Livin' At The Mall?
There is an excellent conference room on the 4th floor of the Mall of America which overlooks "Camp Snoopy". I was really surprised to find it, because, for an entirely artifical environment, the view from above was great!
Sitting up there among fellow civil servants, I started to do a little Simcity-type daydreaming. I think it's […]
How I Get To Work
One of the reasons I took my current job is its proximity to where I live. I can easily walk, bike or take the bus to work each morning. This is ideal!
This is also important because, to be honest, I probably am not qualified to work at any position in which I would have to […]
Minneapolis: Mayor's 1st Year, City / State Relationship, Job Retention, Inclusive Zoning and NRP
Today's Star Tribune had an interesting feature article on R.T. Rybak's first year as mayor. I think R.T., much like almost every elected official these days, has walked into a difficult situation.
I can certainly empathize with his frustration with the pace of change here in his first year. I never could quite understand how a […]
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On the same topic of my last post, yesterday's Star Tribune also had an article dealing specifically with cuts in Local Government aid to cities. The funny thing is, it sure seems much more concise and objective than what I wrote.
On another note, there are 2 things I am thinking about saving my pennies […]
Does it Seem Like There are More Homeless People in Your Town?
Does it seem like there are more homeless people where you live (i.e. in your respective town)?
Well, surprisingly enough, a major publication in the popular press seems to! Even considering all the "gold mine" news lately, I found this article, The Real Face Of Homelessness, in Time Magazine! Well there you go!
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The Real Face Of […]
Buses, Bongs, and Rush-Hour Pricing
Last night worked out just fabulously. I got home, called Geo, and left a short message … "ok, so are we going to go see Camper Van or not?" This has been up for debate lately. Whether we were going to go lately had been up to debate, for some reason…
Several minutes later he caught […]
Mr. You Know Who - Getting on Your Nerves
So, did you ever have one of those days in which there were a lot of annoying people around? Well, today I did. First, it started with this oh, so true article in the Star Tribune, Minnesota Nice doesn't count on state's roads.Hey, I've had this suspicion for quite a while. I don't know why […]
Resource: The NYC Blogger's site
Tonight I came across the NYC bloggers site, which has a great design.
I was talking with a friend… we could do something like this for Minneapolis with bus routes. (e.g. Route 17 blogs)
Let's see, if I were still in Brooklyn, I'd have a tough choice on where I'd locate my blog. I could, and should, […]
Photo Exhibit in February at Acadia Cafe
Not too much to report except that I got the message that the Feb. Acadia show (corner of Nicollet and Franklin) is all set to go. Much more exciting than my photos… will be that the very talented Erik Farseth will also be exhibiting some of his stuff.
Subway System in India
This NY Times article is quite inspiring to read, Clean, Modern Subway, Efficiently Built. In India?.
"For Shashi Brabha and Sohan Sing, two beaming college students taking a ride purely for the pleasure of it, it represents all that India can be. 'It was good,' a grinning Ms. Brabha said after her first ride. 'It was […]