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Noir, you tell me…
Found a stash of family pics I hadn’t looked at in quite a while and when I pulled them out I was struck by the detail and shadowing in seemingly mundane, 1959 shots. For example, you can clearly see the stubble on my dad’s chin – and note the detail in the shadows in my… Continue reading
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Liturgical
Checking social media comes more easily when teaching from home. Without a steady stream of students in these odd times, I have ample time to do lesson planning and grading, kibbitz with colleagues, and to also dabble a bit in checking social media more than I ever would in a normal school day or environment.… Continue reading
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Coffee for two
I stopped this morning for a cup of coffee, a place I had never been. Nina’s is on the ground floor of what once was The Angus Hotel in the historic Capitol Hill area of St. Paul. Built in 1887 as a residential hotel the ornate structure followed the path of many others in anchoring… Continue reading
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History, in person
I saw Kamala Harris accept the nomination as her party’s vice presidential candidate, I am again remindful of this moment in history, and how something so momentous would have been unthinkable not that long ago. Having watched Hilary Clinton accept her nomination for president four years ago, and now Ms. Harris accept her nomination, I… Continue reading
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A Teacher’s Summer on the Road; Episode 2
Editors note 08/05/2020: A little something from the Marchives. I wrote this some six years ago, and today I ran across it again. Interesting to note how times have changed, and how two worlds (business, teaching) I once thought so dissimilar are now decidedly…not. Random (like the weather) thoughts. Tattoos are all the rage. Personally,… Continue reading
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Our times
We the People know not of what we speak or of what the ubiquitous ‘others’ say, mean We the People have become a nation of naysayers with little rationale we deny climates, pandemics, others not like us who do not exist who do not deserve who do not conform who do not Our scientists, ridiculed… Continue reading
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He had it in the bag
A true tale of romance, in time for Valentine’s Day… I spent the bulk of my thirties working at the Holiday Inn Metrodome in Minneapolis. The 260-room hotel was a very nice, well-run property right off the edge of downtown, and along with the usual array of business travelers and sports fans, it’s setting in… Continue reading
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Bringing (back) the heat
New Year’s Eve found me and my wife hanging out at home with our youngest son and a couple of neighbors. We ordered takeout from a favorite neighborhood restaurant, The Blue Door. Noted for their burgers and varietal tater tots, I am partial to their Buffalo wings – some of the best I have ever… Continue reading