21st Avenue, progress? September 27, 2017 Because of yesterday’s rain the 21st Ave intersection on 4th street should have been opened today. But the City sent out a press release… Continue Reading
Lights on 21st Ave September 24, 2017 Claudia thinks the County’s original plans had our intersection being open last week. I speculated last week that it might be open today. Nope…. Continue Reading
Good manners count – so to do donations September 16, 2017 I was tied up much of the morning but I got an hour-and-a-half to pass out snow sculpture trading cards at Chester Bowl’s Fall… Continue Reading
On 21st Av and 4th St. – Two steps forward one step back September 16, 2017 A few days ago I took a picture through the blue spruce of the curbing that had been set into the big dig at… Continue Reading
Mischievousness in the pursuit of Sanity, Justice, Competence and other Miscellaneous virtues . . . September 15, 2017 . . . And why it would be a damned shame if I am not reelected to the Duluth School Board this year. Here’s… Continue Reading
From one Artiste to another September 13, 2017 Artist, James Zotalis Caption: The Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior, 1862 – 1869 Faribault, Minnesota. The first church in America to become a Cathedral… Continue Reading
16 years ago on Snowbizz.com September 11, 2017 I found this old image courtesy of the Wayback machine. In 1999 Claudia and I had decided to take a little trip to New… Continue Reading
Paper bags, Hurricanes, Credit Cards, Skipping Church to politic and the making of teenaged fanatics September 10, 2017 8:10 AM! That’s when I woke up this morning. Its been months since I woke up that late after a long sound sleep. I… Continue Reading
CAMPAIGN PHOTO – DAY 60 AND COUNTING DOWN September 7, 2017 This is the Lowell School where the League of Women’s Voters held the at-large candidate’s forum. I counted 36 people in attendance. Subtract the… Continue Reading
Snow sculpture Trading card 48 of 50 September 4, 2017 Three people have told me that pictures have failed to appear in my recent posts. I was afraid that would continue but judging by… Continue Reading
Back when Republicans were likeable August 30, 2017 The long planned E 4th street project has finally reached my home’s intersection on 21st. Avenue. Its a noisy mess which has been plagued… Continue Reading
Float like a butterfly . . . August 28, 2017 For reasons that passeth my understanding I have been unable lately to upload my cell phone pics to the blog from my Flickr account…. Continue Reading
E Calypso August 22, 2017 I am a driving wimp. I like to let Claudia drive while I read to her. A trip to the Cities clocking in at… Continue Reading
So far – a 3 hour delay in Hinckley… August 20, 2017 …to replace a serpentine belt. Nine hour drive ahead. Continue Reading
Eclipsing my campaign August 20, 2017 Couldn’t sleep last night. I’m heading out with my grandson to catch 2 minutes of total eclipse if we can find a route that… Continue Reading
Stuff it! August 13, 2017 I face long hours stuffing envelopes to deliver door to door around Duluth. They are both information sharing and fund raising and they are… Continue Reading
Second to the last China Slideshow August 8, 2017 I’m not quite sure what days of our trip these represent. We berthed in Wuhan two nights next to some not quite mothballed Chinese… Continue Reading
On being up to my neck in alligators… August 8, 2017 …and trying to remember that I came to drain the swamp. I worked overtime before leaving for China to get all my projects tidied… Continue Reading
Spirit Valley Days not. . . August 5, 2017 . . . Spirit Mountain Days. I had two people correct me about that faulty post. I attended the “family day” part of it… Continue Reading
Making up for Chinese censorship August 4, 2017 Finding myself denied the chance to send out greetings to Facebook left me with some pent up frustration. As my eight loyal readers know… Continue Reading
