Minneapolis

 I'm scheduled to attend court on Monday in downtown Minneapolis. Charged with a minor infraction by most criminal standards. I'm still not content with the venue or atmosphere the city provides; the energy, the excitement, the alleged vitality are lost on me 

 

I just wish they could still afford to repair the streets. A concept lost on upper management touting a "higher standard". That, and half the police force planning their quickest exit since the troubles a few years ago. It's as if they feel their is no support.

 

Yet again a mantra claims a tenuous hold on the news and public radio. One of love and community embracing gentle housewives and outside agitators alike.  The warmth should subside in temps well below zero before it congeals into a sticky mess.

 

 And what was my crime? I did something relatively stupid.

 

 

thaw before the freeze --

these pigeons in the city

display no fear