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We took an architecture tour on the river on Friday night and we had a great guide/docent. He had a lot of interesting history tidbits in addition to the architectural information.This was an experimental community built on the river -if I remember right it was built in the 1970s - the first phase of a grand plan (and the only phase completed). I love the parking lot for boats:And this is a

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Really, the reason this is "In Brief" is because I'm just too *&$! tired to write anything even somewhat coherent. I've taken a lot of pictures. Here are a few.I love The Bean and its very special perspectives:This is the evening view from our (real) hotel - that's the ferris wheel on the NavyPier.This is a mosaic on a bench at the entrance to the Pier:And, finally, we took an architecture tour

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We got to our hotel just fine:I dont' know if you can see the sign, but it's got free color TV!Chicago has a lot to offer, and I'm glad to see that they feel the same way about pigeons that I feel:This is the Quincy El station - perhaps the classiest I've ever seen, anywhere:And I've always had a fondness for fire escapes, although I've never used one (not even Breakfast at Tiffany's style):There

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(for those who are going to Chicago on Southwest - I hope you get this flight attendant)

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My thanks to Rosemary for the card I received in the mail today. Right. on. the. money:Girl-child and a friend baked a pink cake today:And speaking of pink, Boy-child's pink sock is coming along nicely. He chose orange for reinforcing thread which is added to the heels and toes:I wound this wool/bamboo sock yarn just in case I might need something extra when I'm packing for Chicago:And although

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The weather cleared up and it turned into a wonderful evening. After good company and food, we couldn't seem to move ourselves from the deck, so we ended up there until just now.Girl-child's friend provided the fireworks:Don't they look cute?I had what I needed so I just sat back and watched:They goofed around with the sparklers for a while:And then fought it out with Rock-em Sock-em:It was so

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I'm so glad we got ready for an afternoon on the deck......The flowers look so pretty......Who knew the 4th of July could be such fun?....Girl-child even managed to drag her brother outside to enjoy the weather ...Some people just aren't bothered by anything...

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Girl-child and I went to see the new Johnny Depp movie, Public Enemies today. It was good. I really didn't know anything about Dillinger before, and I suppose I still don't, but it gave a feel for the times and of course Johnny Depp is nice to look at, even when he's the bad guy. I remember liking the Bonnie and Clyde movie from way back, too, with Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, so I guess I

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Today was a very strange day. I didn't go in to work; I was in and out of the house with appointments all day.I did manage to snap some shots of the clematis in the back yard on my way out this morning:I like this one better because of the "furry" centers are a contrasting color:Hopefully you can still see the dew on this one:I finished a pair of socks -plain ones that I've had in the basket on

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According to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Al Franken won the U.S. Senate seat: In its 32-page ruling, the state court unanimously rejected all of Coleman's arguments, seeking the inclusion of more absentee ballots into the count. read the full story here.Of course, it isn't really news, but it's official. Thank goodness Coleman's conceded!

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And it's a free book too:A narrative of some passages in the history of EenoolooapikBy Alexander M'Donald

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P's yellow socks are finished. I like the way the basket-weave looks in yellow:So of course I had to cast on something new:Actually, more than one something new:Mozart found a new place to sun himself today.

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We went to see Carlos Ruiz Zafón last night - He's on a book tour for The Angel's Game. He speaks well, his musings on being a writer interesting and he has some unique points of inspiration. He seemed to me very down to earth for an artist. I haven't read Angels yet, but I enjoyed The Shadow of the Wind very much when I read it some years ago.

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Check this out - The Atlas of the Real World, reviewed in Conservation magazine: Map SlideshowView more OpenOffice presentations from jwexler.

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Girl-child ordered this movie up from Netflix and we've just watched it.It is a fantastic movie. It is beyond delightfully tacky and overdone. And the music is inexplicably inappropriate most of the time.I think the primary reason I find it so fabulous is because it is so obviously one of the main inspirations for Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. I mean, I could recite Young Frankenstein lines

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“I don’t believe in colleges and universities,” Ray Bradbury, 88, said. “I believe in libraries.” Everyone loves libraries and librarians. As I gear up to attend my second American Libraries Association Conference in Chicago next month, I can't help but reminisce on how fun it was to be in Washington, D.C. two years ago for the same. It's wonderful to be able to attend a professional conference

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Back in the day when I was a student in Salamanca, I found the Roman bridge to be one of the many magical elements of the town.Of course, although it's a couple thousand years younger, we have the Stone Arch Bridge here in the Twin Cities, where the city of Minneapolis was born. We went to the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts today - P's choice for a Fathers' Day activity.I like the old mill

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These felted angels are part of a display at the farmers' market. Girl-child and I find them disturbing.Opinions?After farmers' market, we went to a World Wide Knit in Public Day event yesterday which was absolutely lovely. The park was shaded with a breeze, there was good food and a wonderful yarn shop nearby, the company was good ...I've only got a couple of socks on the needles - nothing too

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It's Saturday. Off we go to the farmers' market.In the meantime, things are starting to calm down around here a bit. Keep your fingers crossed.Boulevard flowers seen last night:Boy-child with the classic, "Who, me?" expression:Girl-child with a pair of fantabulistic glasses received yesterday (thanks again):Progress:The last of the peonies:

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Baby porcupines are called "porcupettes"The common porcupine is a good swimmer, its hollow quills help keep it afloatNative Americans used to kill porcupines for their quills which they dyed and used to decorate clothing, jewelry and other items. Nowadays, they corner a porcupine and tap its back with a Styrofoam paddle to collect all the quills they need.A group of porcupines is called a "

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Read it and weep – this is my correspondence with the city regarding trimming trees on my block.Note the dates.Also, we are within five miles of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) detected in St Paul on May 14, 2009.*soxanne 6/10/2008 10:44 AMGood morning.I see from your map that my block is not scheduled for a boulevard tree trimming until 2011 or later.Tell me it isn’t so.We have several trees that

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Your result for The 3 Variable Funny Test...the Prankster(48% dark, 31% spontaneous, 32% vulgar) your humor style:CLEAN | COMPLEX | LIGHTYour humor has an intellectual, even conceptual slant to it. You're not pretentious, but you're not into what some would call 'low humor' either. You'll laugh at a good dirty joke, but you definitely prefer something clever to something moist.You probably like

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Your result for The Despot / Small Woodland Creature Test...Charlemagne the Squirrel38% Brutality, 30% Wackiness, 61% Playfulness, 33% Strength, 65% Kindness,43% Agility and 64% Intelligence!Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 to his death. Today he is regarded not only as the founding father of both French and German monarchies, but also as the father of Europe: his empire united most of

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My Irish grandmother loved crossword puzzles. She was very good at them too. I went through a period of time during which I tried very hard to be good at them, but alas, I am not. I found this distressing 25 years ago, but I got over it. Tonight, I discovered that not being good at crossword puzzles is nothing compared with not understanding the concept of a crossword puzzle. It's silly,

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Boy-child's sock monkey has a new friend:Meet Byron.Now each child has a monkey, made to their specifications:

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