Minnesota is worthy of exploration. The Boundary Waters, the North Shore, Minneapolis’ parks, and a healthy dose of Minnesota Nice make for a pleasant trip. Weather like today’s, though, is why people from around the country give pause to the … Continue reading
I’ve been noticing more dolls lately. Their frozen expressions oftentimes beguile us into thinking everything’s hunky-dory, but a quick look around reveals it’s not: piles of garbage, discarded elements of one’s past, foreclosure. All is not as well as it … Continue reading
Several people weighed in on last week’s Photo Contest. For those who didn’t see the original post, here’s the photo: Guesses generally included pet hair, but it’s not a couch, or a rug, or a vent. This is the bathroom … Continue reading
A few people correctly identified this photo as refrigerator coils. It was actually taken underneath the fridge; you can see the compressor on the left. Well done, super sleuths. I came across this in a home the other day. In … Continue reading
Dirty Dave has been a little tough to take lately. Around a week ago, I received a phone call from a production studio in California. They work for a television program called “Taboo,” which is part of the Nat Geo … Continue reading
Today’s photo contest isn’t as evident as some of the past ones, so I’ll offer you a clue: Salt and ice Would make things nice For connoisseurs of old. Today these coils Will almost boil To keep libations cold. … Continue reading
It was an unassuming house, a two-story affair with three bedrooms and two baths. It sits on a quiet residential street in a small town in southern Minnesota, and looks like a stalwart example of the rural American ideal. Until … Continue reading
I was fortunate enough to be able to get out of the office and work at this garbage house yesterday. Unfortunately, that means that I’m behind on my paperwork, so until I finish my clerical duties, I’ll leave you with … Continue reading
Nobody could get to the lamp. As much as the teeming masses yearned to purchase a tropical-themed lamp, nobody could get close enough to exchange $65 for the light-throwning power of this fashionable item. The robot would not allow it. … Continue reading
I know what it is, but I don’t know how it works. This dinosaur from offices past was forgotten in a bedroom in the suburbs. It’s a Victor adding machine, a mechanical precursor to the calculator. I had previously only … Continue reading
