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The Woolly Bear
Jim and I spent this past Sunday at Apple Jack Orchard. We didn’t pick any apples, but we did take a lot of pictures and ate apple brats and apple pie. We stood out amongst the many families with small children, in part because we were not sticky or tending to a screaming child, and…
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Procrastination
This morning I had the full intention of getting out and getting my photo assignment done, and going for a nice long bike ride. However, there was this little furry person who really didn’t like that idea. He’s decided to hold me down with force by laying down on me every time I sit down.…
Hit and Run
Yesterday I received this email from the City of Minneapolis: On September 11, 2008 around 4:20 a.m. a 64 year old St Louis Park resident with cerebral palsy was struck and killed by a hit and run driver on Excelsior Boulevard less than a block from his place of employment. The male, who will be…
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A Hard Rain
After a week or two of sunny days it felt great to get some rain, and tonight’s showers were true summer rain showers. They rolled in while the sun was still out and poured almost directly down for about 20-30 minutes. Then the storm cleared and Cooper and I got to get out for a…
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Fourth of July
While we usually travel for the 4th, we decided to spend it at home this year, and we weren’t the only ones. We had thought that with the long weekend most people would be heading up to lake homes and other vacation spots, but it seems the rising cost of fuel kept a lot of…
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Minnesota Lost
Today we took a few new bike trails and got a bit, well, lost. We were in Minneapolis the whole time, but you’d never have known from the scenery. Soft rolling hills, open pastures and shade trees lined our bike trail, which, we discovered, headed into the heart of downtown. The trail did get a…
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New Bike
About 2 weeks ago both Jim and I got new bikes. He picked up a Surly single speed and I got a new Bianchi 1885 Veloce. It’s been raining here every day so I haven’t gotten to ride it much, but the few times I have ridden it have been great. The ride is really…
The 12-hour Day
How many hours is really too many hours for one person to work in a week? 50? 60? However many it is, it’s been too many for me. The weather here is starting to warm, the lake is beginning to thaw, and the frozen grass is starting to peek out from beneath the snow. I’ve…
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Snow Lake
We had a rare warm day today, so Jim, Cooper and I headed out to Lake Calhoun to enjoy the snow and watch the kite skiers. I was amazed at the way the snow had formed into dunes in some places, and barren ice terrain in others. It felt otherworldly, as if walking on the…
