Love Comes In Spurts Spring is approaching. The sunlight is growing stronger and warmer and our world is thawing. The warmup brings relief and giddiness and anticipation of more good things to come. Regularly relaxing on the front porch. Playing outside with my son. Road trips to the aforementioned pizza farm. The painting of a […]
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Shy Town
Atomix Coffee Shop and The Garfield Park Conservatory My son’s Spring Break is right around the corner. Last year it was a big production, adventuring throughout the Pacific Northwest. That’s not in the cards this go around but a more modest trip is in the works. Mainly to Madison, WI but possibly further afield. I […]
Art Shanties
Victory Over the Sun This winter just keeps on keeping on. It was -3°F when we left the house this morning. And my son has been marking the days off on his calendar and essentially asking “are we there yet?” on a regular basis. No son, not just yet. But soon. Very soon.
City Predators
Fun In A Muddy Field Last Sunday I went on a little field trip with my friends’ band, The Chambermaids, to a place I hadn’t heard of before. The Franconia Sculpture Park just outside of the Twin Cities. I’m pretty pleased with the results. Bonus: Some more photos, from their show at Eclipse Records last […]
Voices Go Wild
No One Should Call You A Dreamer The soundtrack to my week has been a strange combo of Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, old gems from The Psychedelic Furs, and new music from The Oscillation. But I also got out to a show last night, to check out some live music and be among friends. […]
Clockworking
I am so happy to be among my people. After a very long extra extended weekend – due to my poor son’s barfiness – I am back among adults. Well, grownup type people. And trying to keep from hugging all of my co-workers. I’ve been failing in that department, but at least I’m keeping the […]
Caffetto
Familiar faces, familiar places There are times when I feel like the Twin Cities are too small for me. When I want to run screaming to a bigger burg, to start over. But then I remember the connections that keep me here. This photo was taken at Caffetto, a cozy coffeehouse owned and run by […]
Summertime Emily
Wet Hot American Summer While the winter drags on I remember hot summer days (and nights) and look forward to more.