Archive for the 'Twin Cities' Category
Minnesota Voter Turnout
Sunday, November 5th, 2006Another reason to be proud to be a Minnesotan: We’re #1 in voter turnout in the country at 79.1% (2002). It gives a bit of hope when the national turnout of 48% makes us 130th in the world.
First Snow already…argh!
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006We had our first snow and our first night below freezing on Tuesday, October 10th. It’s hard to believe that we were out canoeing in 80-degree weather on Sunday. I guess that’s life at the 45th parallel. I even went for a bike ride on Monday night just before the deep freeze. I averaged ~10 […]
Minneapolis in fall
Thursday, October 5th, 2006After a scorching summer, it’s hard to believe that it’s 50 degrees out when I wake up every morning and that the leaves are in full bloom. I decided to take some pictures to share, since it’s just gorgeous out. I went out for a ride today because one of the two mountain biking parks […]
Dry heat in Minnesota?
Saturday, July 15th, 2006I never thought we’d actually have dry heat here at the 45th parallel, in the land of 10000 lakes, but I guess that’s a side effect of global warming shifting Iowa’s weather up here. Now, when I’ve talked to somebody from Florida or Texas, they’ve actually asked when it stops snowing here. I usually give […]
Terrace Oaks
Monday, June 12th, 2006I got a chance to ride Terrace Oaks for the first time tonight due to my biking week’s crappy start. Normally, when I know it’s going to be a biking day, I’ll avoid drinking pop or eating fast food. Well, because of the rain, I did both today. Who would have thought that the sky […]