People were taking too many flavored coffee creamers

I have donated boxes of these flavored coffee creamers for the Rainbow Senior Center for about two years.  However, some people were taking too many of these and at least one man attempted to take a dozen at one time.  Consequently, I created this notice for people to take one or two creamers per day and no more.

King Manor, Buy a Basket: Receipts

My fellow apartment residents have told me that I’ve done an excellent job with this easy to understand and then fill out form.

Fruit and Vegetable baskets for July 2018 at King Manor Buy a Basket Co-op

This is my five dollar fruit basket.

This is my five dollar vegetable basket.

My fruit basket exchanged for a plate of potato salad at the Rainbow Center

This was leftover potato salad from the Rainbow Community Center: 2018 Volunteer Appreciation / Recognition Day Picnic.

My friend Barb made me this spaghetti dinner

This spaghetti dinner is part of a birthday meal for my friend Frank.  Barb cooked a tasty meal with ingredients that I bought at Whole Foods Co-op and then Super One Foods.

Saturday Brunch at King Manor - Duluth, Minnesota

This is the Saturday Brunch notice that was posted on my door.

This is the delicious and nutritious Saturday Brunch food that I ate for only one dollar.

I attended the Rainbow Community Center: 2018 Volunteer Appreciation / Recognition Day Picnic.

This is the tasty food that I ate.  Has anyone else noticed that many of the posts in my blog are about food?

My revised proposal for an official sequel to Fallout: Equestria

After the series finale of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Kkat or somepony else could write a sequel to Fallout Equestria.  Imagine that Littlepip (aka The Stable Dweller) and her friends find and perfect Star Swirl the Bearded’s time travel spell.  They travel back in time to one year before Twilight Sparkle completes with success her entrance exam for Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns.  They then setup a conference for both Princess Celestia and the Zebra Caesar.  During this meeting, Littlepip and her friends explain with words as well as PipBuck text files, video files, and memory orbs what has happened in the future and how both Princess Celestia and the Zebra Caesar must work together to prevent that future from happening.

After that meeting, Princess Celestia and the Zebra Caesar alarmed and unnerved from the possibility of a dark future for both their nations pledge that the pirates would never be allowed to have an opportunity to foalnap the pony tourists that would also prevent the subsequent “Wonderbolt Massacre”.  Thus, the Zebra gem pirates don’t find seventeen vulnerable pony tourists during their kidnapping attempt.  Instead, the pirates find elite, Zebra Royal Guards that appear as pony tourists thanks to unicorn magical illusions and full-body costumes similar to the costume Pinkie Pie wore when she was disguised as Fluttershy during the episode “The Crystal Empire - Part 1”.  Once the pirates surrender, are disarmed, and then are bound; the Zebra Caesar’s legal courts passes judgment on the pirates.

Princess Celestia and the Zebra Caesar also agreed to prevent their nations from creating firearms or turning their lasers into weapons.  This would explain why pony party cannon technology - an explosive firing a projectile from within a meal tube - was never turned into lethal weapons, such as firearms.  That is why the only pony to use any type of cannon against an enemy was Pinkie Pie against an invasion of changelings during the episode “A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2”.

Note:  This gives a logical reason why Princess Celestia said in the episode “Friendship is Magic, part 2”, “Twilight Sparkle, my faithful student. I knew you could do it.”  I’ve wondered why Princess Celestia trusted her liberty, her sister Luna, and her kingdom in the hooves of such a young unicorn and now we have a reasonable explanation.  Princess Celestia already knew in advance that Twilight would defeat Nightmare Moon, because Littlepip and her friends had already told Princess Celestia that Twilight would defeat Nightmare Moon.

After that, Littlepip and her friends used the time travel spell to move forward in time to witness the events of the series finale.  Pleased in their belief that their pony nation will have a peaceful future, Littlepip and her friends were satisfied that all will be well when they returned to their own time.

However, when these protagonists return to their own time, they find that their pony nation had become a different version of the Equestrian Wasteland.  Consequently, Littlepip and her friends attempt to find out what caused this version of the Equestrian Wasteland to appear and then make plans to set things right, with or without using Star Swirl the Bearded’s time travel spell once again.  This sequel would also prove opportunities to include story ideas from the newer seasons, such as the changelings, the Crystal Empire, and Yakyakistan along with locations and creatures from the 2017 movie such as Klugetown, Hippogriffia, and Seaquestria.  When I first saw Klugetown and the inhabitants of Klugetown, I knew that town is tailor-made for Fallout: Equestria.

Note:  What the 2017 My Little Pony movie does better than Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.  In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Ben says, “Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.”  However, the 2017 pony movie is more entertaining, as we see instead of being told how bad the inhabitants of Klugetown are.

I saw Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

I love stories about transitions:  Moving in space, time, and state of existence from one state, stage, subject, or place to another.  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a story about transitions that is also a ten out of ten movie!

I attended the Block Party at the First Presbyterian Church of Duluth, Minnesota

This sign is located at the junction of East Second Street and North Third Avenue East.

Another sign south of the first sign on North Third Avenue East.

These are the food tents and eating areas at the Block Party.  I took my food back to my apartment because of the heat of the day.

This is delicious and free food that I got at the block party.

What I found on the front entrance of King Manor.

A spilled can of 7 Up and a walking cane under an empty, metal bench makes me wonder what is the story behind what happened here.  In fact, I often see things such as an abandoned loaf of bread in a trash can and wonder what the stories are that brought those things to a certain place at a certain time.

What I found at the junction of Rice Lake Road and East Skyline Parkway

I found this car wheel cover at the junction.

I put this car wheel cover on a traffic barrel base; because I thought it would make a nifty photograph.

An abandoned concrete box east of Mars Lakeview Arena

I found this abandoned concrete box and wondered what it was used for and why there is no lid in it.  I put my lens cap in this box to give people a sense of scale to this box.

This box is located south of Marshall High Drive and east of Mars Lakeview Arena.

I attended Taste of Greece 2018.

This sign for the Taste of Greece 2018 event was posted on the eastern side of Rice Lake Road.  It was located north of the junction of Rice Lake Road and 14^th street.

This is the sign I saw on road from Rice Lake Road to Marshall School of Duluth, Minnesota.

The Outdoor Courtyard food tent that I walked by to get to the main building, as it was 90 Fahrenheit or 32 Celsius outside that day.

In the Marshall School Gymnasium, I ate this lamb dinner that just before I saw Greek Dancers who had been delayed for road construction on Interstate 35 between the Twin Cities and Duluth, Minnesota.

What the 2017 My Little Pony movie does better than Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Ben says, “Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.”  However, the 2017 pony movie is more entertaining, as we see instead of being told how bad the inhabitants of this city are.

Because I am one of Stan Lee’s true believers, I saw Ant-Man and the Wasp.

When I walked out of the theater, I saw the world around me as slightly different.  Everything appeared to be slightly smaller than it was before I saw the movie.  The “things look smaller to me” effect is gone now, but it was cool while it lasted.

Alexandria Architecture Magazine ® a story for the Ponies After People universe

A trade magazine for designing buildings and other structures made for modern people, published by the Alexandria School of Architecture ®

Page 3:  Table of contents

Page 8:  Bioluminescent plants, a cost-effective alternative to gas or electric street lighting?

Page 10:  Are heated by magic cobblestone sidewalks, to keep these clear of snow and ice, a good investment or a waste of resources?

Page 16:  How you can become a featured speaker at next year’s Alexandria Architecture Expo (AAE).

Page 18:  Building your first beautiful and functional Cloudominium that is also expandable for a growing family.

Page 22:  Our editors give you their creative ways to rebuild human structures for modern people.

Page 27:  Designing outdoor playgrounds for the young of all species.

Page 32:  Designing city walls that are pleasing to the eye, yet difficult for attackers to overcome.

Page 44:  Why does your architectural firm need architects from all three pony species, plus at least two persons who are bipedal with hands, to create an effective design team?

Page 46:  What is better for designing architecture, VR made by computers or VR made by unicorn magic?

Page 48:  Honor Roll:  Senior class projects created by the Alexandria School of Architecture students.  This visual essay will prove that architecture is the world’s greatest art form.

Page 65:  Legal advice:  What happens when a returnee returns in or to your pre-Event structure and then claims that they own your structure?

Page 67:  Nurturing our youth by creating those who can develop their talents their entire adult working lives, instead of 25-year-old wonderfoals who burn out their talents before they reach fifty.

Page 69:  What ingenious article ideas do you have for Alexandria Architecture Magazine?  These are our latest submission guidelines for text, photos, and graphics for our magazine.

Page 70:  Humorous architecture spotlight:  The Hayburger Barn is a popular restaurant chain whose twelve standalone buildings appear as red barns, complete with functional haylofts.  The founder Wheat Harvest has a three meter tall, bronze statue of herself as she is now as an Earth pony within the front entrance hall of her flagship store in Alexandria.  An inscription on the statue’s base says:  “If I had known that I’d become a pony, I would have eaten more cheeseburgers as a human.”

Middle school embarrassment

One time in middle school, I was taking to a girl and classmate when she lightly touched with her fingertips the back of my hand.  Her face took on a look of amazement, while telling me how soft my skin was.

She then said to another girl something like, “Come over here and touch his hand.  You will not believe how soft his skin is.”  Second girl walked over to our table and then also touched the back of my hand, also commenting about the softness of my skin.  While smiling, second girl said something about, “I wish I had skin that soft.”

I felt like I was a furry animal at a petting zoo.  I was confused and embarrassed, not knowing what I should do, if anything.  So I just sat there and allowed them to touch me for a few moments.  Has anyone else had a comparable encounter with petting classmates similar to my encounter?

My short review of Mrs. Freshley's ® Banana Pudding Cupcakes

I bought these from King Manor’s fourth floor, handheld snack vending machine.  These yummy cupcakes are by far the best ones that I have ever eaten.  I don’t like the fact that I started my diet two week ago to work off about twenty pounds of body fat before these cupcakes were stocked in that apartment vending machine.

Fourth of July picnic at King Manor: The desserts that I ate

My Fourth of July cupcake

My Fourth of July ice cream

Fourth of July picnic at King Manor: The main course and drinks

My plate of Fourth of July picnic food

The table of picnic drinks outside of the Fourth Floor Community Room

Fourth of July picnic at King Manor: The yummy appetizers

The making of the picnic appetizers in the Fourth Floor Community kitchen

My plate of picnic appetizers

Fourth of July picnic at King Manor: The published advertisements

The posters that were posted in the apartment halls and elevators

The poster that was posted on my apartment door

I saw Incredibles 2 at Marcus Duluth Cinema

If you love animation you should see this 10 out of 10 incredible movie!

Grandma's Marathon: June 16, 2018

Grandma's Marathon banner on the Duluth Energy Systems steam plant located at One Lake Place Drive

I arrived in Canal Park about two PM, seeing some Grandma's Marathoners running, while some were walking the last mile to the finish line

That is an interesting way to advertise Bud Light to thirsty marathoners

Workers were already taking down Grandma's Marathon spectator barriers

An artistic way to advertise working in the Great Outdoors in or near Duluth, Minnesota

I’m thinking that I could learn aircraft maintenance skills and then join Cirrus Aircraft

Those two marathoners have finished the marathon; the finish line is to the right of this photo

I hope these two marathoners have a safe journey home and will return next year for the 2019 Grandma's Marathon

King Manor’s “Buy a Basket Co-op Club” food for June 2018

This is one five dollar fruit basket, a great value for your money.

This is one five dollar vegetable basket, a great value for your money.

My apologies in being tardy in posting this Co-op post, as my computer’s hard drive started to fail.  Therefore, I had to take my computer to Downtown Computer, now located at 1601 London Road.  As their technicians always give me great work for a low price, I highly recommend this store for all your computer services.  I give Downtown Computer five out of five stars for service.