Peter Tatikian

Staircase to nowhere, Sochacki Park, Minnesota.

Abandoned wooden staircase in wooded wetland

Tasty treat on another 100 degree day. Bottled in old-school, returnable, refillable bottles, here in Minnesota.

Old school soda pop bottle cap labeled "Fruit Punch"

The end of the $25 Craigslist trimmer.

You shall trim no more.

A brisk walk to the neighborhood park on a very sunny, and very cold early afternoon. Waite Park, Northeast Minneapolis

Heading back for breakfast after a (very overdue) morning surf.

Manhattan Beach, California 10:00:44AM PST (UTC-7)

#adayinthelife

A great day to go outside. Northeast Minneapolis.

Fresh mini doughnuts and fancy soda pop; it’s the state fair in a box.

I have, yet again, angered the bicycle tire gods. 🗿

slimed

Our neighbor’s yard is well protected. Huzzah!

It is good to see blue skies and actual sunshine this morning after a Thanksgiving holiday weekend of repeated snowstorms.

My third plan for commuting (post-Snowpocalypse) to work today appears to be successful. Logistical lessons learned.

Prepping for the pending Snocpocalypse.

According to the weather forecast, this may be the last day of green(-ish) grass and snow-free bike path that we’ll see before next spring.

Grand Rounds Trail, Columbia Park, Minneapolis

Nobody home. Waite Park, Minneapolis

No dawdling on yesterday’s evening walk; the “feels like” temperature was just a little above 20 degrees.

I may enjoy using my label maker a bit too much.

Ollie the dog and I discovered the Bridge of Dreams hiding in Webber Park, Minneapolis.

Hello Office 2011 for Mac. I remember you, and your repeatedly corrupting Entourage database. I do miss these giant third-party manuals. I would purchase them regularly, read them rarely.

Another workplace warehouse discovery; an opened, and no doubt long forgotten, box containing a Doggie Dooley. It looks to be a sort of septic tank exclusively for dog poop.

And unlike Suburban Dad on the Quickrete bag, this Suburban Dad is considerably less stoked to scoop the poop. He should also check out the health of that tree in his back yard; it’s not looking too good.

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Who knew replacing a simple toilet seat would require several hours of my Sunday?

It’s starting to get chilly…

Enjoying my commute, even with a bit of early-season snow.

Winter has arrived at the picnic tables.

BNSF Engine 9907 has been sitting at the front of the line since late summer; let’s see how long that lasts. Then ten-year-old train nerd in me wants to know what type of engine that is (the paint scheme looks like it was originally a AT&SF locomotive).

That’s a lot of gold tones and blue for a chilly Minnesota morning.