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Citizenship

2025-09-06Europe, football, history, India, Japan, learnings, personal, Poland, Russia, South Korea, sports, Ukraine, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United States

Citizenship [is a] relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection. Citizenship implies the status of freedom with accompanying responsibilities. Citizens…

Meandering Thoughts #56

2025-08-29college, Iowa, meandering, North America, old fogey, United States

Yesterday I biked passed the dormitory move-in for freshmen at a St. Paul private college, upperclassmen greeting students (and their parents) and telling them where to park, how to register,…

Duluth Dissed

2025-08-25culture, Minnesota, music, old fogey, travel, United States

In a recent New York Times article Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry on Rock 'n' Roll Swindle and the Who's Future, the interviewer asks about extending their (current) farewell tour:…

Busch Stadium

2025-08-22baseball, locations, Missouri, North America, sports, travel, United States

My wife and I recently drove to St. Louis for a tech conference I spoke at, and post-conference attended the Cardinals/Cubs game at Busch Stadium, our previous attempt scuppered to…

KCDC 2025

2025-08-21conferences, Missouri, North America, professional, United States, work

You would have found me last week at the Kansas City Convention Center for my first KCDC, as an attendee and a speaker. This year's conference is their sixteenth edition…

Las Vegas Athletics, Uggh!

2025-08-19baseball, Missouri, North America, sports, travel, United States

Last week I spoke at KCDC which uses the Kansas City Convention Center. The street-level hallways contain a history of Kansas City - heavy emphasis on a larger-than-life civic leader…

Cut-and-Paste Gone Awry

2025-08-11baseball, locations, Missouri, North America, personal, sports, United States

....because who the fuck is Ryan?!?

Unintentional Car Repair

2025-08-10family, family history, North America, personal, United States

This article reminded me of a story my grandmother told me. My grandmother's commute to New York City required a Metro-North train from the Green Farms Station in Westport, CT…

Hawks in Wisconsin?

2025-07-28college, locations, North America, sports, travel, United States, Wisconsin

My wife and I spent a Sunday afternoon driving through western Wisconsin and ran across an ode to Hawkeyes in Barron. With the historical rivalry, animosity and even hatred between…

Random Learnings #58

2025-06-27history, learnings, locations, Minnesota, travel, United States

Today I needed to go to the First National Bank Building in downtown St. Paul, MN for a personal appointment. The external cladding of the north entrance I used screams…