http://tomlany.net Tom Lany's website and blog Wed, 02 May 2012 03:33:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://tomlany.net/2011/08/minnesota-state-fair/ http://tomlany.net/2011/08/minnesota-state-fair/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:02:46 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=2101 Summer is quickly coming to a close. I am ready for school to start up again (except for the whole packing thing), but the end of summer would not be the same without a trip to the Minnesota State Fair. Second only in size to the Texas State Fair on a national level, the fair [...]]]> http://tomlany.net/2011/08/minnesota-state-fair/feed/ 9 http://tomlany.net/2011/07/timber-time/ http://tomlany.net/2011/07/timber-time/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:17:06 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=2020 I was sitting in my family’s backyard a few weeks ago when I noticed that one of the two elm trees was loosing leaves. We were a bit surprised, given that it was June. We contacted a tree company who came out and diagnosed this tree and the other elm in our backyard with dutch [...]]]> http://tomlany.net/2011/07/timber-time/feed/ 0 http://tomlany.net/2011/07/up-to-the-north-shore/ http://tomlany.net/2011/07/up-to-the-north-shore/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:12:29 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=1976 I just returned from a trip with my family to the north shore of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. The weather was pleasant – highs were in the mid 70s and raindrops were few and far between. It was a nice escape from the warm 90 degree weather we have had here in the Twin [...]]]> http://tomlany.net/2011/07/up-to-the-north-shore/feed/ 0 http://tomlany.net/2011/01/my-birthday/ http://tomlany.net/2011/01/my-birthday/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:31:24 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=1670 http://tomlany.net/2011/01/my-birthday/feed/ 0 http://tomlany.net/2011/01/new-years-at-the-como-zoo/ http://tomlany.net/2011/01/new-years-at-the-como-zoo/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:14:07 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=1618 I had a pretty full afternoon of exploring downtown yesterday, and as if that wasn’t enough, my family decided they wanted to go to the Como Zoo and Conservatory today. My brother is really into animals and had a great time. Check out the pictures I took at the zoo.]]> http://tomlany.net/2011/01/new-years-at-the-como-zoo/feed/ 0 http://tomlany.net/2011/01/a-journey-downtown/ http://tomlany.net/2011/01/a-journey-downtown/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:44:39 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=1585 I decided that I wanted to go downtown Minneapolis yesterday afternoon.  After having been on winter break for a few days, I wanted to get out and enjoy the big city atmosphere that we do not have in southern Minnesota. So, I hopped in the car with my brother, and we headed downtown.  We parked [...]]]> http://tomlany.net/2011/01/a-journey-downtown/feed/ 2 http://tomlany.net/2010/07/fresh-oil/ http://tomlany.net/2010/07/fresh-oil/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:06:19 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=1514 I was driving home this morning, and passed by some road construction a couple of blocks from my house. As I was about to drive into an area where workers were taring, I saw a sign that said “Fresh Oil”. The recent gulf oil spill has been in the news alot recently. The media has [...]]]> http://tomlany.net/2010/07/fresh-oil/feed/ 2 http://tomlany.net/2009/12/in-the-new-year/ http://tomlany.net/2009/12/in-the-new-year/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:59:19 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=778 http://tomlany.net/2009/12/in-the-new-year/feed/ 0 http://tomlany.net/2009/12/squirly-for-food/ http://tomlany.net/2009/12/squirly-for-food/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:29:17 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=751 Now that I am home for Christmas vacation, I have had some time to observe the “bird” feeder that my dad began to fill this fall. Everyone enjoyed viewing the birds that dropped bye when we filled the feeder last fall, especially the cardinals. We thought our squirrel problems were over when my Aunt Ramona [...]]]> http://tomlany.net/2009/12/squirly-for-food/feed/ 5 http://tomlany.net/2009/12/merry-christmas/ http://tomlany.net/2009/12/merry-christmas/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:41:08 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=739 I had a nice Christmas with my family. We saw my grandparents, opened presents, went to church, and shoveled snow. We received about a foot of snow between Dec. 23 and Dec. 26. It was really beautiful, but it did keep us busy! I feel relaxed and refreshed after being off from school for a [...]]]> http://tomlany.net/2009/12/merry-christmas/feed/ 0 http://tomlany.net/2009/12/fall-turns-into-winter/ http://tomlany.net/2009/12/fall-turns-into-winter/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:57:15 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=701 http://tomlany.net/2009/12/fall-turns-into-winter/feed/ 0 http://tomlany.net/2009/08/vacation-photos/ http://tomlany.net/2009/08/vacation-photos/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:49:35 +0000 Tom Lany http://tomlany.net/?p=635 http://tomlany.net/2009/08/vacation-photos/feed/ 0