Reaquainting...

...on a couple levels!

First with friends. This is the longest I have been in Minneapolis since forever! Reaquainting with friends from high school has been wonderful. It has been a luxury to spend time - whole weekends, full days and blocks of hours without rushing or having pressure from the clock.

And then with the city! Since Ms Katie and I have her car we have been getting ourselves around. It has changed a bit since I lived here 30 years ago!! Nothing looks the same and is seems there are a million new roads!! I remember I94 and highway 10 but now there is 394, 494 and 694! Add to it 210 and 610! And 12 and 212; 5 and 55; 100 and 101; 35W north and south and 35E north and south. County road 88 and 8 and don't forget 169! And we have traveled ALL of them!

There are the usual right exits and the surprise left exits, merge lanes for merge lanes, cloverleafs and straight ramps and roundabouts in several configuerations. There are stoplights on main highways, stop signs where there should be lights and yes, there are straight left turns off the main highways and everyone else knows where they are going!

We have done pretty well for two people who have no clue which is right or left or east, west, north and south!! And remember, always follow Ms Katie's hand not her words!