Tonight (and for one night only) the songs of Radiohead performed by Phil Callen and friends at the Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis, 7:30PM
Three apps that had issues with iOS4 and three software updates today that fixed them all
Kid one has returned from church camp and is now one of them – made me turn off a song on the iPod with a “swear word”
Finally scanned a bunch of old postcards I found in the basement and uploaded them to a new gallery on 7 Minute Miles.
I totally love the old font used on so many of these – anyone know what it’s called?
Just when I thought I finished Super Mario Galaxy 2, they give me more – http://twitpic.com/214ozv
Wow, a hummingbird just flew up to the hosta right next to my leg and had a little swig from a few blossoms
A Mark Goodson – Bill Todman Production
My dad tried to get on this show more than once. I was always mad that I wasn’t old enough to be on it. Too bad that’s not the problem any more, eh?
This bottle made me a little sad as I realized that Disneyland is celebrating their 55th anniversary this year. The 1980 penny inside is still shiny and kid two wants to know how they got it in there to begin with. Good question!
As some of you know, my family members have been big Disney fans as long as I can remember. The first trip I can remember to Disneyland was 1975 during the bicentennial celebration. With my mom working at Northwest, we pretty much just alternated between California and Florida for many, many years.
I really like the old Disney souvenirs. I found a bunch of older postcards too that I’ll scan soon. Stay tuned…
How many nerds out there can say they have one of these bad boys? That game was pretty terrible, too, if I remember correctly…
This weekend I did some cleaning in the basement and found all sorts of fun stuff. I’ll start posting photos here this week, starting with this this excellent Northwest Orient egg plane. I think the “Orient” name was dropped in 1986 after the Republic merger, so I’m guessing this is from the mid-80s.
Last weekend I ran my sixteenth marathon (and sixth Grandma’s). This one was technically against doctor’s orders (who said I should wait 4-6 weeks after breaking my toe), so I guess I shouldn’t be too upset with my regression in times.
After setting my new PR earlier this year in Eau Claire, I was hoping for another sub-4 race (even with the toe). The weather turned out to be decent and the first half of the race went well. I started out with the 3:40 pace group for the first two miles, then tried to catch the 3:30 group. I got within shouting distance, but then started to slow down.
I hit the halfway point in 1:52, but really wanted to quit around mile 17. Turns out not running for four weeks was a bigger problem than the toe – my knees and thighs were killing me. The splits for the final Duluth miles were terrible, but I still managed to finish in under four and a half hours (4:28:56 – 10:16 pace). Looks like my watch erased the last few miles, but here are the first 22 miles:
- 8:08, 8:08, 7:39, 7:42, 7:54, 8:15, 8:30, 8:53, 8:55, 8:28, 9:12, 9:19, 9:51, 9:51, 10:39, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 12:03, 12:34, 12:45, 12:54
As always, this race was incredibly well organized. I know there is more competition for spring marathons, but Grandma’s is special. I’ll keep coming back as long as I can – it’s a true Minnesota running tradition. Special thanks to all of the on-course volunteers at the water stops and at the finish who made me feel like the most important runner they had seen all day.
My legs and feet are feeling OK now and the swelling on the broken toe is mostly gone. I had a nasty sore on my waist from where my iPod was clipped to my shorts, but that’s healing now too. I may take another week off from running, but then need to start preparing for Twin Cities in October.
Where did all this crap in the basement come from? Also: spiders and dead bugs. So gross
Haircuts for wife and kid two, Zantigo for lunch and Toy Story 3 this warm afternoon
Kid one off to summer camp for a week
New software testing day – PresSTORE 4 and WordPress 3. Minor issues with both, but overall very nice
Decisions, decisions
Safely home. Still amazed how much stuff the MINI can hold
Home stretch
Totally soaked after shooting 97 at Fortune Bay. Hard to score when you can’t grip the wet clubs
MINI + MN Hwy 1 + no traffic + 3 well-behaved deer = fun drive
Google says it will take 2 hours and 40 minutes to get from Grand Marais to Tower. Better get to sleep then, I guess
Beaver – http://twitpic.com/1yjyav
Took dad to Grand Portage casino tonight. Lost $25 on poker, slots and keno, but got free drinks and watched the Open in the bar
More lupine along US 61 than I ever remember seeing