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🫡 Today I Learned: State Fair Edition

Posted March 16, 2023

The people that run Big Fat Bacon also own My Burger, the Nicollet Island Inn and Gopher State Ice


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Who love you from the start? Who treats you like a star? Oh sweetheart…

— Franke & The Knockouts

Quote posted March 16, 2023


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Great to catch up with DGS @ Zantigo

Pic posted March 16, 2023

They really need to do something about the drink machine and the ‘Tigo fries situations, though


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Link: Replacing Bill Murray and Mike Veeck with venture capitalists should be Just Fine™

Linked March 16, 2023


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Hey, I recognize somebody in Darin’s crowd shot for First Avenue

Pic posted March 15, 2023

Darin K shooting the Weyes Blood show @ First Avenue


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Robert Smifa! Robert Smifa!

Pic posted March 15, 2023

Kudos to The Cure for the reasonable ticket prices


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Easter prep from Regina’s

Posted March 14, 2023

Going to be hard waiting for April 9th – get your orders in now


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Link: Kottke.org ❤️ 25 Years of Fine Hypertext Products

Linked March 14, 2023


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🫡 Spider Research 🕷️

Posted March 14, 2023

Started following the Entomological Society of America on Mastodon and today I learned 1) there are brown widow spiders in addition to black widow spiders and 2) a Florida study found that the brown widows killed and consumed nearby black widows 80% of the time (!)


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Happy 2023 Pie Day 🥧

Pic posted March 14, 2023

“Pi Day is a fake holiday made up by Big Math to sell more math”


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Super bright Pizza Monday 🍕

Pic posted March 13, 2023

Daylight savings means Carbone’s dinner in the sunshine


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Welcome Kingsbury family! ⚾️

Pic posted March 13, 2023

Big thanks to the Twins staffers who tracked this down for us


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Still a little snow in the front yard ❄️

Pic posted March 13, 2023

The sun is nice, though


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The Last of Us S1 ✅

Pic posted March 12, 2023

Had never even heard of the video game before this, but really enjoyed (most of) the TV show version


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🫡 Sunday (WordPress) School

Posted March 12, 2023

Learning how to make custom widget areas in WordPress on a snowy, lazy Sunday. About halfway there – should make third party support much easier once it’s in place and working…


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RIP Coach Grant, 1927-2023

Pic posted March 11, 2023

A true Minnesota Vikings legend 💜🏈


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First time for BWW Mac and cheese?

Pic posted March 11, 2023

Decent, but was expecting better for the price (wings were great, as always)


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Seize the clay!

Pic posted March 10, 2023

We got our hands dirty at the Pottery Pad @TwoDots


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Lunch @ Maxwell’s with EK

Pic posted March 10, 2023

Great to catch up (and I had something that was not fish and chips)


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Sendan’s Stately Flip

Pic posted March 9, 2023

We fawned over Sendan’s Stately Flip! @TwoDots


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Sweet Lou is a national treasure

Pic posted March 9, 2023

Not sure how many MSHSL games he’s doing this season, but very happy to see him today on the 45


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On this date, 20 years ago

Pic posted March 9, 2023

Disney on Ice – can’t remember if this was Target Center or Xcel


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Link: An old/new GM for The Wilderness ⛳️

Linked March 9, 2023


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Tourney Time 🚨

Pic posted March 8, 2023

MSHSL Boys Hockey 2023 @ Xcel Energy Center
Warroad 5, St. Cloud Cathedral 1


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Bath time for the molting doge

Pic posted March 8, 2023

Luna really needed a warm spa day


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