Stroke! Stroke!

Now everybody
have you heard
if you’re in the game
then the stroke’s the word
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Eyes on the prize

Houston, Texas, 2014.

City beyond

Where Rice St. blurs into 12th St. W, Saint Paul, MN.

Old school

Signage near the corner of Cleveland and Randolph Avenues, Saint Paul, MN. Barber shop: still open; Jimmy's: closed and becoming a furniture renovation place.

Record Store Day

Did you get out for Record Store Day on Saturday? I’d entertained thoughts about it, but ultimately the reality of trying to jam several days’ worth of responsibility–family, catching up on projects for my paying job, doing some necessary household maintenance–into one gloriously beautiful and too-short Saturday put the kibosh on that plan. So if you braved the lines and the potential multi-hour waits, I hope you managed to snag some decent tunes. For my part, I rolled out of bed earlier than I wanted and hauled my sleepy butt down to the Mississippi River to get this shot of Saint Paul waking up.

Gangster shadows

Downtown Saint Paul, MN.

Double sun

Minnehaha Creek, near E. Minnehaha Parkway and 28th. I was in the neighborhood to stuff my face at Mel-O-Glaze Donuts and wandered up the road a bit. Found this spot. Liked it.

Natural American Spirit

Window display and Church of the Assumption, downtown Saint Paul, MN.

Balance

Stepping right, downtown Saint Paul, MN.

Where America shops

The once-mighty Sears, Roebuck & Company, founded in 1886, recently posted its 11th consecutive quarterly loss. This one is located on Rice St. in Saint Paul, MN.

Bus stop lurker

I'd get away from there as fast as I could, fella.

Closed on Sundays

So much liquor, they need to store it in a VAULT.