Category Archives: Matthew

Well, that hiatus didn’t last very long.

Posted on February 4, 2018 by

SUPERBOWL WEEK IN MINNEAPOLIS as photographed by Younger Son Nicollet Mall earlier in the week as viewed from a skyway. Note the complete lack of snow, except for around the base of the ice sculpture.  Canine security at Mall of … Continue reading →

Posted in Matthew, Minneapolis | 6 Comments

My Swiss heritage.

Posted on November 9, 2017 by

My great-grandfather Mike emigrated from Switzerland to Goodhue County in southern Minnesota with several of his older brothers in the mid-nineteenth century. Mike was twelve years old, the youngest of the brothers. One brother became a traveling preacher with a … Continue reading →

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The eclipse of 2017: one Kat’s™ experience.

Posted on August 25, 2017 by

I left home on Saturday afternoon for my eclipse adventure. First stop: Minneapolis, where I would spend the night and leave for southern Illinois on Sunday morning with Younger Son. I’m pretty sure this was totality. There were, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Matthew, Travel | 11 Comments

How it was done back in the day.

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

This is the bike crossing at Nine Mile Creek in the southern suburbs of Minneapolis. Spanning the creek are two ropes which run through eyelets on either side of the raft, thus keeping it in its *lane*. There is also … Continue reading →

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Graduation #6*.

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

Elder Son graduated from his family medicine residency last weekend on Smokey’s birthday. Younger Son went with us to Sioux Falls to observe and celebrate. That evening we went to a Brazilian steakhouse for the traditional celebratory dinner. Neither Smokey … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda, Andrew, Food and Drink, Matthew, Smokey | 8 Comments

Our hero.

Posted on February 15, 2017 by

Younger Son having fun with his camera and imagination.

Posted in Matthew, Photography | 4 Comments

We are all over the media this week!

Posted on February 5, 2017 by

I’m sure many of you have seen Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer skit on last night’s Saturday Night Live. As good as it was — and it was FABULOUS!!! — I actually clapped at 5:00 when she said Moose-lims and pulled … Continue reading →

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Found on Facebook.

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

Judging by Younger Son’s hair color and his companion, who was one of our renters back in the day, this was taken about 2010. I guess they were making dinner together…

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YS in Miami.

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

YS was on a flying trip to Miami a few weeks ago to install four petabytes of data storage at the Miami convention center, which was being renovated. Doesn’t he look official?  

Posted in Matthew, Photography, Travel | 3 Comments

Bulleting.

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

Scattered thought and occurrences. (Apropos of this post title) We liberals are gonna feel pretty damned silly when we realize that the only people with guns are the while supremicists. I was almost a part of history, but my schedule … Continue reading →

Posted in Matthew, Miscellaneous, Photography, Politics, national, Rants, various | 1 Comment