A few years ago, my lovely wife bought me what was possibly the greatest birthday gift she could think of, an iPod. I’m typically not the type to really latch on to a thing anymore, but this device has become a love-worn treasure. It hasn’t been so much a form of entertainment to me,...
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Calling an audible, Part I
Wedged in
I had just seen this home listed for sale in Hopkins, and my first though was about just how huge it is in comparison to the typical story-and-a-half that one finds in my town. The second thought was just how close it is to its neighbors, and the third was, “Hasn’t anyone had enough...
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Wrong way
One of the reasons that we bought our house here in Hopkins is the impending construction of the Southwest Light Rail line. Sure, we’re connected to Minneapolis via mass transit as it is, but knowing that a smooth, electric train line is coming to supplement or replace entirely that big, smelly bus was an...
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