New Address

I have a new place. I now live in Downtown St. Paul, MN at an apartment that is skyway connected. I have a 12 minute walk to work through the skyway, and I don't really need to drive much anymore. This will be convenient in the winter, and even more when there's a snow storm. I don't have an Internet connection at my apartment. I will, but not this month. Someday....

15 Nov 2008 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Driving Aircraft (part 2) [Updated]

Some of you may remember a previous post in a similar style. I saw this on Oct 22, but I didn't get a chance to post these until today... I spotted it up ahead, and grabbed my camera. It's just an unusual thing to see... I was traveling across the Minnesota River's Bloomington Ferry Bridge, and decided to take pictures while I could. He was going pretty slow....

25 Oct 2008 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

One Year Ago

One year ago, I arrived in China. I cherish the time that I spent there, and wish I had more time to spend there. Due to a number of issues that are beyond my control, the possibility of me getting back to China for any length of time in the future is greatly diminished. I consider several of the people that I met in China to be close friends of mine to this day....

14 Oct 2008 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Saturday's Day Trip

I couldn't have asked for better weather. Sure, it's Minnesota and it's getting cool, but there was barely a cloud in the sky... Darwin and Ray are some co-workers who are in town for a month, and this is their last full weekend in Minnesota. I had offered earlier to take them to see Lake Superior. Darwin, in particular, had mentioned how much he wanted to see the great lakes... so I figured I'd do the best I could, and show him the big one that's only a few hours drive from here....

5 Oct 2008 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink