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Recent Microposts and Posts at tomwilson.com
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No Longer Taken for Granted
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It did my heart good to see school buses lined up outside the Guthrie Theater this morning. For a year and a half, during the early days of the pandemic, the building was lifeless. Tonight we’ll walk over to see Leo Kottke performing on the Thrust.
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Categories: Arts, Covid-19
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Every week or two we feel lazy, so we head over to our local for dinner. Rachael and Summit for him, Reuben and Surly Furious for me, both with cole-slaw. Then back home for the semifreddo I made for his birthday. It goes well on top of beer… I hope.
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Categories: Eat, Seasonal
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Started into a new biography of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI and its precursor through six presidents from 1924 up to his death in 1972. I expect the book will help me to better understand divisions in today’s America and reinforce my belief we mustn’t regress to the 1950’s.
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Categories: In This Together, Read
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Popped into Lunds & Byerly’s to pick up Oreos for a dessert I’ll assemble for Dwight’s upcoming birthday. (Our co-op doesn’t stock such questionable fare.) The number of variations was overwhelming: decided regular-flavor Oreo Thins would best present a veneer of elegance.
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Depictions of a Neighborhood
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On my walk home from my Friday gig, spotted a mural I’d never seen before in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. It depicts many stories of the neighborhood, ranging from the first Americans to the journeys of the newest Americans. I’ll be back to take a closer look.
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Categories: Our Neighborhood, In This Together
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Visualizing the World in 1603
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On a chilly walk, warmed up at an exhibit in a university library: The Art of the Travel Narrative. A standout was A Complete Map of the Ten Thousand Countries of the World drawn by Chinese cartographers in 1603. Google Translate and an interactive digitized version revealed fact and fantasy.
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Categories: Infographic, Place
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Not Just Another Coffee Shop
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On my walk through the Minneapolis North Loop (Warehouse District) popped into recently opened Backstory Coffee Roasters. The former warehouse is stunning, complete with a green wall and historic artifacts from the former occupant, the Duffey Paper Company.
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Categories: Adaptive Reuse, Minneapolis
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