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Published columnist. Freelance Journalist. โœ๐Ÿ“ฐ๐ŸŒŠ (Retired) Telecommunications Engineer. Free Press * Free Speech * Minneapolis, MN.


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Hennepin Avenue, and 10th Street S. Minneapolis (1940)

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"๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ˆ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ"

Read today's column online at: bitscolumn.blogspot.com/2024/07/wish...

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๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐Œ๐œ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐กโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐œ๐ก: โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š.โ€ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ– ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.

speeches.byu.edu/talks/david-...

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Fireworks photographed over Lake Calhoun (Bde Maka Ska) in 1941.
Source: Hennepin County Library
#fourthofjuly

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Hello, I've been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty.

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๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–; ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”.๐’. ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š, ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง, ๐ƒ.๐‚.

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Beautiful photo. I'm a fan of hers.

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Good movie.

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Formed about 50 million years ago, Devils Tower, a butte in the Black Hills of northeastern Wyoming, was designated as the United States' first National Monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation. - Edward R. Murrow

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Tally-Ho Restaurant W. Broadway and DuPont Ave. N. in Minneapolis. (1959/60)

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He left us to soon.

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ษช แด…แด ษดแดแด› แดกแด€ษดแด› แด›แด สŸษชแด แด‡ ษชษด แด€ษด แด€แดœแด›แดแด„ส€แด€แด„ส.

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True. It is.

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๐Ÿ’ฏ

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In his book "Still: American Silent Motion Picture Photography," photography historian David S. Shields describes Eugene Robert Richee's 1928 portrait, "Louise Brooks and Pearls," as "the most singularly arresting portrait of the entire silent era."

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9th and Hennepin, Minneapolis. (Feb. 23, 1950) -Minnesota Historical Society

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Radio City Theater located at 36 S 9th St, Minneapolis. (1958)

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Catch you later.

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Behold! Unveiled before your very eyes, a hidden staircase so infamous, so legendary, it whispers tales of secret trysts and clandestine gatherings. This is no ordinary ascent; it's a portal to another world, a passage steeped in mystery and intrigue.

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Minneapolis was incorporated as a city in 1867. However, it merged with the city of St. Anthony in 1872, forming the modern city of Minneapolis as we know it today

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May 11, 1858 -- yes, we became the 32nd state.

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Is 32 a measurement of some sort?

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Well, we need to see who is driving and how ample they are!

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I know of folks here who do like them.

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I get that!

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Yes, I thought of Dan Quayle.

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I was shopping at Costco this afternoon.

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I ran on the soft shoulders of the road. My knees are still in good condition.

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I love Robert Zimmerman, and this classic he wrote when he came back from England in '65.

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In Japan, a sink is built above the toilet tank for hand washing, and the water drains into the tank for the next flush, saving millions of gallons of water each year. This design conserves water and promotes sustainability.๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง

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The American Meteorite Museum on highway 66, near Meteor Crater in Arizona. Then and now.

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I will say that I was born many years BEFORE 1963.

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I loved Dr. Pepper!

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We did, too. Quite the time.

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) introduced the 5-digit ZIP code on July 1, 1963.

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Louise Brooks and Archie the koala. (1928)

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๐Ÿ˜ฑ

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Oh, let's not play that game!

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Q is the only letter that never appears in the name of a US State.

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The Seville Hotel / Red's Roost (15 Glenwood Ave N) Minneapolis. (1978 / 2013)

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"You dudes know of any parties or keggers happening this weekend?"

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Behold the dramatic transformation of a 1920s New York City building after a thorough power washing!

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When I was a kid and my two brothers and I got new PF Flyers, we would race each other down the street to see which had the fastest pair.

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"Give me a Diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it quick, I'm in a goddamn hurry!"

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4016 Bloomington Ave in Minneapolis. (1966 or so)

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