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Category Archives: Blog
Apology to Willa Cather and My Antonia
For years, when the topic of high school reading came up, I would say that, for the most part, I was oblivious to the meaning of most of the classic American library. And, I would say that I remembered almost … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, My Antonia, prose, Willa Cather, writing
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Enough, Already!
Winter refuses to surrender to Spring. Friday morning, April 19th, I awoke from a deep dreamless sleep. It had erased all thoughts of the dramas of the previous days: Boston Marathon bombing and the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas. I … Continue reading
Snow Day
Neighbor, Pete Sieger, clearing his drive way of nine inches of fresh snow. Yesterday was a snow day. Unlike in some other parts of the country where a snow day means closed schools and businesses, here in Minnesota it translates … Continue reading
Rincon 38, Tapas with Style
Rincon 38’s, Cordon Bleu trained, Chef Hector Ruiz. Yesterday evening I had a hankering for tapas, those delicious morsels that can be eaten as appetizers or as a meal. Lucky for me, Rincon 38 had opened its doors for the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Color, Photo, Portraits
Tagged 2013, business, Les Phillips, Minneapolis, minnesota, photo, portrait, restaurant, tapas
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Of Politics, Possibilities, and Egos
I intended this post to be about the fund raising luncheon for Senator Al Franken that I attended on Sunday. There was to be a photo or two of the Senator speaking and a short summary of what was said. … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Blog, Politics, Relationships
Tagged 2013, Democratic Party, DFL, ego, Franni Franken, fundraising, Lois K. Gibson, politics, Senator Al Franken
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Imagination
Alan is totally absorbed in playing with Spencer the Engine, one of the characters of Thomas the Tank Engine TV show. The Merrian-Webster Dictionary defines Imagination as: the act or power of forming a mental image of something … Continue reading