My journey to the river valley of western Minnesota has me thinking about feet. I didn't plan to be here. Honestly, the phone interview three months ago had me worried - a PT department completely vacated, patients diverted last minute to neighboring sister clinics. When anthropologists study a civilization that was suddenly abandoned, they suspect…
Church St.
Somewhere in the river valley of western Minnesota -- Late on a Tuesday night in November, Wayne the well-coiffed plumber swept in and saved the day. I gazed starry-eyed at the water swirling down the drain, reminiscent of Wayne's voluminous waves twirling above his gap-toothed grin. No more sewage in my kitchen cabinets! My apartment…
Land of Giants
I've mopped the floor with my pajama bottoms, retrieved a hair sample from a phantom refrigerator, discovered where the bread was kept by tenants-gone-by, and studied what my upstairs neighbor eats for supper. 72 hours in this little Minnesota river town has been nothing short of an adventure! On Tuesday I was greeted by the…
Conversations on El Camino 