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Tonight (and for one night only) the songs of Radiohead performed by Phil Callen and friends at the Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis, 7:30PM


@kingsbury tweeted June 30, 2010


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Three apps that had issues with iOS4 and three software updates today that fixed them all


@kingsbury tweeted June 30, 2010


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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”


@kingsbury tweeted June 30, 2010


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Postcards from the Edge

Posted June 30, 2010

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?


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Just when I thought I finished Super Mario Galaxy 2, they give me more – http://twitpic.com/214ozv


@kingsbury tweeted June 30, 2010


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Wow, a hummingbird just flew up to the hosta right next to my leg and had a little swig from a few blossoms


@kingsbury tweeted June 29, 2010


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The Price is Wrong…

Posted June 29, 2010

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?


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Seiko PC Datagraph

Posted June 29, 2010

Because when it comes to new ideas, the world is coming to Seiko.


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Basement Treasures – Disneyland 25th Bottle

Posted June 29, 2010

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…


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Basement Treasures – Stampede Belt Buckle

Posted June 28, 2010

How many nerds out there can say they have one of these bad boys? That game was pretty terrible, too, if I remember correctly…


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Basement Treasures – Northwest Orient Egg Plane

Posted June 28, 2010

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.


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2010 Grandma’s Marathon

Posted June 27, 2010

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.


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Where did all this crap in the basement come from? Also: spiders and dead bugs. So gross


@kingsbury tweeted June 27, 2010


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Haircuts for wife and kid two, Zantigo for lunch and Toy Story 3 this warm afternoon


@kingsbury tweeted June 26, 2010


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Kid one off to summer camp for a week


@kingsbury tweeted June 26, 2010


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New software testing day – PresSTORE 4 and WordPress 3. Minor issues with both, but overall very nice


@kingsbury tweeted June 24, 2010


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Decisions, decisions


@kingsbury tweeted June 22, 2010


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Safely home. Still amazed how much stuff the MINI can hold


@kingsbury tweeted June 22, 2010


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Home stretch


@kingsbury tweeted June 22, 2010


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Totally soaked after shooting 97 at Fortune Bay. Hard to score when you can’t grip the wet clubs


@kingsbury tweeted June 21, 2010


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MINI + MN Hwy 1 + no traffic + 3 well-behaved deer = fun drive


@kingsbury tweeted June 21, 2010


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Google says it will take 2 hours and 40 minutes to get from Grand Marais to Tower. Better get to sleep then, I guess


@kingsbury tweeted June 21, 2010


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Beaver – http://twitpic.com/1yjyav


@kingsbury tweeted June 20, 2010


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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


@kingsbury tweeted June 20, 2010


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More lupine along US 61 than I ever remember seeing


@kingsbury tweeted June 19, 2010


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