A wonderful tie-dye display at the Pink Palace Crafts Fair in October.

Will Freeman is a local man of many talents. He currently works at a midtown catering business but, his passion lies in video production and sound engineering. He’s also keen on the fine art of chill.

One of the great things about our fabulous city is the thickness of the air in February.  You can almost taste the humidity in this photo, shot early on a February day.

I love Belvedere in all seasons.  These photos were taken in January, March, June, and October of 2010.

Leon Redbone is a lunatic. A wonderful, wonderful lunatic. I have enjoyed Leon Redbone since I was a kid. I suspect the first time I saw him was in the 1970′s on SNL. His unique voice combined with his very apparent humor and fashion sense have always made for an entertaining presentation. Recently, my wife [...]

The group was silent, staring down at the new foot. Mr. Lee, Junior, Sue, and Little Junior, standing in a circle, eyes cast downward, would have appeared to be praying from anyone looking in the big window of Mr. Lee’s Prosthetic shop. “It looks colored,” Junior’s voice was barely audible. “What?” Mr. Lee asked. “The [...]

Some joker in Minnesota announced this week that the dates of the astrological birth signs has changed. And, while he was at it, he added another sign. Parke Kunkle with the Minnesota Planetarium Society (and an astronomy instructor at a community college) announced that due to a wobbly earth, the signs have to be adjusted. [...]

That last half of August the part of me I don’t admit to the tyrant I didn’t even know was in there set up shop (I worked on commission) and I think it’s fair to call it a shop of sweat and tears and blood eventually after I had put my handprints in the dust [...]

The boy woke with the dawn sun bright eyed and excited.  He checked over the bag he had packed the night before for any forgotten essentials.  Convinced he had packed everything he would need, he slipped the bag back into its hidey hole beneath the bed.  He took a final look around his bedroom, then [...]

1.  Margarita Monday 2. Tipsy Tuesday 3. Wasted Wednesday 4. Thirsty Thursday 5. Freakin’ Drunk Friday 6. Sloshed Saturday 7. Slightly Sober Sunday

The dog snarled like a hound of hell, haunches raised which caused the fur along his spine to rise up in a mighty stripe.  Dripping fangs born towards his prey helped finish the image.  He circled the small boy before him, each step calculated and exact to keep him within attacking position. The boy stood [...]

“Come on now boy, no time for lazing about now, there’s crops to bring in!”  The Fat Man’s voice bubbled with orneriness and annoyance as he passed by.  On his left shoulder he carried a bale of corn stalks, with his right hand he reached out and clouted the boy upon the back of his [...]

Rockuary Rockuary II Rock-arch Rockril Rock Rock! (Note the use of an exclamation point to differentiate Rock from Rock!) Rockly Rockust Rocktember Rocktober Rockvember Countdown to Rockin’ New Year’s Eve

“Oh it’s so nice to see you back to yourself once again!” Father bubbled over with glee as he took in the man before him. Fat Man smiled warmly in the beams of sunlight coming through the front window.  ”Feels good to be back!” The group stood in awkward silence, the only sound to be [...]

Maybe you have seen the signs around town -Charlotte Bergmann Can Win. It is so great to see Republican political campaigns catch up with their overall commitment to mediocrity.  Charlotte Bergmann Can Win is absolutely the least they can say about her. It’s non-committal, vague, and in no way speaks to her values, morals, experience or person. [...]

The young boy sat upon the floor cradling his unconscious father upon his lap.  Fear consumed his features as he took in the brutish man standing upon his doorstep within the ruins of the entryway. He glanced over to see Dog sitting to the side looking at the man with a quizzical cock of his [...]

Other than people with crippling agoraphobia, everyone loves eating out. Nonetheless, not every dining experience is positive. Here are some failed restaurants that simply didn’t delight the ever fickle foodie public and an explanation as to why they didn’t make it : 1. The Surly Frenchman – Poor service combined with a terrible name for [...]

A linocut of the legendary haggis, based on reports from the few people who see the haggis and don’t get their faces chewed off…