May 24, 2007
30 years of Star Wars
Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars. I saw it for the first time in late June or early July of 1977 in Easley, SC, and watched it two more times that summer. It was indeed a milestone movie fo me: first time I saw a movie more than once, launched a life-long love of sci-fi, and made it OK to be a geek. Thank you, Star Wars!
May 18, 2007
Gold Medal Park
On Wednesday Minneapolis opened Gold Medal Park. I went to check it out yesterday. It's very cool in the day, but might be even more stunning at night. Well, at least the twilight photos look great; I'll go back this weekend to see for myself.
May 16, 2007
a good mess??
Possessing a neat house may be an over-rated goal, claims an article in today's Star Tribune. That's blasphemy!!
May 15, 2007
end of the 30s
Yesterday I turned 39, so one more year before the big 4-0! I have enjoyed years 30-38; hopefully the 39th will be a good one too....
May 10, 2007
CEHD Commencement
Tonight the College of Education and Human Development will hold its 2007 Commencement. Bring on the Pomp and Circumstance!
May 09, 2007
journey to the 1950s and back again
On Monday I received an ad for Mother's Day products that featured the following graphic:
Note that all of the Moms are White (well, dining and/or pampered & pretty Moms might be bi-racial); I thought that the advertisers' code mandates that at least one obviously "ethnic" person be included in each spot?!
Yesterday I was catapulted back to this century, when a UPS driver handed me a package out in the front yard of my house, even though I was grungy from cutting the grass. I thought, "how does she know this is my house without asking for ID," but was impressed that I was given the benefit of the doubt....
May 08, 2007
first letter
Today a letter arrived from my oldest niece (who is 8), the first snail mail she's ever sent! Before the age of email I enjoyed sending and receiving postal mail, so hopefully today's letter is the first of many....
May 02, 2007
first use of Go-To Card
Last Friday I posted a note about getting my Go-To card. I used it for the first time today, and it appears that there will be some permanent bugs in the system. When I first used the card it worked fine right out of the gate when boarding the train to the Mall of America, but on my return trip I got a "card read error" message, and then the machine read the card. Just before exiting the Lake St. station, though, when checking my account balance I had to get through seveal read failures before the amount was displayed. Oh well, I'm still glad to have my card!
custom stamps
Yesterday I received an invite to my brother-in-law's wedding, one which featured a custom stamp made from a photo. Wow, I didn't know that one could do this!