
August 31, 2008
Comedy Central's Indecision 2008

August 30, 2008
My First Encounter Of The RNC

August 29, 2008
To Go Or Not To Go

So keep in mind, tropical storm Gustav [as of 11:00 PM Thursday] and currently located over Jamaica [hang in there Jamaica] could make landfall sometime during next weeks RNC. So there is talk of delaying the convention a couple of days to make sure we have everything in order where ever the potential hurricane makes landfall. What does that do to all of these protesters plans? I would imagine many are flying into the Twin Cities just for the RNC and have a schedule time to leave, but if the convention is delayed, will the protesters just go away?
Also keep in mind, people have been arested/detained for taking photos before the convention has even started. Fox 9 News Report
August 28, 2008
Republican National Convention Sept 1-4

I was reading a local Twin Cities blog about taking photos at the RNC, this reply is what has me worried. Keep in mind, this is worst case scenario
1. stay close to the cops (even in this day and age, you're safer around them than in the crowd)
2. if you have goggles, take them. if not, consider getting some
3. take a water bottle and a couple of rags... not for drinking, but for soaking the rag in case the tear gas starts flying
4. try to have someone go with you to watch your back... when you've got your face pressed against the back of the camera, it's not easy to see the bottle flying your way
5. know your exits
6. be prepared to lose your equipment (one tv cameraman got between the kkk and a group of protestors and had to use the camera as a shield)
this is all worst case scenario kind of stuff, but it's better to be prepared.
So do I still go? Do I need to worry?
August 27, 2008
I Stopped And Paused
August 26, 2008
The Two Balcony's

August 25, 2008
Something Old, Something New
August 24, 2008
August 22, 2008
Castle Like Structure

August 21, 2008
Federal Building, Built In 1902

August 20, 2008
Inside The Landmark Center

By the late 1880's Minnesota's capital, St Paul and it's sister town across the river, Minneapolis had grown into thriving young cities. Only 40 years earlier, when St Paul was little more than a small collection of houses and muddy streets, Henry Jackson had dispensed the city's mail from a shelf in his dry goods store. Now St Paul was receiving more than 50 million pieces of mail annually, and the post office and federal courts had outgrown their space in the city's original federal building at Fifth and Wabasha streets. Civic leaders and elected officials began lobbying Congress for a much larger federal building. After several uncuccessful attempts, the St Paul contingent succeeded in 1891 when Congress approved a grand new building, one that would confirm St Paul's rapid rise and promising future.
August 19, 2008
Guess Where I Am Today - Part 2
August 18, 2008
Guess Where I Am Today
August 17, 2008
Beyond The Home Run Fence

August 16, 2008
Midway Stadium

August 15, 2008
Foshay Tower Lights Up The Night

Normally the lights on the Foshay Tower go unlit. I believe I heard it had been 15 years since they were last lit up. The reason they were powered on was to mark the opening of a new beginning for the Foshay Tower. It has been converted from an office building to a 230 room 'W Hotel'. Ralph W Burnet and Ryan Companies have spent over $90 million in the renovation process.
This great contribution photo and more can be found found at the authors flicker website.
August 14, 2008
Saint Paul Saints

August 12, 2008
The Hot Dog Man
August 11, 2008
McDonalds Playland In West St Paul



August 10, 2008
End Of Line
August 9, 2008
Down The Alleyway
August 8, 2008
August 7, 2008
At Last, I See Flowing Water
August 6, 2008
Signal Car Wash

August 5, 2008
August 4, 2008
Reflections In The Round
August 3, 2008
Entrance To Cottage View Drive-In

Labels:
cottage grove,
cottage view drive-in,
theater
August 2, 2008
August 1, 2008
Theme Day: Metal
Hopefully I have a bit of a different take on the August Theme Day. This month the them is 'metal' sure, sure, Minnesota is home of the Iron Range in the northern part of the state. My take on the 'metal' theme is the 'Heavy Metal' variety. I enjoy a good, loud, head banging, fist pumping, mosh pit, thrashing guitars, pounding drums, guitar solos and a singer who doesn't sound like Britney Spears. From row 14 at the Kid Rock concert at the Xcel Energy Center on April 13, 2006. This is my 'metal' theme day photo. Oh and I may not exactly enjoy the mosh pits, I'm not as young as I once was.

Stop by the other cities participating in the August Theme Day via the links below the photo. Do remember that there are timezone differences between the other cities. Or you can head over to the portal page to see a thumbnail view of blogs that have posted their corner store photo.
Albuquerque (NM), Aliso Viejo (CA), American Fork (UT), Anderson (SC), Ararat, Australia, Arradon, France, Aspen (CO), Athens, Greece, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, Austin (TX), Bandung, Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Barrow-in-Furness, UK, Barton (VT), Bellefonte (PA), Bicheno, Australia, Birmingham (AL), Bogor, Indonesia, Boston (MA), Brantford (ON), Bucharest, Romania, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Canterbury, UK, Chandler (AZ), Château-Gontier, France, Chateaubriant, France, Cheltenham, UK, Chennai, India, Chesapeake (VA), Cincinnati, OH, Blue Mountains, Australia, Corsicana (TX), East Gwillimbury, Canada, Edinburgh, UK, Edmonton (AL), Evry, France, Folkestone, UK, Forks (WA), Fort Lauderdale (FL), Gabriola, Canada, Geneva (IL), Greenville (SC), Grenoble, France, Gun Barrel City (TX), Hamilton, New Zealand, Hampton (VA), Haninge, Sweden, Hanoi, Vietnam, Helsinki, Finland, Hobart, Australia, Hyde, UK, Hyde, UK, Jackson (MS), Jefferson City (MO), Jerusalem, Israel, Kansas City (MO), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kyoto, Japan, Lakewood (OH), Larchmont (NY), Las Vegas (NV), Leipzig, Germany, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, London, UK, London, UK, Lynchburg (VA), Mainz, Germany, Manila, Philippines, Mashhad, Iran, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Menton, France, Mesa (AZ), Mexico City, Mexico, Middletown (MD), Milwaukee (WI), Minneapolis (MN), Minneapolis (MN), Minneapolis (MN), Misawa, Japan, Molfetta, Italy, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Monterrey, Mexico, Mumbai, India, Mumbai, India, Nancy, France, Nashville (TN), Nelson, New Zealand, New Delhi, India, New Orleans (LA), New York City (NY), New York City (NY), New York City (NY), Newport News (VA), Norfolk (VA), Norwich, UK, Ocean Township (NJ), Oklahoma City (OK), Orlando (FL), Owasso (OK), Palos Verdes (CA), Paris, France, Pasadena (CA), Pasadena (CA), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Petoskey (MI), Philadelphia (PA), Phoenix (AZ), Phoenix (AZ), Pilisvörösvár, Hungary, Port Angeles (WA), Port Vila, Vanuatu, Portsmouth (VA), Prague, Czech Republic, Pretoria, South Africa, Quezon City, Philippines, Quincy (MA), Ramsey, Isle of Man, Rancho Palos Verdes (CA), Riga, Latvia, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rouen, France, Saigon, Vietnam, Saint Louis (MO), Saint Paul (MN), Salem (OR), Salt Lake City (UT), San Antonio (TX), San Diego (CA), San Francisco (CA), Schenectady (NY), Seattle (WA), Seattle (WA), Seguin (TX), Selma (AL), Sequim (WA), Sesimbra, Portugal, Setúbal, Portugal, Sharon (CT), Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Sofia, Bulgaria, South Pasadena (CA), Springfield (IL), Stanwood (WA), Stavanger, Norway, Stayton (OR), Stockholm, Sweden, Stouffville, Canada, Subang Jaya, Malaysia, Suffolk (VA), Sunshine Coast, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, Tamarindo, Costa Rica, Tempe (AZ), Terrell (TX), Tokyo, Japan, Torun, Poland, Torun, Poland, Tuzla, Bosnia, Twin Cities (MN), Victoria, Canada, Vienna, Austria, Villigen, Switzerland, Virginia Beach (VA), Wailea (HI), Washington (DC), Wellington, New Zealand, West Paris (ME), West Sacramento (CA), Weston (FL), Williamsburg (VA), Willits (CA), Yardley (PA)

Stop by the other cities participating in the August Theme Day via the links below the photo. Do remember that there are timezone differences between the other cities. Or you can head over to the portal page to see a thumbnail view of blogs that have posted their corner store photo.
Albuquerque (NM), Aliso Viejo (CA), American Fork (UT), Anderson (SC), Ararat, Australia, Arradon, France, Aspen (CO), Athens, Greece, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, Austin (TX), Bandung, Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Barrow-in-Furness, UK, Barton (VT), Bellefonte (PA), Bicheno, Australia, Birmingham (AL), Bogor, Indonesia, Boston (MA), Brantford (ON), Bucharest, Romania, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Canterbury, UK, Chandler (AZ), Château-Gontier, France, Chateaubriant, France, Cheltenham, UK, Chennai, India, Chesapeake (VA), Cincinnati, OH, Blue Mountains, Australia, Corsicana (TX), East Gwillimbury, Canada, Edinburgh, UK, Edmonton (AL), Evry, France, Folkestone, UK, Forks (WA), Fort Lauderdale (FL), Gabriola, Canada, Geneva (IL), Greenville (SC), Grenoble, France, Gun Barrel City (TX), Hamilton, New Zealand, Hampton (VA), Haninge, Sweden, Hanoi, Vietnam, Helsinki, Finland, Hobart, Australia, Hyde, UK, Hyde, UK, Jackson (MS), Jefferson City (MO), Jerusalem, Israel, Kansas City (MO), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kyoto, Japan, Lakewood (OH), Larchmont (NY), Las Vegas (NV), Leipzig, Germany, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, London, UK, London, UK, Lynchburg (VA), Mainz, Germany, Manila, Philippines, Mashhad, Iran, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Menton, France, Mesa (AZ), Mexico City, Mexico, Middletown (MD), Milwaukee (WI), Minneapolis (MN), Minneapolis (MN), Minneapolis (MN), Misawa, Japan, Molfetta, Italy, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Monterrey, Mexico, Mumbai, India, Mumbai, India, Nancy, France, Nashville (TN), Nelson, New Zealand, New Delhi, India, New Orleans (LA), New York City (NY), New York City (NY), New York City (NY), Newport News (VA), Norfolk (VA), Norwich, UK, Ocean Township (NJ), Oklahoma City (OK), Orlando (FL), Owasso (OK), Palos Verdes (CA), Paris, France, Pasadena (CA), Pasadena (CA), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Petoskey (MI), Philadelphia (PA), Phoenix (AZ), Phoenix (AZ), Pilisvörösvár, Hungary, Port Angeles (WA), Port Vila, Vanuatu, Portsmouth (VA), Prague, Czech Republic, Pretoria, South Africa, Quezon City, Philippines, Quincy (MA), Ramsey, Isle of Man, Rancho Palos Verdes (CA), Riga, Latvia, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rouen, France, Saigon, Vietnam, Saint Louis (MO), Saint Paul (MN), Salem (OR), Salt Lake City (UT), San Antonio (TX), San Diego (CA), San Francisco (CA), Schenectady (NY), Seattle (WA), Seattle (WA), Seguin (TX), Selma (AL), Sequim (WA), Sesimbra, Portugal, Setúbal, Portugal, Sharon (CT), Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Sofia, Bulgaria, South Pasadena (CA), Springfield (IL), Stanwood (WA), Stavanger, Norway, Stayton (OR), Stockholm, Sweden, Stouffville, Canada, Subang Jaya, Malaysia, Suffolk (VA), Sunshine Coast, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, Tamarindo, Costa Rica, Tempe (AZ), Terrell (TX), Tokyo, Japan, Torun, Poland, Torun, Poland, Tuzla, Bosnia, Twin Cities (MN), Victoria, Canada, Vienna, Austria, Villigen, Switzerland, Virginia Beach (VA), Wailea (HI), Washington (DC), Wellington, New Zealand, West Paris (ME), West Sacramento (CA), Weston (FL), Williamsburg (VA), Willits (CA), Yardley (PA)
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