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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Tag Archives: Minnesota
Winter Storm in Progress: Snow for Christmas?
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect. It’s not just for Sauk Centre, Minnesota, although we’re pretty close to the center of today’s banana-shaped weather event. I gather that we’ve already gotten most of the snow we’re going to get … Continue reading
Minnesota is Not Burning
I’ll be talking about something else this week, but I’ve noticed that the stalking specter of climate change has shifted from California to the east coast. Meanwhile, here in central Minnesota, we’re under a Red Flag Warning. In other words, … Continue reading
A Substation Gone and a Dam in Trouble: This Year it’s Flooding
Noted: From that NBC piece: “…An Xcel Energy substation at the dam, which supplies power to about 600 customers, was washed away early Monday. The utility company said its crews were working to replace the destroyed substation and restore power….”(“Rapidan … Continue reading
Frost, Smoke: Another Spring Day in Minnesota
That’s what the weather map showed last night: frost advisories for Minnesota’s northern counties, air quality alerts over the rest of the state. The air quality alert is still in effect for my part of the state and points south. … Continue reading
