The god of manufacturing

A hotel restaurant in a converted neoClassical bank lobby. They kept much of the original decor, which all celebrated labor in serious friezes and sculptures.

Cruisin'

Back at the same indoor playground we visited almost a year ago. I was going to link to the blog post, then I realized that I never actually put that picture up. This local mall's playground is something we're really grateful for as winter stretches into its third month.

Guest blogger

Your guest photoblogger today is -- Ellen! She took her Fisher-Price digital camera (!) to preschool for show and tell. This is one of her better compositions. Email me if you want a lot of pictures of the floor. I can hook you up.

Talk of the town

Even though I'm working at home on my consulting gig, I seem to be too busy to get out much. Today, I treated myself to lunch out at a favorite place. (No bacon-infused bourbon for me, though.) Got back just in time for my next conference call.

Flu

Even though we got our flu shots, we all came down with the lingering evil spirits for almost two weeks. We went out for brunch one morning when we were all feeling relatively well. Poor Ellen slumps against daddy's leg as we wait for a table.

Classic

Lunch at Peter's Grill, a vintage downtown Minneapolis institution. Time has passed this lunch counter by. Time had not, unfortunately, passed our waitress by. She appeared to be about 90.

Think again!

I love the World War II exhibit at the Minnesota Science Museum.