To get to know Anthony Daniels, you have to get to know C-3PO.

The fourth floor of the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul will be home to the exhibit "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" from June 13 through Aug. 24. Daniels, the British actor who plays the droid in all six of the "Star Wars" movies, entertained questions from the Twin Cities media while sitting in a director's chair positioned in front of a display case housing the original costume molded from his body.

I think I'm a little nuts.

I'd have to be goofy to go to the St. Paul Pioneer Press office at midnight to get a newspaper that contains a clue to lead me to a small, plastic medallion. But here I am, trying to find the thing again this year.

The clue in today's paper was the eighth one, and as far as I know, no one's found it yet. I figure the three-clue hunt last year got the clue writer miffed, so the clues will be harder than ever this year. Great, just great. Way to go, medallion finder from last year. Ruin it for everyone by going too fast.

I'm having a ball.

Oh, by the way, the softball season is over.

Rushing from the state tournament in St. Cloud, traffic made me late to the first game in Blaine, but for the second time this year, I trotted into the outfield in the middle of a game.

The Minnesota governor’s residence opened to the public for tours yesterday.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty spoke a ceremony dedicating the state's World War II veterans memorial.

Two slow-pitch softball teams with a Jordan connection kick off their seasons this week.

A rewritten press release from the St. Paul Winter Carnival, where I will be hunting for treasure this winter:

The St. Paul Winter Carnival is proud to kick off the festival season with the 2007 winter carnival button unveiling and kids button bash on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. 

I really appreciated working with Gil Hartmann on a story for Southwest Saturday. His enthusiasm for the Heimatfest medallion hunt in Jordan is inspiring.

So here is my plan:

- to study the parks in Jordan, as well as my town of residence, which is St. Paul;