Minneapolis

The painted desert Bad Lands 

Minneapolis. The ride on highway 90 and 35W were bone jarring, mind numbing and painful. The worst roads we have encountered since we left the west coat. We were kind of a mess when we arrived at Donna and Paul’s place. Everybody got out and helped us park the Rv in back. Long poles pushed up branches and many garbage cans were moved. It actually spreads over two properties. We are going to make some Butter, cream, dark chocolate almond caramels for them.

We started the morning with breakfast at Bad Waitress café and then a long walk to Walgreen’s for a prescription and a road atlas. After years of seeing Pearl Vision commercials on TV I went to find one. My eyes have kinda gone south on the trip. I got new glasses six months ago and they were fine but over the past 5 or 6 weeks my distance vision has gone?

My eyes have change quickly and I need a new pair. What a bummer! I went prepared with a fedx invoice (my account) for the glasses to be shipped to Milwaukee, our next extended stop.

Today the 21^st an art project is being presented in so.  Cal. I designed the entire thing while on this trip?  I like what I designed and have fingers crossed for a win. The design came easy and a piece of it is really exciting for me. I will post a picture if I win.

The family has laughed a lot on this trip. It also has talked and of course bar brawls has sporadically broken out. The worst of the brawls was settled by Lily who had watched one episode of Doctor Phil and felt like she had it together. She came up with a great scheme that was worthy of day time TV.

I spent 1970 to 86 in Minneapolis and I don’t feel any nostalgia for the place? I am staying in the house I used to live in but I can’t find a remnant of emotional history.

I guess when I packed up and left this town I left completely.

The quality of food is much better than when I was here, espresso is more easily accessible and the old neighborhood  feels unchanged. Nice and creepy at the same time.

The organization of the city is very efficient, very Scando. Germanic. It is clearly a place that likes you to be different  - - - just not too different.

Lily does her interpretive dance to the ghost's of the Corn Palace.

Is it the socks, the sandals or the aloof attitude that make all the plaster women go for me.