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

via Chicago

The Nichols Bridgeway, Millenium Park. The bridge rises over Luria Garden and then crosses Monroe Street, arching to a height of 60 feet as it approaches the Modern Wing at The Art Institute of Chicago.

V-O-T-E!

Get out there tomorrow and VOTE!
Corner of Snelling and University:

maybe some bats

Steeple of the Mt. Zion Church of the U.B. In Christ. Built 1866, rebuilt in 1889, then abandoned sometime between then and now.

Tamp your cannon, sir?

Early morning on the Battlefield, Gettysburg:

The chattiest man in the world

Saw him outside one of the Smithsonian Buildings, and never heard him pause for air.