Memories of Mom #3
Most divorces, no matter how contentious, are not often interesting from a legal perspective. However, my parents' divorce was unusual in that it wound its way all the way to…
Memories of Mom #2
Sixth grade marked my entry into middle school at my rural Iowa school district with a multitude of changes: new classmates from the other elementary school; subject-specific teachers; a regimented…
Memories of Mom #1
For April Fools' Day, my first grade teacher at PS 20 Brooklyn, Mrs. Fox, to prank our mothers by saying There's a hole in your panty hose. April Fools! Being…
Meandering Thoughts #42
When the lights go down in the California townPeople are in for the eveningI jump into my car and I throw in my guitarMy heartbeat in time with my breathing…
Random Learning #52
The Defence of the Realm Act was enacted by the United Kingdom parliament days after World War I started and granted the government extraordinary wartime emergency powers. Expanded throughout the…
Favorite Time of the Year!
Not Christmas, with the obligatory gift-giving, but post-Christmas where a sense of normality returns. Yes, I'm a true Grinch, but unlike the Dr. Seuss character my heart has not grown…
Foodie #9
After the St. Clair Broiler closed in 2017, the space was leased by Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteak. Their Snelling/St. Clair location, adjacent to the Macalester College campus, seems ideal for…
Meandering Thoughts #41
Do tech-saavy children hear Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer and wonder why Santa just doesn't use GPS? Image Credits "Hermey & Rudolph" by In Memoriam: K!T is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Meandering Thoughts #40
I am not left-handed and only partially ambidextrous - have you ever tried to find a left-handed track ball? - but I do encounter situations which accentuates the disadvantages of…
Kulturpalast Dresden
The Kulturpalast Dresden is a DDR-era multi-purpose hall built in the Altmarkt Square in Dresden, Germany, the largest in the city when opened in 1969. Unfortunately, I know nothing about…