It's COLOSSAL

As in Colossal Cafe. This is the St. Paul location. You really need to try the flappers, which are yeast-based pancakes. They're crazy good.

Vaudeville protege

"Say hello, dummy."
"Hello, dummy!"

To Main To Midway

Trains near Energy Park Drive, St. Paul.

Motel Entrance

Or as we like to say: Motel En-TRANCE.

The mongering of the cheese

Serving it up at Grass Roots Gourmet, Midtown Global Market.

Drive In Liquors...

...are the BEST liquors.

Soldier Boyz

Christmas lights in Rice Park, St. Paul.

Santa's little helpers

Bringin' it.

Cold morning 3

Completing the cold morning triptych, and throwing down a little black and white action just to keep you on your toes. This one was taken looking toward St. Paul, standing on the tracks of the Chicago Great Western Railway.

Gonna rise up

Going crazy with the bread baking and selling at Breadsmith on the corner of Grand and Snelling. If you haven't tried Stollen yet, you need to. No, seriously, YOU. NEED. TO.

Cold morning 2

Second early morning shot from the Wabasha Street Bridge, downtown St. Paul. This is looking northeast toward Harriet Island and the Robert Street Bridge.

Cold morning

From the Wabasha Street Bridge. Good morning, St. Paul.

Skate break!

Maybe because there's some sort of animal on her head.
Wells Fargo Skating Rink, Rice Park.

A Landmark

Inside the Landmark Center, downtown St. Paul.

Issues

Spotted on a car in downtown St. Paul.

Swag Ca$h-Dro

Pretty much sums it up, I do believe.
Although I have to wonder if Ca$h-Dro is any relation to Ke$ha....

The Crest of the Wave

Sculpture by Harriet W. Frishmuth at the Marjorie McNeeley Conservatory, St. Paul.

Vicious circle

Starting from the back left, Papa Vicious, Curv Vicious, then kneeling in front, Whiplash. Curv owns Roller Revolution on University Avenue in St. Paul, a store specializing in roller derby equipment. They are some of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet.

Got my orange Rush

Fry Street graffiti, St. Paul:

Open up

Don't know why this place is closed. I keep thinking if I stand in front of it long enough, it will magically reopen. Not that we don't have a good selection of hot dog joints to choose from in the Cities, but still, can there ever be too many?

Light up

It's Christmas time in the city.
Virginia St., St. Paul

The triangular face of evil

I have no idea what the hell that thing is, but let's hope it sticks to gum instead of developing a taste for HUMAN FLESH.
Stillwater, MN

View from the hill

Calvary Hill Cemetery, Wheatland, MN.

Honkin' that horn

Getting in the holiday spirit at Rice Park, St. Paul.

This business has its ups and downs

The Stillwater Lift Bridge, Stillwater, MN. Spanning the St. Croix River.

Now trending

The Trend Bar, University Avenue. The gentlemen with the beard is Steve, who tends bar. Look him up; he'll treat you right.

Hot spot

Snowing like a boss this morning, so I did the only sensible thing I could: hid inside and shot pictures of the Sunken Garden at Como Conservatory.

Transit stop

University Ave., St. Paul

Spikes and stairs

Fry Street, St. Paul

Trick shot

Khai Hoan Billiards, St. Paul:

Dura-Pac

No relation to Tupac.

Tickets

The Light Rail station at the corner of Snelling and University, St. Paul.

my nightmare

Thank you, Ax-Man Surplus Store.

Third-floor rendezvous

Lots of pretty tomes at the Midway Book store. Three jam-packed floors of excellence.

Preeeesenting

The soon-to-be best known Mutant Ninja Turtle:

43-cent stare

Ax-Man Surplus Store, St. Paul

glass and sky

Spruce Tree Centre, St. Paul

secret code

Which I, in my total unhipness, cannot read or decipher. But I'm still intrigued.

outreach

Met these folks from Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Saturday. They were set up in the parking lot of American Bank, which allows them use of the space, near the corner of Snelling and University. They were serving up food and handing out toiletries and other necessities to whomever stopped by. Not a believer myself, but can't fault them for being out there on the streets trying to do some good.

Under construction

Beautiful weekend in the Twin Cities. Whether by a lake or in the middle of the city, people were out and about enjoying the mild weather.

WORK

Working on the Light Rail system along the Central Corridor. Corner of Snelling and University, St. Paul.

Stairway To Heaven seems lazy, but what the heck

Mee Mee Bakery, Chinatown, San Francisco. Home of the famous Cow Ear Snacker.

Have you seen this man?

Rumor has it he wants to be your sledgehammer.

Double shot of Sharrett's

Corner of Raymond and University

Sandwiches, soups, pastries

University Avenue, St. Paul

Micey's Restaurant

Sign for a restaurant, just off University and Snelling, apparently no longer in existence. I searched the Internets but couldn't find any information about it.

Genius on display

You can't name a gas station/convenience store any better than this. You just can't.

Foshay fo' shizzle

Big ol' Foshay Tower.

Interpretive dance first, then the flying fists of fury

Twin Cities Aikido Center, St. Paul