January 2011
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A Tale of Two Cities: Civic Health in Miami and... →
The report finds that MSP is the most civically engaged metropolitan area in the US, that Miami is the least, and that the country is all headed towards looking like Miami unless we do something about it.   Summary article: http://ncoc.net/ttcreleaseThe complete report: http://www.ncoc.net/TwoCitiesCHI
Jan 31st
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Say goodbye to the black spruce trees at Target... →
“Twins president Dave St. Peter said Friday that the team plans to remove the black spruce trees that are currently behind the center field wall. Hitters, for both the Twins and visiting teams, have complained that the trees have been a distraction and make it difficult to see the ball coming out of the pitcher’s hand.”
Jan 29th
Going to TwinsFest!
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Jan 29th
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Wooden Nickel Historical Museum  →
Wooden Nickel Historical Museum  345 Austin Road San Antonio, TX 78209 Looks like I finally have a reason to go to San Antonio.
Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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Brain melt of the evening: →
A physicist explains why parallel universes may exist on MPR’s Fresh Air. I love this stuff.
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 22nd
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Siochain: temporary existence →
Wonderful piece about our time in Ekodaga Ethiopia.  siochain: a letter from my father reveals a goal i knew nothing about a selfless quest to help those whose lives have yet to be lived fastforward– a village called ekodaga a way of life i know so little about overwhelmed with uncertainty acceptance– i am a minority in a place unknown to me an…
Jan 16th
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“Education, from the Latin root ed-u-caré,means to draw out; and the current...”
– Man, don’t I know it. (via mediation)
Jan 7th
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Quintessential Minnesota?
Though I have lived in MN pretty much my entire life, there are many quintessential Minnesota things I have never done. I’d like to compile a list of these things (activities, events, locations, foods, etc) and begin doing them this year. What should be on my list? Suggestions thus far include: Walk on a floating bog Go to the northland & visit a local bar Stick your tongue to a...
Jan 6th
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Is there anything better than a good pretzel?
Jan 6th
Jan 6th
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Mass animal deaths continue to pop up around the... →
Jan 6th
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Siochain: Writings →
siochain: This year I’m making a conscious decision to write more - not because I feel like I should but because I enjoy it. By posting my writings I hope to become more accountable to myself and actually write more. I have chosen to share my writings with you because I think they’re interesting. I write… As I said before, Erin’s writing is a marvelous documentation of not only her...
Jan 5th
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Well then...
It appears I haven’t posted anything to ye olde Tumblr since the middle of July. While one of my goals for 2011 is to spend less time on the computer, I also find looking back through the archives of my blog to see what exactly I was up to and interested in at a given time in my past quite an interesting opportunity. Therefore, I may just have to make the conscience decision to once again...
Jan 5th