Thread by @mj_mpls

On the Blue Line south from downtown, I sat across the aisle from a loud rider switching rapidly between at least 3 conversations:

* a fellow traveler who thought they should be on the green line, the noisy on wanted to take blue line to 74
* a relative past or present
* himself

all 3 were argumentative -- the one with himself dominated his ramblings about his mistakes, why he's stupid or smarter than his other self. He explained he used to work at Cub and know food. He has to eat a sandwich, to which other self accused him of poison.

On the platform to go home, a friendly @MetroTransitMN employee announced northbound was delayed at 38th due to a medical situation.

I talked w/an artist Herb about geopolitics & slavary. He was spoke English but bits of Mandarin, Spanish, & Hmong. He is from Mich. & homeless.

Some view South #Minneapolis as broken from #GeorgeFloyd & the aftermath. Some see it healing and rebuilding.

Some see noisy transit riders as troublemakers. Some see mental health issues in a society that does not value mental health work.

Smarter people than I am have all the answers how to fix society.

What I can tell you is some people in public will make me uncomfortable, because I am used to certain comforts. HOWEVER, at no point did I feel my life was endanger tonight.

I also can tell you that I love plowed streets, snowy sidewalks, & 25°F nights that feel like 20°F.
South #Minneapolis is beautiful.

If you look up, the Minneapolis Central Library TOWERS over the Wells Fargo Tower & IDS Center.

Downtown to "Southeast" #Minneapolis

I ended up interrupting my walk home for my weakness: local food & beer, this time at @MacsIndustrial.

home safe and sound -
i walked 4 mi. in total tonight,

And if you read this whole thread, what stands out to you: the city scapes, conversations with strangers, the underdiagnosed and undertreated, local food?

I will go to bed thinking of all of it.