A few weeks ago I did that thing where I carry out some plan that probably isn’t a good idea, but I am sort of set on it, so let’s just start biking. A few hours later I ended up at Mississippi Gateway Regional Park in Brooklyn Park. Rather than arriving mid-morning like I planned,… Continue reading Mississippi Gateway Regional Park – Part 1
The Board Game of the Alpha Nerds | Grantland (2014)
I browse Hacker News sometimes and tonight there was this old repost about the board game Diplomacy. This is a link to it.
Hillcrest Elementary
This isn’t the playground I grew up with, but it is it’s successor. The Hillcrest Elementary playground in Bloomington was rebuilt probably more than a decade ago, so I don’t have first hand experience as a kid playing on it, but I do go back to visit it a couple times a year. It’s a… Continue reading Hillcrest Elementary
Reynolds Park
I was in Bloomington the other day, over near the west side, when I had a free morning with the littlest kid and I ended up at Reynolds Park just northwest of Hyland Park. The play equipment is branded as Xccent Play, though that is a bit of a mystery as I can’t find any… Continue reading Reynolds Park
Past Photos from Japan Nº 1
I have some (okay, many) photos of Japan that I can share leading up to our move there, so I’m going to post a few times up to when we leave. This are just picked out of a very large heap without much rhyme or reason. Kamakura Kamakura is a suburb of Yokohama, which itself… Continue reading Past Photos from Japan Nº 1
EXPO Elementary Playground
I was surprised the other day by St. Paul, which doesn’t happen often but it’s nice when it does, and in this case it was about a playground. I rode with Kidical Mass from Highland Park (the playground across Montreal Ave from the Circus Juventas big top tent) on a short trip that took us… Continue reading EXPO Elementary Playground
Tretbaugh Park Pump Track
With a little free time in the morning a few days ago I finally made it down to 90th and France in Bloomington to check out the new-ish pump track / bicycle skills park at Tretbaugh Park. It was completed I believe last year, and replaced the broomball rinks where I used to play in… Continue reading Tretbaugh Park Pump Track
Woodhaven
There is a large “destination” playground in Eagan that I recently heard about, Woodhaven. I initially just checked it out online and was largely dismissive of it because of the evident lack of shade. It’s entirely surfaced with poured-in-place rubber (PIP) which also gives that extra “sun baked” feeling to it, that feeling they cleared… Continue reading Woodhaven
Quick Takes Nº 1
I have some thoughts and a lot of gripes, yet many of them don’t need their own post. Here are some of them.
Washington Park
Washington Park is a normal community park in Richfield in the northwest corner of the Cedar/77 and 494 intersection. An old friend mentioned it as some place they were hoping to check out and I guess I beat them to it on an overcast day. My overall feeling was that there wasn’t any one particular… Continue reading Washington Park