging to get pages to display adequately for different screen sizes: I favor Responsive Design where the system figures this out for me. Sometimes, I tweak for certain screen sizes, falling down the Adaptive Design rabbit hole.
Falling Down a Rabbit Hole

Annual Airport Ride

Annual Airport Ride
Watched regional jets take off from runway 12L while, simultaneously, mainline jets used runway 12R on the other side of the terminal. My annual ride to MSP.

A Hiking Theme for Each of Japan’s Main Islands

Hiking doesn't need to have purpose apart from the obvious act of putting one foot in front of the other while staying upright. Sometimes, though, I like to have a theme underpinning a hike. For example, here's themes I've taken up for each of Japan's main islands. Kyushu: Matsuo Bashō, 17th Century Traveler and Poet.Shikoku: 88-Temple Pilgrimage.Kyushu: Olle Hikes.Hokkaido: Isabella …
A Hiking Theme for Each of Japan’s Main Islands

A Hiking Theme for Each of Japan's Main Islands

Hiking doesn't need to have purpose apart from the obvious act of putting one foot in front of the other while staying upright. Sometimes, though, I like to have a theme underpinning a hike. Here's a hiking theme for each of Japan's main islands. Kyushu: Matsuo Bashō, 17th Century Traveler and Poet My go-to guide is Bashō's The Narrow Road …
A Hiking Theme for Each of Japan's Main Islands
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