Black and Friday
It is Friday and Fridays are for fun.  The day after thanksgiving is apparently for shopping.  Shopping isn't something I like to do but I do enjoy watching the people lined up and shivering on the Friday morning news.  The Monday after thanksgiving is cyber Monday because that is the day when everyone goes back to work, goes on the internet and st

Be Thankful
We all have something to be thankful for, even though for many it has been a tough year.  If you are reading this then you can be thankful that you are not blind and that you can read. No time to write, need to cook.  We do this thing on thanksgiving where we all sit down and eat, pretty much the same every year no surprises.  We have turkey, and stuffing and pumpkin pie. There is more and wine and left overs too. It is

Sleepy Saint Paul? Hardly.
by G. Sax (@gsax) Last weekend I did a bouncing thing at The Roy before the RollerGirls. I loved writing that sentence. Let's break it down.Bouncing: If you don't know your 100-year history of the city, "bouncing" is a weirdo activity some of us do in Saint Paul at parades and other special events. It involves 14 guys holding onto the handles of a circular canvas

The Library on George Street
This is the Riverview Library over on George street  it was built in 1917 and there is another that looks just like it in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood.  Libraries can not replace the kindle, but I

The Gilbert Building
The Gilbert building is named after Cass Gilbert. He designed it in 1893, it is a five story building and was built for the Boston and Northwest realty Company. It is located at 413 Wacouta street and is on the national register of historic places.Even more important than that Saint Paul Home