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As everyone in the Twin Cities knows, the last two nights have been interesting, to say the least. Powerful, fast-moving thunderstorms raced through our neighborhoods with high, straight-line winds and brief but torrential rains. The Star Tribune headline says 250,000 are without power this morning. Continue Reading
Even preceding retirement 13 years ago, I wondered about how it would be out in “Elder-land”. I wrote about this recently. Continue Reading
Dear Friend: I ask that you consider forwarding this letter to anyone you might know who can connect the letter with someone who’s heard the Minnesota Orchestra at any time at Orchestra Hall. Continue Reading
Last Sunday was the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity in the Catholic Church. Continue Reading
“I decided to ask about the flag. The first person, a receptionist answering the phone, had no idea why the flag was there; the person to which I was first referred had no idea either. The third person I talked to said the flag had been there for years, and had been put up in the wake of 9-11-01: “they had to do something“, she said.” Continue Reading
Last Friday my second post about the aftermath of the Boston Marathon came shortly after the identity of the suspects in the bombings were given faces and names. Continue Reading
I suppose the space age began for me sometime in late October or November, 1957. Continue Reading
Recently, within a day or two of each other, came two links: one from a present day and lifelong North Dakotan; the other from a born and raised, but many years out-of-state North Dakota native. Continue Reading
My colleague blogger, Grace Kelly, asked me as we were leaving the Forum today, if I planned to write about the last three days. Continue Reading
Tuesday noon we, along with several hundred others, braved Twin Cities roads to gather at a lunch at McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota. Continue Reading