Monday’s Mural
Chris Baird’s 1978 Mural near the intersection of Lexington and Grand was commissioned by the Grand State Bank. Chris has been making art since graduating Macalester College in 1975. His subject matter tends toward streetscapes, animals, and people, handled in a variety of media. Whether in pastels, wood, or mural form, my interests are in [...]
Groaking Outside Punch
Groaking To watch someone eating in the hope they will offer you food Groaking is a form of food envy. Children are terrible groakers. Dogs are even worse. “Take a hike, dude, quit Groaking me” “but I’m so hungry” etc etc I remember the first time I caught myself groaking. It must have been twenty [...]
More Grand Entrances
Another walk down Grand Avenue, taking pictures and wondering if should be apartment hunting. This street has been a pretty good address for well over a hundred years. My walk took me from Cleveland to Snelling. If your looking for breakfast under two dollars, I recommend the English muffin with yellow egg from [...]
Howard Hughes at the Airport
On July 10, 1938, Howard Hughes completed a flight around the world in just 91 hours (3 days, 19 hours), beating the previous record by more than four hours. Taking off from New York City, he continued to Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Anchorage, Minneapolis, and continued to New York City. For this flight he [...]
