Retired geographer, longtime Minneapolis resident and community activist. I originally hail from rural and small town Wisconsin. I inherited my family's green thumb and have couple of awards for public gardening. And I enjoy and participate in street art - floats, displays, bean feeds, concerts and the like. I'm immersed in cultural diversity in the best American tradition.

I believe our very Republic is in jeopardy from the ruthless machinations of the hard right and the frequent fecklessness of middle America. I'm blessed - and cursed - with a classical education and a pink stripe right down the middle of my soul. Attendez, citoyens! The Great American Experiment is at risk!