Targhetto Parking Lot Ducks

Lake & Minnehaha Target parking lot.

i really, REALLY hope these Mallards are just resting, and that that hoodie is NOT their nest.

minneapolis dead end

is minneapolis a dead end city? hell no!

shovel at seward community center playground

it looks like some kid got a bit out of control at the seward community center playground just north of mathews park...

powderhorn park turtle

yay! i "saved" a turtle that was hangin' out on 31st just north of poho park.

not sure what it was doing so far away from the lake, but figured the grass in the park would be better than the road so i moved it. (there wasn't any mowing going on, or anything.

not sure what kind of turtle it is, but the person i was with speculated that it was a snapping turtle. it DID seem awfully bitey...

i think its trying to bite me is just its way of saying thanks!

you're welcome!

squirrel v english house sparrow

so, i'm hard at work and minding my own biz at about 5:00 this evening, and i hear the (what seems like) million english house sparrows that are nesting in the vines outside my window making a HUGE ruckus.

hoping that there's one of the hawks that i've seen "hunting" in the vines before, i head to the window with my camera, only to see a SQUIRREL on the window ledge munching on a chick.

CA-RAZY!!

why can't there be an army of squirrels trained to hit the nests of this invasive species, and tcb? maybe someday...

anyways, over the next 1/2 hour i shot a few short vids, and took some still photos which didn't work that well since the "feast" was on the other side of a screen, but here's a representative shot:

minneapolis bridge to nowhere

in honor of alaska's fav grampa felon ted stevens hangin' in there, here's a photo of some old train bridges that are parked along the bike trail near hwy 100.

headless horse, man

in honor of halloween, here's a picture of some sorta float thing, or something, that's parked in a bodyshop parking lot on like 27th ave and 28th st.

minneapolis c. s. i., or is it csi ?

as in "crushed squirrel incident".

no need for the "investigation" part, since it appears obvious what happened to the little buddy.

OW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah, and sorry about falling SO far behind, but i DO have like 5 or 6 more things on tap, maybe tomorrow will be a mini-blogathon in an effort to get back on track. there actually ARE some pretty groovy things, well sorta...

unintentional flag desecration

i've always tought that too many people spend too much time worrying about Old Glory being "desecrated", and find it very humorous that a huge number of those people routinely violate us code with relation to the Flag.

here's a perfect example that i found on a target endcap...



"oh, look at that. now THAT'S 'merican, i'd better buy THAT brand. plus, if that chick who sang that song 20 years ago likes 'em, well, so will i."

not only is the Flag on the box, but kellogg's is promoting their delicious corn flakes by offering a "free" one. seems to me that that's a double violation of the Flag code...

UNITED STATES CODE - TITLE 36 - CHAPTER 10

PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS

§176. Respect for flag

...

(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard...

burn fat not oil

was up in seward, and among the MANY "lefty" yard signs, i noticed this one that NOBODY should disagree with...

target carts on the loose

looks like at least SOME people have figured out how to circumvent the wheel-locking of the carts from the lake/hiawatha target (aka targhetto), since the above were parked near the north entry to the lake/hiawatha lrt stop.

cool hand luke on 27th ave?

these mighta been like this for a while, and surely they're just in the process of being installed so that the city can make sure that NOBODY stops at any of the shops on the 3000 block of 27th, but since paul newman's death is so recent, and cool hand luke was such an awesome movie, i wanna just pretend that his ghost came and did this or something...

ghandi mahal

go here for delicious...



they're located just south of lake on 27th ave (ya know, kinda by the town talk).

i'm no expert in indian food, but THIS is the best i've had. YUM!!

oh, and 2 things:

1 - i have NO association with the restaurant
2 - i DO realize that this is becoming a "27th and lake" blog

more bike rack probs

the "note" says "not a bike rack".

maybe not, but it IS a nice sturdy pole at the ivy building.

oh, and the obama sign from a few days ago has vanished...

denny's skillcrane breakfast idea

the must be the post-equinox light, but at around 6:00 as i was walking by the denny's across from the town talk dinner, that there's a skillcrane near the door:



so the idea of a skillcrane based self-serve breakfast bar popped into my head.

really! won't it be totally awesome? there could be dif skillcranes for eggs, and pancakes, and hashbrowns, and toast. i suppose bacon and sausage could be in the same one, since they're both super greasy.

it could be a charge by the ounce set-up, or better yet ALL YOU CAN EAT, cuz it'd really turn into all you can GRAB, which from my experience would not be much.

there'd probably have to be different types of claws or scoops depending on the food item, but that shouldn't be a problem.

there could even be a self-serve desert thing with pudding and/or ice cream!

the only drawback that i can see if that this sorta thing might not be very sanitary if the machines aren't thoroughly cleaned.

so, there ya go. if anybody actually reads this and wants to run with my idea, it's all your. best of luck with it.

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totally as an aside...one of the most satisfying breakfast's i've ever eaten was after a skullcranes show in cedar falls, iowa. golden fucking pancake, indeed. (pretty sure it wasn't a golden pancake, but it was STILL delish) on my mind cuzza breakfast, and well, "skill", "skull"...

$2.50 seizure inducers

sure they look like loads of fun, but i can think of many potential probs with these...

signage etiquette

so this obama sign is planted outside of the ivy arts building on 27th & 27th...



made me wonder what the signage etiquette is for businesses and such where not all of the people/biz's actually support a candidate.

i'll keep my eyes open to see if mccain or nader or whoever signs sprout up over time.

patrick's cabaret

it looks like the work on the building is done, and there's brand new flag too...

tall bike

snapped this while headed downtown on the train...



i think it'd be so super cool to ride one, but i would undoubtedly kill myself by falling right off, or from not being able to stop.

take THAT subway

noticed these at rainbow...



the picture DOES NOT do them justice. they're enormous!! looks like they're mostly bread, but still...