The break room here rocks
Love finding these old ones
Windows Server Summit
Actually quite nice for December
2022 tree acquired ✅
Sunday Brunch @ Dinette 💯
A top notch Star Wars Story
At the end of another one ✅
Quite the crowd for Warren Miller
The new Mario’s seems popular
Crackey Mac @ Lone Oak Grill
Always fun to find (semi) new stuff
Hi, I’m an acrobat now
Everyone has their own rebellion…
- Vel Sartha
RIP Christine McVie, 1943-2022 💜
Two majors this week is a record
More classic clown
AWS Name Machine™ in overdrive
Forty two (!) studio albums
The Destroyer
The Depot burger @ Skyway Grill
LVTC Meeting @ Xcel Energy Center
If you know anything about Minnesotans, don’t mess with their walleye…
- Yia Vang
7minutemiles.com was registered 20 years ago this week – big changes in the works
That one took a while
Famous Since 1932
Solid shades of sunset
Classic clown on Black Friday
Bob Cratchit’s Cuban Sandwich 👍
Best of Thanksgiving
Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Petty Live at the Fillmore 1997
Fall into winter
Another great staycation @ Mystic
Bingo pulltab coupon, FTW
Really hope this one happens
This one helped the cause
Had a shot at the $46K Mega
Minnehaha Cafe 4 Eva
Will this game ever hit?
Our personal seasonal florist
Bonus surprise breakfast sandwich
Hello, sunshine
Popcorn to go
Went crazy today on Randolph
Landed a (very small) Grand
Sending healing vibes to Peter Pup
Aerial Abodes
The Friday Special @ Catrina’s
The skyway has its charms
Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end. No safety or surprise, the end. I’ll never look into your eyes again…
Hockey Night in St. Paul (with pre-game dinner @MuccisItalian)
Up Next: Public Broadcasting
Now that I’ve been in my new role as systems engineer at TPT for a month, I figured it was a good time to reflect on this change and write about my experience so far. The organization’s post-COVID return to the office has been branded as a “Return to Lowertown” and it literally is for me too. Hard to believe it’s almost a year already since we left Rayette Lofts to head on down the river…
The commute back and forth has been great so far, usually taking under 15 minutes each way. Next spring, I hope to ride my bike a few days each week if I can sort out the storage issues. I splurged on the expensive parking option in the Lowertown Ramp, which is easy-in on Sibley and easy-out on Jackson (plus covered spots with no winter scraping). I’ve never really had any security trouble in Lowertown, but it is convenient to have a parking spot right next to the office entrance.
Some other logistical things: currently working a hybrid schedule of four days in the office and one day from home (Wednesdays), which has been very nice. While every day has been focused on getting up to speed on systems and technology, I’ve been trying to use the work from home day as a deep-dive research day (which is easier alone). TPT has a nice lunchroom, so I’ve mainly been bringing in frozen lunches to eat. The reawakening of the downtown St. Paul lunch dining scene has been slow, but there are pockets here and there. Still exploring the skyway, but always open to suggestions and recommendations.
Contact is the secret; is the moment when everything happens! Contact is the answer; is the reason that everything happens! Contact! Let’s make contact!
- 3-2-1 Contact
Ultra-processed food, FTW
Alvaro’s Arboreal Flip!
Life comes at you fast ❄️
Migrating Meadows
OK, Wild, a little less drama, please?
The pond is now frozen
It makes me happy that the spirit of TBF (also RIP) lives on at Churchill Street (plus soundtrack by Cake and the Beasties)
The Bee’s Knees at Churchill Street is almost as good as the old one at Octo (RIP) 🐝
