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Exploring Minneapolis on Two Wheels!
Photos and musing on my maiden voyage on Hercules, my new bike.
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How to move cross country in your car…
On Monday I packed everything I owned into this little Toyota and headed for the Twin Cities. It was an adventure. Sort of like driving a tiny truck. My side mirrors were all prepared so that I could see behind me. I had a car-top carrier full of all of my clothing lashed to the top of the car. It made a clickity click thwop sound the whole way there. (Luckily, though, it was only about as loud as a heavy rain.)
Here’s how I did it. (more…)
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Two weeks of travel: Part I, Minneapolis and Co
These past couple of weeks, I’ve been traveling in my various “home base” locations. They have both been magnificent trips: times to reconnect with people, times to sit and reflect, times to explore, and times to turn into a science fiction vegetable, and times to get a handle on my life.
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Photography Collection: “Suburban”
Over the summer, as I was riding my bicycle around my small suburb of Minneapolis, I began to wonder if other people imagined my ‘suburban lifestyle’ as looking like this. Wide open spaces, lots of weird back-yard spaces in malls and grocery stores, lots of things that looked unfinished and Read more…
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Star Tribune Article: “Leading Muslim girls onto the field”
This article is about a local Saint Paul woman, Fartun Osman, who just won an award from the McKnight Foundation for her fantastic volunteering. She coaches soccer teams for Muslim girls, where the participants are often wearing full, or nearly full hijab. (The photo at the front of the article Read more…
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New mosque in Plymouth
The Star Tribune this morning featured this article about a community of Muslims winning a unanimous vote in favor of their purchase of a building for a new mosque. They bought an old post office building, intend to keep the post office open, and intend to have prayer services and Read more…
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Photography Portfolio: Minneapolis / Saint Paul
Minneapolis / Saint Paul Minneapolis and Saint Paul have been my home cities for over ten years now. Known as the Twin Cities, they have dueling personalities–just as I do. Minneapolis, a bright and boisterous cultural center–full of new immigrants with vibrant communities–sits just across the river from Saint Paul, Read more…