Some Kinda Possible

Let Duluth Vote!

Signs were everywhere. Vote, about what, we never knew.

The house is one of many being upscaled on Park Point. This one--literally, up.

On the way back from visit with my sister at her timeshare, we stopped at the farm, and got a measure of the trees planted in the spring of 1993, Madeline not one year-old yet.

We sold the minivan

Dorothea cashed the check today. So far, it hasn't bounced.

High Bridge Smokestack

Actually, I was exactly opposite, across the river. The power plant blocked my view, but I didn't get the cloud of dust.

Artist among the flowering trees

"Can I take your picture?," I asked. "Where will it end up?" "Don't know." Beautiful trees near Minnehaha Falls that we passed through on our Saturday bike ride. The artist and the easel where just added bonus.

And Madeline took this picture of Dorothea and I reading the Sunday paper on the front porch. She thought we were cute.

Where I am

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Bruce Beattie
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Apr 30, 2008

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Relinquishment

This weekend was the graduation of Madeline's Coming of Age class at the Unitarians. The 25 ninth graders last night each had to read essays in front of the congregation. Today, there was a bit more of a celebration.

And, while Madeline and her mentor Amy were getting ready for today's service, Dorothea and Liam and I drove to visit Grandma Sally. Liam is going to be 12; she, 94.

Oleo of late March and early April photos

Dorothea and the Easter Bunny loaf and eggs from Great Harvest that we took to my mom's for Easter.

Early April snow. My sanity limit for snow in April in the 15th. That rapidly approaches.

Duluth--our 2008 Spring Break.

Madeline passes written driver exam

Stella gets a bath. Dorothea is sick. Liam was home from school sick yesterday. Found this 1996 photo on the bedstand. What Liam might look like now with short hair.

The Apartment Jack Lemmon, not

The Apartment

Jack Lemmon, not in a cubicle, but a "bullpen." Phone (dial), typewriter (electric), Rolodex, day planner. How little things have changed in fifty years. The lobby, the elevators, all look the same. Just not an elevator operator anymore. The switchboard. The references--to IBM, to punchcards, to the Sound of Music, to Marilyn Monroe. Looks as modern and the newsroom in All the President's Men. (Dustin is using a manual typewriter.)

Camila from Brazil joins us.

49th birthday

My brother helpfully pointed out in his birthday card to me that I am now in my 50th year.

Nano art

Link to NYTimes nano art.

I think I have finally recovered from skating

I have been out of radio contact, on the dark side of the moon. Busy at work. I think I may finally be coming up for a breath.

I said I hate Valentine's Day. Dorothea said it wasn't on her radar. I said like hell. She's got a heart-shaped radar.

Ice skating on New Year's Day

Dorothea was bent on taking the children ice skating, and me too, on New Year's Day. We met Liz at the Centennial Lakes warming house in Edina. (The only was to skate.) I strained my back putting on the rental hockey skates. I went out on the ice, but only for a few minutes before returning to the warming house and giving up. I walked around the pond, among the office buildings. By the time we were done at the Macaroni Grill, I was super hurting. Only later that night, after ice, ibuprophen, and Tylenol, did I start to feel better. I was considering not going into work the next day, but I felt well enough that I didn't have to work from home. I feel recovered, though I haven't gone to the Y yet. Today I have to get Liam on the bus, and didn't go this morning.

Happy New Year

Having the day off, I got up this morning bent on delving into why I can't download any podcasts with my Zen. Mostly, I want NPR's "Fresh Air." I googled "zencast organizer" "unable to download due to a connection error" which led me to the Zencast Forum and many, many people with exactly my problem. One person suggested a youtube video for Zen along the lines of this one for Comcast