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Monthly Archives: September 2009

In the stacks

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Holing up in the new-ish Des Moines Central Library this morning, a blocky, snaking structure in a thoroughly refurbished stretch of downtown (posh restuarants, sculpture garden, Starbucks) not far from my high school. Gazing through the library’s copper mesh facade, it is scarcely recognizable as my hometown. Work has been relentless lately—like slaying a hydra [...]

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Exit row

Saturday, September 19, 2009

I’m starting to like our new airline overlords. Somebody at Delta decided to show the new HBO dramatization of the Maysles Brothers’ cult classic “Grey Gardens,” the kookiest in-flight programming ever. Between quicky assignments (“Why reusable bottles?” Um, do I really need to tell you?), I keep glancing up and seeing Drew Barrymore bawling in [...]

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No baby

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Jo turns three this weekend. Though I’ll be celebrating from a remote location, she’ll be lunching with her best buds at the farmer’s market then riding the LRT downtown to see The Red balloon at the library. She’d be the first to tell you: it’s a big girl party. The littlest big girl on the [...]

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Reflections

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

> For a second consecutive Labor Day, we retreated to the untroubled waters of Aitkin County’s tiny Lone Lake. Highlights include spirited inter-generational gaming (Boggle, Trivial Pursuit), Brainerd’s best doughnuts, getting lost on the county’s rutted back roads, and jumping around frantically to keep a wet kite aloft in a thrilling/appalling display of futility (I [...]

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