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Recent Microposts and Posts at tomwilson.com
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In the Footsteps of Border Raiders, a Saint, and Vera
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Next week, my partner, two friends, and I will be hiking a section of the Reivers Way in Northumberland, England, from inn to inn over five days. The Border Reivers were notorious for terrorizing communities in the area around the border between Scotland and England from the 13th to the 17th centuries. Some of them were eventually deported to the …
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The ESL teacher I assist is moving to a new job at this facility. It’s a joy working with her, so I’ve applied for a volunteer position in her new classroom. Today, I scoped out the building on Lake Street and determined it’s easily reached by bike or direct bus. (MPS is Minneapolis Public Schools.)
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In the Footsteps of Border Raiders, a Saint, and Vera
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Next week, my partner, two friends, and I will be walking a section of the Reivers Way in Northumberland, England, from inn to inn over five days. Click through for some background to the trail, including Vera (a popular UK television series) locations along the beautiful and rugged coastline.
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Categories: Northeast England
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There’s always something new on our weekly Sunday morning walk: today, LEGO inspiration. There’s going to be some heavy lifting at this University of Minnesota heating plant. *Adult Fan of LEGO.
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Categories: LEGO, Our Neighborhood
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Cycled to REI Co-op to pick up ponchos that also cover our backpacks. The coating on our old ones was disintegrating, and I couldn't find a good way to remove the old coating then apply a new coating. I thanked the ponchos for their long service then launched them down the chute.
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Our hiking jackets were getting a bit ratty, so we decided to head over to Patagonia in St. Paul. Naturally, we both ended up choosing the same style. We'll be modeling the jackets in a couple weeks when we go hiking through England’s border (with Scotland) country.
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Walked over to our local izakaya, a Japanese bar that also serves food. They had emailed me a $5 discount for my birthday, but I didn't need an incentive.
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Categories: Eat, Our Neighborhood
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Knowing great donuts awaited us on the other side was a strong incentive to seek out this "secret" passageway in the Minneapolis North Loop.
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Categories: Eat, North Loop
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