-1\u00a0 47%\u00a0 24%\u00a0 0mph WNW\u00a0bar30.21 steady\u00a0 windchill-5\u00a0 Winter<\/p>\n
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Today I used the Templeman Tea Service and I went in early to find the damned thing.\u00a0 It was in the hall where the period rooms are, not in with the other silver.\u00a0 No wonder I couldn’t find it last week.\u00a0 Well, now I know.\u00a0 Two very different groups: white bread Catholics from Coon Rapids (near home) and a group of African-American, African, and Asian kids, three with headscarves.\u00a0 The Catholics got the highlights tour and the diverse group wanted a Taste of Asia.<\/p>\n
The diverse group, sixth graders, had a street-wise look and I wondered if they’d pay attention at all.\u00a0 Turns out I had to pry them out of the Japan galleries.\u00a0 They got interested in the Buddha and then the bodhisattvas, how to identify them, what enlightenment was.\u00a0 They got me off my route entirely, so we went in the Wu family reception hall and spent time figuring out Chinese families lived.\u00a0 By the Shiva Nataraja, the last object, their attention had begun to wane, but they were delightful.\u00a0 Both groups were wonderful.<\/p>\n
It’s cold now, the windchill has\u00a0dropped to -8 and we’ll see lows of maybe -20 by tomorrow.\u00a0 This is Minnesota.<\/p>\n
A long nap and now some treadmill time.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
-1\u00a0 47%\u00a0 24%\u00a0 0mph WNW\u00a0bar30.21 steady\u00a0 windchill-5\u00a0 Winter \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Gibbous Winter Moon Today I used the Templeman Tea Service and I went in early to find the damned thing.\u00a0 It was in the hall where the period rooms are, not in with the other silver.\u00a0 No wonder I couldn’t find it last week.\u00a0 Well, … Continue reading Buddha Natures Come Out<\/span>