This year's Halloween display. We all dressed up as scarecrows. Son hung on a frame holding still as kids came up for trick or treating and then he would move. Sometimes just turning his head, sometimes...
Every year one weekend in October the city of Saint Paul opens up the old water tower for an open house. Visitors can climb the steps to the top and get a great view of the city. We went up and took...
(download) Click here to download: cannon-river-vineyard-harvest-2011-jrFmdeIblHJsaxkpJcpr.zip (41.33 MB) My wife and I went to the Cannon River Vineyard...
@RasmussenPoll on Twitter just announced that in a recent poll 16% said the U.S. was heading in the right direction. What about the rest? Since you need to be a member to see the full poll results I...
Spent Saturday evening at Crofut Winery in Jordan, MN (www.crofutwinery.com). Vineman is a celebration of the season's harvest with the ceremonial burning of a wooden man draped in prunings from the...
My brother is a big fan of trains. I happened across some today and figured I’d take some snaps for him. Maybe not the most interesting, but I was in the middle of a run and had only my cell phone to...
Had a nice long run today down along the river. Went past the Ford Lock and Dam and took a side trip down to Hidden Falls. It may not show up in the pictures very well, but spring is here and things...
I had found this cow on a run last fall. Went by it again recently and discovered it’s the Easter Cow! Wonder if he was also Santa Cow? (download) Click...
I heard on the radio earlier today a report (one of the almost weekly reports) on the latest unemployment figures. The thing that struck me the most was the statement that for unemployment rates to go down there needs to be a decrease in new claims. That seems a little like saying to someone "To cure your pneumonia we need to stop your cough." It is looking at a symptom not the actual problem. Of course it is always easier to look at symptoms and not problems. We do it all the time. It feels like the quick...
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