Category Archives: Matthew

Scenes from Bentonville.

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

Younger Son is at WallyWorld HQ doing something with computers.

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Thanksgiving with the fam.

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

Younger Son is coming to spend the holy turkey day with us. Given the speed at which his avatar is moving on Google Maps, he appears to be traveling the 80 miles to get here… on his bike. Which he … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Holidays, Matthew | 5 Comments

Tidbits from their travels.

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Elder Son, who speaks neither German nor Norwegian: When I spoke in English to someone in Germany, they looked at me with a look as if someone had just asked them to recite the process to solve a quadratic equation … Continue reading →

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My sons are traveling…together.

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

These are the same two sons who did not speak a civil word to each other until they were both out of high school. As an only child, I was unfamiliar with the ways of siblings: is this typical? Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Matthew*!

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

  Happy birthday, Matthew!  * aka Younger Son.

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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 →

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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