Glenn McDavid

After too-long a hiatus, I am finally doing something resembling exercise again. Both Monday and today I went out for walks on the downtown Minneapolis skyway system, going from Government Center to the Hyatt Regency on Nicollet Mall and back again. I think it is about two miles on the map, but the twists and turns of the Skyway must lengthen it considerably. I need to get a better measure of the distance I actually cover.

Because of the snowstorm I stayed inside for the entire trip on Monday, but today I ducked outside for a few blocks on the return trip. This was not too bad, even though I did not bring a coat. The cold (41^oF/5^oC) weather kept me moving fast.

From our host in Albert Lea this past weekend:

It's winter in Minnesota
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour
At twenty-five below.

Oh, how I love Minnesota
When the snow's up to your butt
You take a breath of winter
And your nose gets frozen shut.

Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around
I could never leave Minnesota
'Cause I'm frozen to the ground!!

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( with my old camera )

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( getting through the storm )

( office stuff )

( routine Clann stuff )

I was working on a long account of my adventures in the storm yesterday, but I could not keep up with events. Our family, the house, and both automobiles all made it through without damage. After a good night's sleep saying that seems more important than a detailed narrative. In any case, nothing I could say would top this picture which davidwilford posted.

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Today is mia_mcdavid's birthday, as lsanderson very promptly noted.( Read more... )