Category: Minnesota

  George Floyd was the same age as I am, 46. He worked as a bouncer in a bar while he worked on his music, though had been recently laid off because of COVID. Actually he had COVID at the time of his death. On May 25, 2020 George bought a pack of cigarettes at…

  We weren’t planning on stopping in Minneapolis but after 5000+ miles of driving it was time to get our oil changed. It’s difficult to find someone who will service a Rialta but he had found a recommendation online for a shop. So we grabbed a hotel near the garage and rented a car for…

  There’s a strange cosmic connection between Seattle, WA and Duluth, MN or at least Minnesota generally. A large contingent of Duluthians have moved to Seattle including the core of my long standing Burning Man camp, Buddhacamp. And likewise I’ve known more than one Seattlite to be drawn to Minnesota. There was even a Duluth…

  Where I grew up, SPAM was considered a ghetto food. I mean I grew up poor on bologna sandwiches but my mom wouldn’t buy SPAM. I probably started eating it as a backpacking food in highschool where I developed a taste for the salty savory treat. (Not to be confused with the SPAM knockoff…