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Sled Hockey

Looking for a neighbor's hockey game at Richfield Ice Arena I stumbled on this game. It's pretty amazing; guys were really motoring on these things, and really smashing into each other, and really getting some mustard on their shots with those short sticks. I talked to a spectator there who corroborated what I suspected, which is that many of these guys are Iraq war vets who had their legs blown off by IEDs. I'd almost forgotten about that criminally idiotic war, and got pissed off afresh. But it was tempered by inspiration by these guys.

Happy Valentimes!

I brought you flowers, to put on your phone! And here are some XXXs and OOOs for your mind! Aw, don't be embarrassed, it's okay to be loved.

Our Fair(ly Warm) City

You know the end of winter is in sight when thirty degree days feel wonderfully comfortable. It is on such a day that one might wander around Minnehaha Falls and take in the February colors.

Metal Easels

We just got these in a couple of weeks ago and seem to be selling a ton of them! They're basically just sheets of galvanized steel cut with a laser so the edges are nice and smooth, with a bend at the bottom so they stand upright. They hold our magnets really nicely. People say they like the fact that they can use these to play with Magnetic Poetry anywhere, not just on the fridge door, and they can put them away when not in use. This one's shown with our Really Big Words For Kids.

Thanks, Theo!

The past few days were outstanding for cross country skiing in Minneapolis. It was warm, there was lots of snow, and the trails in and around Theodore Wirth Park were beautifully groomed for a weekend of City of Lakes Loppet events. I (along with many friends and a few thousand others) skied in the spectacular Luminary Loppet on Saturday night and in one of the Sunday races. This is Minneapolis at its best, way cooler than Hollidazzle or St. Paul's Winter Carnival; wax up your boards and come check it out again next year!

Valentimes Newsletter

I send out a newsletter about once a month to everyone who's ever bought anything from us online. So you may have already gotten this today. But for the rest of y'all, here it is. We're having a sale on some of our items. And I make a compelling case for this holiday name being changed to "Valentimes."

 

Sam & Henry On Brownie

Hey, Henry! I didn't know you read this blog until running into you and Sam (good lord, has he gotten tall, and man, have you gotten svelte) on the middle of Brownie Lake the other day. Here's the phone pic I took of you two. See you at the City of Lakes Loppet this weekend!