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Letters from an American, January 19, 2024 Great post here. I recommend subscribing to this newsletter if you haven’t already.

Happy Thanksgiving 2023

As I sit here at my computer, there is so much to be thankful for. My family, friends and neighbors. Our careers and schools. Our city, and state and country. I’m thinking today about the many people in our country who might be celebrating Thanksgiving with much less, or not celebrating at all. And then, […]

Rent Control

While not specifically about Minneapolis, this article on the St. Paul rent control gives an idea of what might come to pass if the the Minneapolis Question 3 passes and gives the City Council the ability to propose an ordinance on rent control. (As far as I understand it!) St. Paul is an unlikely place […]

Old Tech

This post is coming to you from a Mid-2009 MacBook Pro running Mac OS 10.6.8, (released in June of 2011) I have basically three pieces of software installed on this laptop: Eudora Email (because it remains the best email client of all time) ArcticFox (Firefox derivative that has some recently updated security) MarsEdit (for writing […]

Lunch at Owamni, New Park

The other day, we were lucky enough to score an outdoor table at *Owamni*, the new restaurant near the Stone Arch Bridge and St. Anthony Falls which serves native foods. The restaurant is excellent, I highly recommend it! Additionally, there is a brand new park adjacent to the restaurant, which you can read about here […]

The end of an era

I made the call today to donate the Nancy. Many fun times had on the boat.

Working From Home – Reorganization

Just wondering if anyone else has undergone a #cornonavirus related furniture and room reorganization blitz?