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The Children are Watching

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTZolSGjizp/

Nicholas Dircz on Instagram: "THE. CHILDREN. ARE. WATCHING. Minnesota needed this tonight. Thank you @thetishjones. Thank you @timberwolves. Now is not the time to be silent. There’s work to do. #MLKJr #TishJones #Timberwolves #Poetry #SpokenWord"

414 likes, 31 comments - djmadmardigan on January 11, 2026: "THE. CHILDREN. ARE. WATCHING. Minnesota needed this tonight. Thank you @thetishjones. Thank you @timberwolves. Now is not the time to be silent. There’s work to do. #MLKJr #TishJones #Timberwolves #Poetry #SpokenWord".

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Bob Collins Jan 4

Andrew Kalat Dec 10

Okay AvNerds, I would have assumed this was NOT possible, but a brave soul took a Carbon Cub with a Rotax up to 37,000 feet. Full video with ATC comms: https://youtu.be/5g3cTDqLP6k?si=kZv-i6T2n-trKUHL

37,609ft - Carbon Cub Altitude Record Full Flight with ATC Audio

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Bob Collins Jan 4

DriftlessRoots Jan 3

Finished my paper airplane FPP #quilt recently and am already well into the next project. Except for the backing which I don't like enough to show it's all thrifted and salvaged fabric. Each plane is ditch stitched on my machine and then the "speed lines" are big hand stitching. #sewing #quilting

Bob Collins Jan 3

Been away for a year and a half but returning like the Prodigal Son.

Bob Collins May 23, 2024

MPR is dying, but it's got company

https://stirringsfromtheemptynest.blogspot.com/2024/05/mpr-is-dying-but-its-got-company.html

#Minnesota
#PublicMedia

MPR is dying but it's got company

I had lunch with a long-time best friend colleague during my working years yesterday. She came out to the hangar for a picnic. She left MPR...

Bob Collins May 22, 2024

We've had 5 days with precipitation in Woodbury. Total: 4.54". Guess I shouldn't be surprised the finished basement is taking on water.

#mnwx
#minnesotaweather
#Minnesota

Bob Collins May 12, 2024

Robert Reich May 12, 2024

Many of same Republicans in Congress sharing Mother's Day wishes also oppose paid family leave and universal childcare. Hello?

Bob Collins May 2, 2024

What the heck am I doing? Starting a fiberglass project on the canopy. Stay tuned

#experimentalaviation

Bob Collins Apr 22, 2024

I honestly don't see how you write an obit about Terry Anderson without mentioning Peggy Say, his sister, who was singularly responsible for keeping the nation's attention on him throughout his captivity and was the actual hero of the story.

https://apnews.com/article/terry-anderson-dies-associated-press-c266353298c04dbf874ab4d94536f2b3

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76

Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages, has died. His death Sunday was confirmed by his daughter, Sulome Anderson. Terry Anderson was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years. Anderson, who was tortured and chained to a wall, wrote about his experiences in the best-selling memoir, “Den of Lions.” After returning to the United States in 1991, Anderson gave public speeches, taught journalism and, at various times, operated a blues bar, Cajun restaurant, horse ranch and gourmet restaurant. He also struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder.

AP News

Bob Collins Apr 18, 2024

Can you pony up for the pups?

#minnesota
#dogs
#pets

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