Safely from Minnesota to Seattle – next, the Pacific
A full can *and* Cheez-Its
Welcome to the Ring
I must be in the front row
Your game-day throne awaits
Apple has finally made it
I’m not sure there is a better place in the entire world to reflect on life than in a boat on Lake Vermilion…
- Corey Kitzmann
Hadn’t seen this before
Didn’t expect that outcome – better start picking out the games with kid one and two
Busy week ahead
Today I learned there is a Young Dirty Bastard
I feel like I’ve seen a ton of concerts, but I’ve only heard 23 out of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
It will rain until it snows
Get the bucatini while you can
Leaf Rule in full effect on Bobby’s Legacy at Cragun’s
Melt, damn you, melt
Super fun to finally see the B-52’s tonight
Half expecting a river of blood to flow out of the hotel elevator, but the room balcony is nice
First time at Madden’s
Scenes from the mall
The true MegaMall
Fall golf is my favorite golf
Tried lots of new stuff
Two fisted
EVERYBODY POLKA!
They have Germans in Milwaukee?
Is this Deadwood?
Deep in cheese country
Best week of the year for all my casino industry friends – have a great time!
The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don’t be a guy…
- Corey Flood
Vikings won, so…
Halfway done
The snow killed my golf day, but it turned in to an ultra productive day at work (and checked off a bunch of errands)
The nooks of Lowertown
Good luck, Janette!
The hours fly by
This local chain is underrated
How did I totally miss the L.A. stadium naming announcement?
Just like Masters tickets :(
Bonus pizza on bonus day
Love riding my bike down Summit the week after the marathon – you can still feel the energy and determination
Fall on the Mississippi
One Year of Bonus Time
It was a year ago today when a blood vessel in my head decided it had enough, resulting in a ruptured aneurysm and subarachnoid hemorrhaging on the train platform outside U.S. Bank Stadium. It was a humbling experience to see the outpouring of love and support from my family and friends throughout my recovery and I will be forever thankful to the good Samaritan in the pickup truck, the first responders that treated me on the platform and the entire staff at Hennepin Healthcare for extending my time on this little planet we call home.
Health-wise, things are almost back to normal. I’m still wearing glasses with a 3M Prism lens on the left side to correct the remaining double vision. The strength of the lens has dropped from +30 to +8 during the past 11 months and the hope is still that I eventually won’t need them at all. I can read most screens without glasses, but the “bilateral 6th nerve palsy” and resulting diplopia at further distances is really the only major remaining issue from October 8, 2018. I’ve been off all of the additional medications from my time in the ICU for a while now and have returned to most physical activities with no issues. In fact, my bike mileage in 2019 sits at 1,058 miles and I’ve played 21 rounds of golf (both of which are a little more challenging with glasses).
I won’t lie, walking past that spot nearly every day is unsettling. It can feel frustrating to not be 100% yet with my vision. And all that weight I lost in the hospital came back with a vengeance. But I am so thankful for having access to high-quality healthcare that didn’t bankrupt our family. This full year of bonus time had some amazing memories: an extra special Thanksgiving with family, the NCAA Final Four, MK’s graduation, Las Vegas with SK, lake visits to Vermilion and Superior, Rib Fest, Summer X Games, another epic State Fair, a quick day trip to Los Angeles, the Saints championship season, more Vikings football and lots of concerts and restaurants. Life at fifty has been good.
So where to from here? I’ll be seeing my eye doctor again soon and I need to get back to my “regular” doctor to start all of the normal old guy things that need to be tested and monitored. Colleen and I head to Maui later this month to check off the second milestone birthday trip that was postponed due to the incident. Hopefully we’ll get the third and final trip scheduled for January. This week I’ll find out about the 2020 London Marathon ballot, which would immediately kick-start a return to running. Quick trip next week to Milwaukee to visit the Buck’s new arena. After the Vikings-Eagles game this weekend, the football season will already be half over. And you know what Steve Miller said about flying eagles…
We got there at 6:45. Early. Got to the gate, we’re like, ‘Hi, we’re The Chalice.’ Security’s like, ‘The gate will open at 7.’ Like some Willy Wonka shit…
- Sophia Eris
Let the testing begin!
Handing out medals is the next best thing to running
This is what fast looks like
Surprise dinner out
Countdown to one year
Imagine the Cookies
Breakfast with kid two
They still got it
Spooky Soirée ‘19
If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror…
- Shane Koyczan
Back in the old hood
I am your host…
Welcome to a new dawn
A pinch of this, a dash of that
So fun to see Wonka tonight with Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee
Freaky delicious
Sunday brunch with our favorite server
In honor of the @WMMajors Berlin race, I ran my first outdoor five-miler in almost a year along a misty Mississippi
My Black Keys review: can’t believe they sold me an obstructed view seat for full price
