Nostalgia Is Death
• July 29, 2020 • 1 CommentPosted in 1991, 1993, 2020, Family, Hopkins, Loneliness, Music, Religion, Social isolation, St. Paul
Tags: 108 Pierce Street, aging, Bob Dylan, Cathedral Hill, concerts, Covid-19, cruising, diaries, drive-ins, Easter, Evil Lizard King, fountain pen, Grammy awards, high school football, journals, Lone Star Grill, Los Angeles Times, Masters of War, Merriam Park, nostalgia, Oliver Stone, Persian Gulf War, rabbit hole, Robert Hilburn, Rough and Rowdy Ways, soda fountains, supper clubs, The Doors, Walt Whitman, William Allingham
Living in the Past
• January 17, 2020 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, 2020, Depression, Hopkins, Kentucky, Lake Minnetonka, St. Paul, Writing
Tags: behavior, blogs, BSI project, Cathedral Hill, Corpus Christi, CTS, Daytimer Journal, diaries, drafts, drive-in movies, editorial slate, Ellen Terry screenplay, family meals, flea markets, Hopkins, Jason, Jethro Tull, journals, Kentucky Derby, Merriam Park, Minnetonka, radio, renting, summer vacation, Terry, Texas, TV
A Run for the Roses (Part 3)
• December 4, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, Kentucky, Music, Travel
Tags: 35W, a real journey, AM radio, buckwheat pancakes, Bud, Carefree Highway, Cathedral Hill, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Christopher Cross, country ham, CTS, Ellen, Gordon Lightfoot, Hoosier National Forest, Illinois, Indianapolis, Iowa City, James Brown, Japanese restaurant, Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Lynn, Mary Hopkin, road trips, St. Paul, Truth in Savings, Zen-like thinking
Retirements, Layoffs, Sabbaticals & Skid Row
• September 25, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, 2012, 2019, Dad, Florida, Mound, St. Paul
Tags: Ben Simon, Bethel Methodist, Brian, Brian's layoff, Cable Access St. Paul, Cathedral Hill, Central Parking, Dad's retirement, Docksides, Duluth, Dunn Brothers, farmhouse fire, financial security, Forest Lake Inn, Four Eyes Design, Grand Rapids, Hopkins, journal writing, Lake Calhoun, Lakewood Community College, nightmare mansion, Pat Ciernia, retirement party, sabbaticals, Skid Row, Summit Avenue, Texas, The Wandering Moon, Theron Hollingsworth, University of Minnesota, Uptown Minneapolis
Moving Mountains
• August 30, 2019 • 2 CommentsPosted in 2019, St. Paul, Writing
Tags: Andy Dufresne, aspiration, Brian, Cathedral Hill, Merriam Park, Mitsubishi pickup, Selby Avenue, Shawshank, Summit Hill, Summit mansion, Theron Hollingsworth, Western Avenue
The Fear Year (Part 3)
• March 29, 2019 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1992, 1993, Florida, Hopkins, Minnetrista, St. Paul
Tags: Ahmed, Bill Clinton, Cathedral Hill, Cognac McCarthy's, conciliation court, depression, Depressive Mind, Eric, forcible rape, George H.W. Bush, German Kulturhaus, holiday parties, Jenny, landlords, Lexington on Grand, Mancini's, Morroccan, New Year's Day, New Years Eve, Ramsey County Sheriff, Ryder van, Shad, Summit Avenue, Sweeney's, Town & Country Club
Three Octobers
• October 9, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1985, 1995, 2005, 2006, Writing
Tags: calendars, Cathedral Hill, chocoloate chip cookies, Datsun, depression, diaries, East Coast, Excelsior, Fingerhut, Game Farm Road, high school, Howard Johnson's, Indiana, infidelity, journals, labyrinths, Liz, Michelle, Michigan, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Mist, Northfield, Patrick, Paul, Spring Park, Summit Hill, The Greenhouse, Theron Hollingsworth, track and field, William Frost
Completely in the Dark 