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Jun 2, 2025: Watched Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 🎥🍿
Jun 2, 2025: Today I learned that the MSP Terminal 1 Caribou by F/G gate split has an XL size…didn’t need it today but there are definitely those days where I’ll …
May 31, 2025: Finished reading: The Affair by Lee Child 📚
May 31, 2025: Celebrated my 15th wedding anniversary at the Dakota last night. Fantastic show!
May 29, 2025: Soccer game 2 for my son’s squad. It’s amazing the difference practice makes 🤣⚽
May 28, 2025: Just finished Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Slow start but fun action 🍿 🎥
May 24, 2025: Finished reading: Neon Prey by John Sandford 📚
May 23, 2025: Finished reading: Transfer Of Power by Vince Flynn 📚
May 21, 2025: Finished reading: Passions in Death by J. D. Robb📚. 😒
May 20, 2025: Wet runs today… Got in 13 rainy and wonderful miles ☔🏃
May 18, 2025: More from scout camp this weekend. They were proud of getting that dead limb into the river. Teamwork!
May 18, 2025: Scout camp, the first time for my son (and me). He loved it. “Dad, can we do this every year?”
May 16, 2025: So windy out there. Run 1 was just in the wind, Run 2 was wind and rain. Both were wonderful. 🏃🌧️
May 15, 2025: Finished watching Andor tonight. Whew…what a ride. If only I could bottle this up and infuse it into every Star Wars property.
May 14, 2025: Finished reading: The Waiting by Michael Connelly 📚
May 11, 2025: Finished reading: Kill Shot by Vince Flynn 📚
May 10, 2025: Beautiful dawn sky during my run this morning…
May 9, 2025: Working from the IDS Tower Club today. I love that I can trace so much of the Twin Cities marathon route from up here.
May 8, 2025: Finished reading: The Fix by David Baldacci 📚
May 8, 2025: No school today… Because.? Nice that they could get a mix of video games, outside play, and classic Inspector Gadget cartoons 💻 📖🚨
May 6, 2025: Great day for running. Shorts and shirt sleeves 🌞🏃
May 5, 2025: Finished reading: High Profile by Robert B. Parker 📚
May 3, 2025: New (to me) boat day! The weather cooperated beautifully…
May 2, 2025: I got this spam marketing email a few hours ago and have been trying to process this combination of things that Instacart has grouped together for me. …
May 1, 2025: May is here. Days are ramping up, gonna be a busy time through mid-June…feeling ready for it but lots cooking. High workload at the office, kids …
Apr 30, 2025: Watched The Polka King (2017) tonight…loved it! I forgot I was watching Jack Black and don’t think anyone else could have nailed the role that well. 🎥 …
Apr 30, 2025: Midday run today, first time taking the Singletrack at Lone Lake Park. Beautiful day and a great 5 mile trail. 🏃
Apr 30, 2025: Finished reading: The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan 📚
Apr 27, 2025: Finished reading: Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn 📚
Apr 26, 2025: Pickled Beats at the Mound Legion 🎸🥁🎤
Apr 26, 2025: Feeling recovered from last week. Got out for 20 miles on my run, then watched the Elm Creek Backyard Ultra participants finish yard 24 (100 miles). …
Apr 24, 2025: Checked out four different local parks with my son to stack rank for his upcoming birthday party. The rain was not an issue and we now have a clear …
Apr 23, 2025: Spent some time outside doing spring yard work after work today. Perfect late afternoon/evening for it!
Apr 21, 2025: Still feeling sore after my race Saturday. That didn’t stop me from getting out for a walk with my wife and the dogs today. 🌞
Apr 19, 2025: Finished reading: American Assassin by Vince Flynn 📚 listened to this one during my run today…end to end 🏃 📖 👂
Apr 19, 2025: Ran the Storm the Park 50K. Very hilly and technical, but a fun race on a beautiful day.
Apr 17, 2025: Got my last run 🏃in before the Storm the Park 50K today. I’m excited for the long run with some terrain and vert. 8000+ feet of elevation coming for …
Apr 15, 2025: First time trying a Jalapeño IPA. Birch’s on the Lake in Long Lake had it. Good spiciness 🌶️ but still easy to drink. Was out with the Tuesday Night …
Apr 15, 2025: Returned the kids' seasonal ski rental gear today. It was a fantastic season with lots of growth for both of them! It’s also a nice milestone to mark …
Apr 14, 2025: I volunteered at the Zumbro Endurance Runs over the weekend. It was great to give back to the trail running community. Way to go runners! What a …
Apr 13, 2025: Finished reading: Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich 📚every once in a while I try one of these Evanovich novels then remember why I usually don’t. 😒
Apr 12, 2025: Finished reading: Toxic Prey by John Sandford 📚 my first off the Lucas and Letty variation, an unmarried Davenport takes on some characteristics of …
Apr 11, 2025: At 8:02am today, Xfinity texted me about internet outages until 6pm because of “Service Improvements”. Really wish I had notice before the work day. …
Apr 10, 2025: Finished reading: Golden Prey by John Sandford 📚 Oh Lucas, how I’ve missed your adventures.
Apr 10, 2025: Wow, today was end to end busy. The best part was playing tag with my kids. I love the excited squeals they make when they just barely get past me 😁
Apr 8, 2025: Nice run tonight through Purgatory Park and Edenbrook Conservation Area. Enjoying the spring weather and the good company 😊🏃
Apr 6, 2025: Finished reading: Ocean Prey by John Sandford 📚 that makes 5 books during this spring break. Been a while since I could claim that… Felt great!
Apr 5, 2025: Good day to be in the sun for the Twins game! #WinTwins
Apr 4, 2025: Pontoon update–we have a deal! Working through the payment and title transfer process, then will have a few things done (removal of trolling motor, …
Apr 4, 2025: Finished reading: Make Me by Lee Child 📚 a darker theme as far as Reacher books go…
Apr 3, 2025: My wife and I have been eyeing new (to us) pontoons to replace the one we have that’s from 1986. Our timing may be perfect…within an hour of chatting …
Apr 2, 2025: Finished reading: Personal by Lee Child 📚 I love being able to fly through my reading list when I’m on a relaxed vacation.
Apr 2, 2025: Finished reading: Relentless Forward Progress by Bryon Powell 📚 good read, I appreciate the little stories from the author and other contributors. …
Apr 1, 2025: I love running at the Stahl’s Lake Trails. They wind and weave crisscrossing in a way that just feels good. Mostly single track, I can get 6 miles in …
Mar 31, 2025: Got a good laugh at the QA fail on this photoshop work… 😂
Mar 30, 2025: Spent a good 3 hours pondering different aspects of some of my upcoming races for the year. I’m thinking about several, but the Kettle Moraine 100k …
Mar 30, 2025: Finished reading: The Sorcerer’s Daughter by Terry Brooks 📚 The third (and final) book in nice little trilogy.
Mar 30, 2025: Had a great trail run in the rain today… #smarch
Mar 30, 2025: The post-with-image test took a little more work than I’d hoped. The micro.publish plugin didn’t automatically upload the image and update my image …
Mar 30, 2025: Trying a second post, this time it’ll be one that includes a picture. This one was from the Ron Daws race I ran earlier today. (see above)
Mar 30, 2025: I primarily use Windows for my day-to-day, and Obsidian may be useful for my blogging workflow. Giving it a shot with the micro.publish plugin. This …
Mar 29, 2025: Ran in the Ron Daws 25K today… The rain held off and I ended up with a surprise half marathon PR (plus 2.5 bonus miles). I’m feeling good at this …
Mar 28, 2025: Had breakfast with a friend and colleague this week. Love getting out to Benedict’s!
Mar 27, 2025: I hope he can always appreciate the simple pleasure of reading out loud to the dog. 💌
Mar 26, 2025: Jersey Mike’s for lunch today, they’re donating 100% of sales (not just profits) to Special Olympics. Tasty… 😋
Mar 25, 2025: Tonight I finished reading: The Darkling Child by Terry Brooks 📚 I like having some shorter books like this that I can crank through before driving …
Mar 24, 2025: Welcome to Minnesota, Coach Medved! 🏀 Niko Medved Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Mar 23, 2025: Finished reading: Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday 📚 I particularly appreciated the discussion of “Leisure” near the end. It’s a good way of …
Mar 22, 2025: Finished reading: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks 📚 yeah, that was a fun one!
Mar 22, 2025: Great group run today. The sun felt warm on a crisp morning ☀️🏃
Mar 22, 2025: Did a late-season fire this afternoon. It was the kids' idea, though they got distracted by Mom’s iPad…my daughter came back around later to do some …
Mar 21, 2025: Great day today. I felt great on my morning run. Work was busy end-to-end, but made good progress on things. Also, my NCAA bracket isn’t busted, so …
Mar 20, 2025: March Madness has begun! My day 1 upset picks have not panned out…but I have some aggressive picks down the stretch. I still have good upside but the …
Mar 19, 2025: I got micro.blog bookshelves working after a bit of fumbling around. Now I’ve backfilled the books from this year. My active fiction book is The Black …
Mar 18, 2025: Got out to Long Lake for some trail running tonight…good group of us out there! A bit slick and muddy in spots, but a wonderful time in the woods.
Mar 17, 2025: Every time I see this implementation of a bar graph I shake my head… It’s just wrong in so many ways 😶🌫️
Mar 16, 2025: My son’s first T-Wolves basketball game 🏀First 5,000 kids got an Ant jersey. Wolves won big!
Mar 15, 2025: Saw 6 deer out on my windy, rainy run today. Can you find all of them?
Mar 14, 2025: It’s scenes like this that make me grateful for trusted traveler programs.
Mar 13, 2025: Found some trails out in the greater Boston area 🏃😊 though I got a bit of course…
Mar 12, 2025: I appreciate the merchandising at this little bookstore.
Mar 11, 2025: Ran through every mud puddle I could find tonight. Surprised I stayed this clean.
Mar 10, 2025: With the nice weather yesterday my son tried his bike without training wheels, which was the bar to meet for getting his next (bigger and …
Mar 10, 2025: Broke my run into two parts yesterday, with brunch at The Block in the middle. Definitely slower on the return voyage, but I think that was more the …
Mar 8, 2025: Didn’t realize that Brandon Sanderson has a video about the suggested reading order for his books. Of course he does. I’ll take his advice and start …
Mar 8, 2025: What a fun time skiing with the fam, friends, and new friends at Giants Ridge!
Mar 6, 2025: Snow Cat doing some grooming…
Mar 5, 2025: Before and after… Blustering winds added a light coating after I passed through. ❄️ Hoping I can get out of the neighborhood…
Mar 4, 2025: Current audiobook started over the weekend… so much more depth than the movies. I appreciate the intrigue.
Mar 3, 2025: Got out for a nice Muddy Monday run at Elm Creek. Sunny and 50 is still so weird for this time of year in MN. 🏃
Mar 2, 2025: Pinewood derby build complete!
Mar 1, 2025: Skijammers Family day at Wild Mountain was a success! My daughter has made tremendous progress this season and it was a joy to have both kids skiing …
Feb 28, 2025: Tonight’s plans with the kids…
Feb 27, 2025: Listened to this podcast episode which chronicles a song (Rooms, by Megan Banning) that took a 40 year journey getting to live ears, then lets us hear …
Feb 26, 2025: I’m helping my son with his Pinewood Derby car. He designed it, we did the wood working today, and it’s almost ready for painting. I’ll bet his is the …
Feb 26, 2025: While running near a marsh this morning I swear I could smell play-doh… Weird. 🏃
Feb 25, 2025: Despite being a bit slippery in some spots, it was a gorgeous morning for my run. It was really cool seeing the ground shimmer and sparkle like …
Feb 25, 2025: Finished reading 📚 The Late Show. Quick mystery/thriller. A nice palate cleanse before my next big fantasy novel.
Feb 24, 2025: Cub Scouts lessons tonight: American flag folding, boy who cried wolf.
Feb 24, 2025: Listened to the Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenov on the Hard Fork podcast… Was unimpressed and he squandered an opportunity to build trust 👎. Instead it was …
Feb 23, 2025: I did my run later in the afternoon today…in shorts! (in MN in February) It was still 50° when I started but it definitely felt colder 90 mins later …
Feb 23, 2025: Pinewood derby planning this morning… A couple of first timers, but the plan is coming together 🚗🏁
Feb 23, 2025: Getting excited for the new Vulfpeck album. As a bad player I can help but love this solos but the groove is so tasty ❤️🎶🎧 Vulfpeck - New Beastly
Feb 22, 2025: It was a perfect day for skiing at Trollhaugen. Got out with my youngest along with the SkiJammers sibling group. He’s made so much progress this …
Feb 21, 2025: Broke up my run into two parts today… That’s how the schedule worked out. Part 2 was warmer than part 1. Looking forward to the weekend 🌞
Feb 20, 2025: Had a work event at Office Golf today, it was a lot of fun! I didn’t bring my own clubs (they’re away for the season) but it was still good to stroke …
Feb 20, 2025: My body is continuing to recover from the race last week… And it’s still cold outside. Before and after picture from my run this morning. 🏃
Feb 19, 2025: Always get a laugh when I come back to missed chats and one of them is a super long thread of devs posting numbers for agile planning poker 🃏
Feb 19, 2025: Deposited my quarterly Solar Rebate this morning. Love being energy neutral at home. Still on track for <10 year payback on the investment in solar …
Feb 18, 2025: After mentioning my journal, I thought I’d post a link to the publisher of my 10-year journal…but they appear to be out of business! ☹️ I have a …
Feb 18, 2025: Still very cold out there today, our kids school start was delayed to let things warm up, other schools are canceling outright. I suppose it has …
Feb 17, 2025: My wife and I have really enjoyed playing Wingspan. Fun, competitive (but not cutthroat), and gorgeous.
Feb 17, 2025: Productive day in the cold: worked with the fam on some tidying projects cleaned some food out of the pantry that’s been there long enough played …
Feb 17, 2025: Another one of those chilly days today… Grateful to have a nice warm home and the choice to stay in.
Feb 16, 2025: Got out for a nice 🌞🏃 today, even though it’s cold out there. Wrapping a light mileage week after a race, feeling stronger each day, will continue …
Feb 15, 2025: Boys will be boys (watching USA Vs Canada hockey)
Feb 15, 2025: Cub Scouts ice fishing day was a bust, but H said “that’s okay…let’s make our own fun.” So we did 🌞
Feb 15, 2025: Watched The Instigators 🍿👍
Feb 14, 2025: I’ve started back into A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan 📚 I’d made good progress through book 6 of the series, but paused a couple of years back …
Feb 14, 2025: I felt ready to get out running again today… my Garmin agreed (after a couple days at 1 then 19). It’s a lot colder out back home in Minny compared to …
Feb 13, 2025: I’m hoping I’ll be recovered enough to get out running tomorrow. Signs are good based on the game of tag with my kids tonight 🌞
Feb 12, 2025: Using the recovery room at my running gym. Normatec sleeves have been a great help to get my legs get back to normal after a race.
Feb 9, 2025: Ran the Black Canyon Ultras 50K today! What a blast..but now I’m exhausted 🎽🏃➡️🪨🚀🍕🍗🏈🥣🛌
Feb 7, 2025: Hiking near Sedona is really pretty… This is Red Rock Secret Mountain
Feb 6, 2025: I was today years old when I first saw the Grand Canyon in person. Wow.
Jan 25, 2025: First Post Welcome to my corner of the internet! This is my very first post on Micro.blog, and I’m thrilled to start this journey with you all. 🌟 A little about …