As you might have heard, after nine years of debate, the Minnesota Legislature finally passed a bill on Valentine’s Day to put a question on the ballot this November asking voters to permanently fund conservation and the arts. I have addressed the issue before, in two posts last year regarding whether or not funding for [...]
Unbelievable is the first and only word that seems to come to my mind and the minds of many others today. It’s all we’ve been able to say. Unbelievable.
We mourn the tragic loss of life. A freakish way to go, and probably preventable. But it seems like the focus on fatalities — from the first [...]
The Arcola High Bridge was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1977. Experts have called this bridge the most spectacular multi-span steel arch bridge in the world. Others compare the magnificent steel work to that of Eiffel’s creations in France. Despite the history and national listing, this amazing bridge [...]
A little reading round-up this Tuesday morning. The last of three posts.Â
Minneapolis Star Tribune outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson’s column from yesterday once again dealt with the touchy subject of dedicated conservation funding and whether or not it should be tied to dedicated funding for the arts in the state. Anderson raised my ire a couple [...]
It is a good thing to be surprised. Be it someone appearing when you least expect it (i.e. when Rosie and I traded surprise visits to each other during our long-distance college days… I’ll never forget walking into the coffee shop in Madison as she swept up after closing, without looking up she said, “Sir, [...]
As a coworker of mine just packed up to head home for the day, I noticed her knee length wool coat with the thick, furry collar. I said to her, “That looks like a warm coat.”
She paused, then said, “It is… but it’s still Minnesota.” She laughed, pulled on her gloves, and left for the [...]
A chapbook I've published containing my writing alongside the work of some other talented folks.
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