Category Archives: Journal

Sharing more about me, less about (almost) everything else

Good Night, Boots

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I’m not sure when those photos were taken. or who took them. My folks and I were living at 818 10th Street South in Moorhead, Minnesota, at the time; which puts the date at around 1970. Could have been earlier, … Continue reading →

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Another Smoky Day in Central Minnesota

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I mentioned “wildfires in Minnesota’s Arrowhead region” in last week’s post. They’re still going, and still not national news: My state’s air quality did make headlines, though; as a sort of footnote to Canadian wildfires: Neither has the up-front-and-center prominence … Continue reading →

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A Road to Bemidji

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Two tourists in Canada asked someone which city they were in. The man replied, “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan”. One of the tourists said “oh! They don’t speak English here!” I haven’t heard that one in more than a half-century, there’s a lead-up … Continue reading →

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Two Mice

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Since I’m mostly doing something else this week, I’ll talk about two mice. I didn’t see either, but I did hear one; and that’s the one I’ll start with. The Resident Mouse and Me: Another San Francisco Memory I was … Continue reading →

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Dad and a Poison Ivy Patch

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Growing up, my folks and I would go to Itasca State Park, north of Park Rapids, in Minnesota’s lake country. The place has changed since then, a little. The place I remember as a parking area, a little north of … Continue reading →

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