Support your local @efetusmpls (and favorite artists)
My second meme
Biggest tree on the trail
Great night on the PAMP patio in Bird Town with the fam
My first meme
Nerd issues: SSD kernel panics might be heat/Power Nap related; cURL error 28 on web server unresolved
They have the meats
Saint Paul traditions, now with social distancing
Summer in Minnesota
Curtain Call Central
The swamps of Sand Creek
Outdoors at Barbette
A splash of color
My mistake. Four coffins.
- A Fistful of Dollars
Gut punch: RIP Bloomington Fudds
No thank you <Your Company>, I’m not interested
Thanks, Fortune Bay
Spoke too soon about Homebrew – thinking I need to move this project to a more stable (and current) platform
COVID bunkers
Seven “Lost” Courses
Golf courses I’ve played that are no longer open:
- Valley View, Belle Plaine
- Carriage Hills, Eagan
- Rich Acres, Richfield
- Hudson GC, Hudson
- Wendigo, Grand Rapids
- Brockway, Rosemount
- Parkview, Eagan
Can’t remember the last new one that opened around here…
82 days and counting
It appears my Homebrew PHP issues are (mostly) cleared up: migrated from 7.1.33 to 7.4.7
That explains a lot
Mmm…protein
Couldn’t believe it
That said, if you want to follow @7minutemiles here, you will only get links to longer posts I write there
Now that I’m only on Twitter and 7minutemiles.com, trying really hard not to tweet all the tweets
Power and protect your critical electronics
Northland Vacation 2020
I’ve been fortunate to continue working through the pandemic, but it’s been tough to take time away (especially since I’m the only IT person left). Thanks to the support of my boss and one of our awesome game day staffers, I was able to take a week off without looking at work email once. We originally intended to spend the week on Isle Royale National Park, but the ferry and Rock Harbor Lodge decided to scrap the whole 2020 season and our reservations were cancelled.
Plan B was to stay the first half of the week at Lutsen Resort and the Fourth of July weekend on Lake Vermilion (at Fortune Bay). Those plans changed as the temperatures kept rising – it was even hot along the usually cool shoreline of Lake Superior and we discovered upon check-in that Lutsen Resort does not have air conditioning. They were accommodating by offering us a full refund, but there were really no other options in Lutsen or the surrounding spots (Grand Marais, Tofte, Grand Portage). Fortune Bay could get us in early, so we set off on highway 1 through Ely and decided to spend the whole week on Vermilion.
Fortune Bay has done a nice job with COVID safety and procedures. They had temperature checks set up on the entry road, mandatory face masks and lots of signage, plexiglass and hand sanitizer. The casino floor had basically every other machine turned off, but they kindly turned on my favorite game for the week (big thanks to EJ). I think I made it worth their hassle, though, while still getting a lot of quality playing time. They had Frozen-themed giveaways on Thursday and Friday for 100 points earned (an Olaf waffle maker on day one and an Olaf snow cone maker on day two), so I spread my playing time out accordingly. Marisa really, really wanted these, so I was happy for the solid play-through.
Top 7 Covers
My favorite song covers:
- Superstar – Sonic Youth (Carpenters)
- Hurt – Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
- Jolene – The White Stripes (Dolly Parton)
- Jesus, Etc. – Norah Jones (Wilco)
- Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (Judy Garland)
- Take Me to the River – Talking Heads (Al Green)
- Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C. (Aerosmith)
In no particular order (and I’m sure I missed some)…
I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota). And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl…
- Big River – Johnny Cash
Back from vacation and back to my $1.29 Party Pizzas
In other Dew news…
When did this flavor appear?
Somebody is happy we’re home
The house-made bleu cheese at the Vermilion Club is still my favorite anywhere
The Casino Club
THAT was unbelievable
Four for four
Happy kid two
Hot and unstable
My favorite breakfast?
The other kind of golf today (in the toasty heat)
Round #62
FINALLY
Boat and a Bam
Stompy has a friend
Sunset Steakhouse
Crisis averted: @TwoDots update 6.1.1 makes my levels playable again
Our little friend Stompy
What does VC stand for?
Today I learned The Wilderness is no longer a KemperSports course
Archived all 1804 pictures from my former Instagram account here
Lutsen didn’t work out, so now the whole week will be on Vermilion
Ely surf and turf
Porch pickup
Lives have been lost here
Duluth Grill pit stop
Magnalitsa from Chef Jamie
Beautiful summer day in the capital city
Nice to have this back
What Lorin does on breaks?
