Reset to zero

Resolution tweet: 1) 100 miles/month, 2) remember vitamins, 3) retain TC 1 Mile crown

Accidentally got locked out of the company intranet – had to hack into the database to change my password

Shopping for new meeting room projectors hasn’t been nearly as fun as I was hoping

Lazytweet: looking at the BenQ SH910 digital projector for around $1600 – good deal or avoid?

Pelicans? The NBA changes team names more than any other league, no?

Relatively decent treadmill 10K tonight with Dopey a week away

Could just be my imagination, but I’d swear that this level of Candy Crush is cheating me on moves

It’s “warmed up” to -30F and now there are about a dozen snowmobiles in the parking lot

Argh, Mail.app and Gmail accounts are *still* acting wonky on my laptop, even after all of the updates

Snapchat account (and app) deleted

Way too much screen time today, but need to see what happens with the Wild soap opera now

Much tougher tonight, but another treadmill 10K complete while watching a fragile Wild beat a bad Sabres team

Based on the governor’s logic, the Iron Range should just take the whole winter off

Here goes nothing – heading south in a blinding snowstorm. At least it’s above zero (by a few degrees)

Black Bear is an OK property, but I still think Hinckley wins the I-35 crown

First time back on the clubhouse treadmill since May – another 10K for the logs

Digital is convenient, but I still love shopping at the Electric Fetus

For a change of pace, I’m going to complain about hot temps for the races next week (highs of 78F, 83F, 82F and 81F)

Candy Crush level 440 might be the one that forces me into retirement

Today I learned that two dead AAA batteries in the thermostat = a very cold house

I honestly don’t get all the weather drama – it’s routinely in the -30Fs in Tower in the winter (air temps) and no one there freaks out

Kid one doctor, breakfast at Brueggers, scheduled car repair, $2.14 entree at Leeann Chin, credit union, packing and workout – what cold?

One last treadmill 5K before the real running starts Down South

Overflow TSA lines at MSP this morning – took about 50 minutes to clear

Plane here, but waiting for pilots (hour delay). Love the Delta booths, though, and Cake is playing on the PA

Pretty sure this is my first flight on a 767 – see you all on the other side

Landed safely in Orlando, where it is a balmy 46F

My first flight with the new electronics rules – pretty nice (and we didn’t crash)

Tuesday night at the Orlando Outlet Mall and you’d think it was the end of the world sale

Cold and crowded, but still beautiful @ Orlando Premium Outlets

Hmm, if you are on the east coast, there really is very little chance you will stay up for a hockey game on the west coast, eh?

Walking around the Art of Animation resort before heading to the expo – slowly getting warmer and sunnier

Packet pickup @ ESPN Wide World of Sports

Four days, four races, 48.6 magical miles – almost time to get Dopey!

I think I want to order one of everything at Earl of Sandwich

Now there is a weekend heat advisory – one extreme to the other, it seems

The Art of Animation resort had some cool photo opportunities

The Lion King buildings at Art of Animation

And lastly, the Little Mermaid

Sitting on my brother’s outdoor patio with only a light jacket – I think the snowbirds have the right idea

Holy crap, these races all start at 5:30am (5K is 6:15)

59F at 4:45am has never felt so good

Now there is liquid falling from the sky and it’s not frozen

Gotta love a race that gives you the option of taking a monorail to the start

How did I get in this corral? @ Epcot Parking Lot

So much for conserving energy – finished the 5K in an unofficial 24:27 (7:52 pace)

My brother gave me a park pass to use today – heading to Animal Kingdom first

Everest just kicks ass @ Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Park hopping over to the studios

My brother’s old stomping grounds @ Kilimanjaro Safaris

Hour waits for Tower of Terror and the Aerosmith coaster

Not sure how many new worlds they added to Star Tours, but weesa got the one with Jar-Jar Binks

Crappy Florida weather is still a hundred times better than crappy Minnesota weather

Kinda surprised that all of the Disney parks are still playing Christmas music everywhere

And now it’s monsoon season in central Florida – drenched

Somehow found my way back to Earl of Sandwich again

My least favorite part of this whole Dopey thing so far is the realization that I have to get up at 3:30am the next three days in a row

Warmer and more humidity for the 10K start – feels pretty awesome for January

Successfully dialed back the 10K pace to the 8 minute range – unofficial watch time of 51:08

Halfway home

Just visited the National Weather Service site – it was 68F during the race, with 100% humidity (68F dew point)

Fell asleep on the couch and woke up to a real Florida day – sunny and warm

Lazy afternoon at the Magic Kingdom with absolutely perfect weather

Only 39.3 more to go

Downshifted again to the nine minute range for the half – watch time of 1:58:04

Only one race left to run

Today’s race humidity dropped all the way down to 96%

I’ve been watching HGTV all afternoon – these people are ridiculous

Dinner in a very crowded Downtown Disney with Megan, her mom and her friend – alarm now set for 2:45

Quite the thunderstorm moving over Orlando right now – the DirectTV football feed keeps dropping from all the rain

My baby is a teenager – happy birthday to kid two!

Marathon time!

Roughly a 4:11:45 – a 10 second PR for Megan!

Brian and I before the race

Back from the living dead – nap and shower complete

I can’t even begin to describe how great it is to set an alarm that doesn’t begin with a “2” or a “3”

Single rider at Test Track kicks ass – straight to the front of the line

Park hopping back to the MK

Food trucks at Downtown Disney are Wednesday through Sunday only, but Wawa is open

Packing up and hitting the road very shortly – hope the runways at MSP aren’t too icy

Totally obvious observation of the day: the people departing the Orlando airport seem to have a totally different mood than those arriving

The plane has arrived – another 767

They unfortunately broke this 767 en route to MCO, so now we have to wait for a part from ATL

Not getting a great vibe that this plane will be leaving for Minnesota anytime soon – currently “testing a tweak”

Hope those tweaks worked – boarding three plus hours late

And safely back on the (frozen) ground

Back home means back on the treadmill – quick clubhouse 5K (along with some other stuff)

Slowly trying to learn French by following the Disneyland Paris Twitter account

That’s a first: best picture, director and all four acting awards – haven’t seen a single one

Clubhouse exercise room – treadmill 10K and a new look at some non-leg workouts

Smashlunch with Mr. Miller and a visit to Target before the blizzard hits

I’m fine with the Chicago Marathon adding a qualifying time, but 3:15 is just like New York – “easier” to BQ

Downton season three on Amazon Prime – guess tonight’s now shot to hell

Well that was an odd cultural shift – paused Downton to play a Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three sample for kid one

Made it through six episodes – will finish the other three tomorrow

Heading to lunch at BWW with Mark, quick visit with my dad, dinner at Mystic Lake, then Jake Bugg at First Ave

The days of getting to First Avenue late and still getting a good spot are apparently over

Apple Valley swim meets now mean Chick-fil-A

50 or 100?

Kid two is kicking butt today – 2 races, 2 big PRs

Really wish mobile Safari could keep two bloody tabs open without having to refresh when switching apps

Proud dad – she went four for four today 🙂

The dog sticking his head out the window and wagging his tail while driving down I-35 in January is my new hero

Almost perfect winter running day in Minneapolis – 11.5 miles along Nokomis, Minnehaha Creek and Harriet

Summer throwback for birthday lunch – brats on the grill, baked beans, chips and a Coke

Wait a minute, the Superior 100 ultra is actually 103.3 miles?

Best meet ever for the fish – she went six for six on PRs (including some huge ones)

Birthday dinner at the original @ Carbone’s Pizza

Safely back on Vermilion, but that was rough – heavy eyelids, snow-covered highways and a frigid refueling in Cloquet

Returning from vacation is always tough, but today has been brutal

Apparently every new LG hotel television is sold out everywhere

Today has been saved by the six course wine dinner at the Sunset Steakhouse

Beautiful presentation and excellent food by Chef Dan @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

Finally get to watch a Wild game on NBC Sports HD and it’s just terrible – may turn off the third period

Treadmill 10K with no TV or music was surprisingly tolerable – just passed 100 miles for the month

On a related note, is it safe to go in a sauna after a workout? 15 minutes and I thought I was going to die

Looking out the window this morning and having some serious Disney/Florida withdrawal

Second TV-related victory of the week

It’s official – Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop is coming to Fortune Bay

Such a stressful week, but based on my eye twitch level, it must be getting better

Another treadmill 10K while watching CSI in glorious HD – heading to the sauna again

Officially a fan of post-workout saunas (now that I know how to do it without dying)

Glass half full: no windchill on Lake Vermilion. Glass half empty: air temp is -24F

March Vegas trip booked – work conference at Planet Hollywood

Crappy end to a bad week – some jerk ran into my car in the parking lot and took off

Nuggets, salty fries and a Coke from the clown were a nice pick-me-up

Celebrating a day of remembrance at my grandfather’s memorial

I strive to be an optimist like my grandfather, but days like today make it tough

The snow appears to be suppressing the crowds at Mystic tonight (which is really nice for us)

The all male review, though, has thrown off the male-female ratio in a big way

Technology magic: listening to Har Mar Superstar live from First Ave on the iPad mini while laying in bed

Heard a lot of great stories yesterday about my grandfather I didn’t know – for example, he hid the 1955 winter carnival medallion

Seems like that giant Cabellas in Woodbury appeared overnight – time for post-haircut Zantigo

Curse you, Dexter marathon

Family photo shoot. Outdoors. In January. WTH

My favorite sandwich in the world @ Cecil’s Delicatessen & Bakery

I wish I didn’t get a headache after naps – needed the sleep today, though

I think it just got harder to book Chicago at the casino this summer

It’s amazing how influential Nile Rodgers is to my music library

Wow, this scene in Dexter season 7 with Deb and Dexter talking about Lumen is pretty funny (in hindsight)

It’s tough enough driving to Fortune Bay today – good luck to these crazy souls

The interstate to Cloquet was great – roads north of there, not so much

Safely back on Lake Vermilion – because it just wasn’t cold enough in southern Minnesota

Don’t think I will ever understand fouls in pro basketball – watching the pups during a brisk treadmill 10K

The Winter Olympics start in 10 days? That should help take care of February

Busy and productive day today, but still a million things to do before watching the Wild face the no-longer-mighty Ducks

Website updates today seem like death by a thousand cuts

Very excited to see Suzanne Vega is coming to the Cedar this year (and a new studio album too)

Summerfest 2014 is starting to slot in artists now too

Brooklyn Bowl Vegas is probably the best thing to happen to The Linq (although the High Roller might be OK too)

After seeing Erv kick ass in the Arrowhead at age 71, Dopey seems like a walk around the block now

Inspired by Mr. Berglund, doubled up on tonight’s treadmill (20K) while watching a pretty decent hockey game

Black cherry Kickstart just might be in my top three drinks (non-alcoholic, that is)

Longest treadmill run in my log, but just had the worst leg cramp ever (and a very awkward blister)

Note to self: do NOT drink black cherry kickstart at night

This week started out at a much lower stress level compared to last week, but it’s catching up quick now

Congrats to @tbtduluth for landing a headliner spot at Red Rocks – best venue ever

I know it’s been a busy day when I’m still in my office at 8pm and have 360+ tweets to catch up on

Also feeling really bad for Brazilian Carla Goulart, who missed the cutoff at Arrowhead by 10 minutes 🙁

Wow, the $195 Disneyland Half Marathon sold out in a day

This should be a quick and low stress drive home, right? Sunny skies and clear roads in the Northland

Too busy for lunch at work today, so that White Castle stop in Hinckley was extra special

So glad I made it to the kid one band concert – not sure what all those tweets about bad driving were about 😉

Thank you for choosing to participate in the Medtronic TC 1 Mile

Cake ticket acquired (after subverting the broken BBV website)

Very nice winter 7.8 mile run along Harriet and Minnehaha Creek with Megan and Chili Dog

Next: pick up the speech star, food from Chick-fil-A, shower, then Charlie Parr at the Cedar

Hot showers after cold runs are just primo

Almost time for Charlie @ Cedar Cultural Center

Chicago Farmer was pretty damn funny (and a talented musician and songwriter)

Ugh, that last season of Dexter was brutal – I stayed up until 2:30 for that ending?

Forgot just how slow and tough it is to pack down a snowshoe trail after new snowfall @ Lebanon Hills

Off to @BachelorFarmer to pick up the Super Bowl food

That take out box from TBF was so good: great takes on fried chicken, mac and cheese, cole slaw and brownies

Think I need new boots for snowshoeing – blisters on the *top* of both pinkie toes

I wonder how many seconds it took before Bank of America had to cough up $2 million because of U2

It makes me sad to see Animal as a corporate shill

Oh snap, just remembered I’ll have Tim Hortons waiting for me at work tomorrow

Vegas must be loving this game

Takes guts to sign off on having Dylan narrate your whole ad

Ouch – Tarvaris and Percy both get rings

These 4am Mondays will never be easy for me, but at least this Kickstart stuff keeps the eyes wide open

Quick walk through at Black Bear this morning – nothing new on the floor

Safely back on Vermilion (and now with Timbits!) @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

Visi nows goes by the name OneNeck? Interesting brand choice

Revisiting the Minnesota Lottery online gaming site – much improved from before

Guess it’s time for some WordPress updates

Only one day in with Tim Horton and I can see this is already going to be a problem

Massive web server cleanup (with software updates) – still amazed I remember how to do any of this

Nevada sports books 2014 Super Bowl handle = $119.4 million, 16.5% “hold” (highest since 2005)

The new Microsoft CEO went to UW-Milwaukee?

How did I miss this announcement? Grand Bazaar Shops at Bally’s – grandbazaarshops.com

The MOA leasing agent has been busy – the 400 Bar *and* the Hard Rock?

First there was free Dew on tap, then Tim Hortons donuts and now poutine on the deli menu – I will soon weigh 400 pounds

I’ve won the Canadian Triple Crown today: Tim Horton donuts, poutine for dinner and Bob & Doug McKenzie on iTunes

Now I need to go run like 40 miles on the treadmill tonight

Dear Apple, please make it easier for me to transfer my photos between my laptop and my iPhone – they are connected right now

It would be nice to have the phone (or iPad) show up under devices in the Finder. I’m fine with hiding the file structure

My image editing apps on the phone are now much better than on the laptop

Based on the Taco Bell commercial, one would think Kevin Love is kind of a jerk

Thanks all – I use Image Capture all the time for phone > laptop, it’s the other way I wish was easier (synching a folder now)

Well short of 40 miles, but that treadmill 10K might’ve burned off maybe half the poutine – decent Wild game too

This post-run sauna thing is quickly becoming a favorite wintertime activity for me

New Grieves album arriving in March

Finally finished something I’ve been working on for months – now on to more stuff I’ve been putting off

Ghosts of Minnesota golf past – how many do you remember?

Finally on the road to the Wild-Preds game

Work days like today are just the worst

Warms-ups with free shirts on every seat @ Xcel Energy Center

The hot apple cider at kid two’s ortho office was one of the greatest things ever

The Portlandia viewing at the Cedar was one of the quickest sell-outs I’ve seen recently

So AT&T sends me a text saying we’re over on data & will charge me $15, then offers to change my plan to more data for $50 less/month

Pretty sure the local oldies station has somehow recovered my high school collection of 45s

I’m not a total game idiot, but aren’t the controls in Flappy Bird just about the worst ever?

After looking at the sorry state of my feet today, decided to take a couple days off from the treadmill

Kid two swim meet, Target run, very nice memorial for Duke and a tour of the new HSRA before the evening activities begin

Dinner at Randy’s house before Jason Isbell at First Ave

Looooong day at the swim meet for kid two, but I have a chair, power outlet, headphones and some snacks

Two races down, only 300 or so heats left to go

Kid two finishes the meet eight-for-eight with PRs in every event

All that hype for the men’s downhill and now it’s over? Couldn’t we at least get a crash off the lake jump into the lake?

I’ve heard more Swan Lake in the past two days than I’ve heard my entire life

The nbcolympics.com provider access stuff is a mess again – either stream it all (with ads) or don’t bother

When will I learn I should go to bed early on Sunday nights? Alarm in 3.5 hours…

Needed to borrow my dad’s Jetta this week, it’s -15F and his heater and fans don’t work

Feet are completely frozen, but safely back on Vermilion – so glad the heated seats worked

Starting to wonder if I will feel warm at all today – need to visit the sauna for sure

Signature 24oz Budweiser in a bag & side of bacon

Dear person who hit my rear bumper and left no note – how much of the $1370 repair are you covering?

Lunch at 3:45 is never a good sign

Seeing pictures of the Metrodome being demolished sort of make me sad – lots of memories there

My middle name is Mikael (kind of)

In the spirit of JT, I’m bringing back treadmill – 10K plus sauna

Getting a headache, but at least it’s a productive headache (so far)

Hey country fans – the Mavericks: yes or no?

Another Minnesota golf course bites the dust

Excel is *so close* to being a great tool, yet it seems like it always slows me down when it doesn’t need to

Probably should’ve gone to bed, but just finished a very late treadmill five miler – stupid Olympics

Guessing Canadians in the sauna tonight, all talking about it being 30 degrees in there

Mark me down as a fan of super athletic women with guns

Don’t think I knew Jeff Arundel owns the Aster Cafe – makes a lot sense, actually

Backed

So much slot machine research – trying to determine best way to market a complex floor

Is it too early to go to the steakhouse?

How did I miss “Golf Disneyland” at the Paris park?

Wow, there’s a Radisson Blu hotel right in the middle of it too

1) nice to see you can fall twice and still medal, 2) Matt needs a shave

NBC should really have a disclaimer about their live streaming of every event* (*specific cable TV subscription required)

One more treadmill 10K and sauna visit – really hoping for an outdoor run this weekend

I almost like the cold water from the drinking fountain after the sauna as much as I like a hot shower after a winter run

Sheldon Adelson is just fascinating to me

Here goes nothing – time to battle the snow and attempt to get to a meeting on time

Off to a stellar start – dead battery, flat tire and still no heater or fan

I really hate cars today – now stranded in Virginia and it looks like I’ll miss my meeting

Big thanks to Armory Shell in Virginia and the maintenance team at Fortune Bay for helping me today

Things are looking up – made my meeting, picked up the repaired car and used a Zantigo gift card for dinner

Darn, have enough myVegas points for another free Cirque ticket, but the day I want is blacked out

R U Mine?

Semi-regular reminder: have you backed up and changed your passwords lately?

“Most” http://yfrog.com/obr5usfbj

Almost a near catastrophe – front door at First Ave didn’t want to let the girls in without proof they were our kids

Now *that* was a rock and roll show of the highest caliber

Up early (for a Saturday) to take kid one to a speech tournament at Bloomington Jefferson – now fighting the urge to go back to sleep

I really hate NBC and Comcast right now

Dropping off kid two at her swim meet, then heading to the lakes for a few laps around Minneapolis

Better than the treadmill (I guess) – 17.8 miles around Harriet (x2), Calhoun (x2) and Isles, the last part joined by Megan and Chili

Trying out the Big Boy Ranch Plate @ Chef Shack Ranch

There was nothing voluntary about this safety officer gig coming up today at kid two’s swim meet – six hours to freedom

I’ve been reassigned from safety officer to timer – it’s just like the Olympics!

Only a couple flakes at 4:30 – hope the drive north goes well

Relatively smooth sailing to Hinckley – stopping for breakfast at Grand

The snow caught up to me and radar shows crap all the way to Vermilion now

Hwy 169 plow update: 1 – drove by with blade up, 2 – parked outside bar, 3 – plowing side street, 4 – actually plowing highway

That was a total white knuckler – Hwy 33 around Cloquet was totally unplowed, as was Hwy 169 between Virginia and Tower

Two restaurant week spots booked: Meritage on Sunday and Haute Dish next Friday

Trying to finish up a long-overdue inventory and cleanup of logins and passwords

Obstacles to running tonight: warm bed, Olympics in HD, a box of cream cheese Timbits

Feeling totally out of it today – would probably stay in bed all day if I wasn’t so hungry

Finally showered so I can go to the buffet and get some food

Feel so weird today – passed out while watching these Nordic skiers do 10K in the rain

Skipping the treadmill again tonight, but did manage to find my way to the VC for pizza

Feeling better this morning, but going to ease back into work (while watching this Suomi/Russia game)

Comcast and NBC aren’t keeping me away from this hockey game

I’m just fascinated by Bitcoin

Hmm, new Tori Amos album in May and a stop at O’Shaughnessy on August 3rd

This is a pretty bold expansion of gambling in Minnesota

Just played ten electronic scratch-offs from the Minnesota Lottery and won $2 (or lost $8, depending on how you look at it)

Working on March promotional graphics – that means the worst winter in recent memory will be over soon, right?

At this point, I am delusional enough to almost take a running leap at the TV to try and join those golfers in Arizona

Representing the Cayman Islands, it’s the Ginger Ninja

We only had slalom when I was in high school (with bamboo gates), but GS was always my favorite

I’m far from a nutrition fanatic, but even I’m bothered by Coke and McDonald’s being Olympic sponsors

The Olympics are truly my favorite antidote for treadmill time – ran a slow 15K tonight during primetime

I like Fallon, but thought the first night was shaky – seems to be getting in a groove quickly now

Battling the inbox before I battle the winter storm warning

Here goes nothing – 230 miles of snowstorm

I wonder if I’ll actually hear American Pie on the day I die

Going to BWW to take the edge off that drive

Kid two encouraged me to go with her to the exercise room (despite the blizzard) – another treadmill 5K

These Fallon sketches are like watching the best of SNL

Heading back to BWW to watch USA hockey

Best part of that game was following @lou_nanne on Twitter – congrats to Canada

Going old school with the Mead Five Star and the Pentel Quicker Clicker

Enjoying the warmth of the swim school while kid two practices for her season-ending meet that starts tomorrow

Thinking I’ll retire from Candy Crush once I clear level 500 – that seems good enough

Now that I posted that, Candy Crush won’t launch on my phone – those guys really are jerks

Quick treadmill five miler before heading south to Northfield

Back roads to Northfield were fine (as long as you drove under 40mph) – kid two swim meet finals, dinner at Louie and Jeremy at First Ave

Never really liked Jay, but after one week, Jimmy seems like the true heir to Johnny Carson (NY edition)

Trying to get around town at set times tonight has been…challenging

Stopped in at Daytona last year – very cool facility

Whatever part of my brain it is that’s supposed to tell me to stop eating Girl Scout cookies is clearly broken

480 and 460 yard par fours – I’m *never* thinking iron off the tee

Clubhouse treadmill 10K while watching another Frenchman implode

Or not…

NBC and the Olympics could learn from CBS and the PGA Tour on how to do live online streaming

Kicking off Restaurant Week in Saint Paul @ Meritage, a Brasserie

I think I have a new favorite St. Paul restaurant

Just realized I’m facing a boatload of treadmill time this week if I want to keep the 100 mile a month thing going

Calmest drive north in a while – safely back on a very cold Lake Vermilion

Celebs I really miss: MCA, Johnny Cash, Phil Hartman, Kurt Cobain, Jim Henson, Warren Zevon, Steve Jobs

Not in the least bit surprised by the actions of USATF this week

Why I will be on the treadmill the next three days: forecasted lows here of -15F, -19F and -21F

RIP Egon Spengler

So is Tartan Park going to be open to the public this season? tartanpark.com & metrogolfcard.com

Rooms at the new Cromwell (formerly Bill’s/Barbary Coast) will start at $249 a night – opens May 21

I wonder how many Facebook accounts are basically dormant – seem to be noticing more and more lately

Swapped the Olympics for Big Break Florida during tonight’s treadmill 15K

Sorry Finland, I think this sauna is going to be the death of me

I wonder what it will take to get people excited about phones again

I don’t know how you lawyers do it – trying to read this Nevada/Delaware internet gaming agreement and my eyes are glazing over

Hawaiians must love this Hawaii Life show

Quickly losing my tolerance for the treadmill – ran another 15K, but desperately want to be outside on a trail

Another Survivor season starts tonight? Maybe I can use that to get to treadmill 100

So many OS X and iOS software updates to install today

Don’t think I knew that Oscar Goodman’s wife Carolyn is the current mayor of Las Vegas

Three more online scratch games from the Minnesota Lottery

Surf Air sure has an interesting business model – wonder how well it will scale?

Three minutes in and I already want all of the survivors to lose

Leave it to the nerds to be the oddest tribe ever

Tried to mix up the treadmill 15K tonight with some walking commercial breaks, but it was still pretty awful

February running in Minnesota: two outdoor runs and eleven treadmill runs (just barely broke 100 miles total)

Really hoping Little Red starts later on so I can drive south – might not stop until Florida

At the risk of sounding like a compulsive gambler, the Minnesota Lottery’s weekly online wager limit of $50 seems pretty low

The Timbit Shuttle is on the road

WEVE (Iron Range Radio) is in serious time warp mode – hearing songs I really didn’t want to listen to again ever

Officially approved by the Transportation Security Administration – Pre✓ number added to my Delta profile

Eagan-St. Thomas Academy hockey @ Warner Coliseum (Minnesota State Fairgrounds)

Got to sleep-in for the first time in weeks – nice to reset the clock

Watching the K2 documentary The Climb – that bottleneck serac above 8000m is terrifying

Geez, seems that everyone wanted to go to the Riverview tonight in the cold – finally get to see Katniss

Finished House of Cards and finally made it over to the clubhouse – treadmill 10K while watching Honda Classic

Kevin Spacey is just so great

Heading here: March isn’t an improvement so far

That hidden sleeve of Do-Si-Dos in my desk drawer just totally turned my day around

Watched two periods of Wild-Flames during tonight’s treadmill 10K

This stack of thirteen magazines aren’t going to read themselves, are they

National Geographic: only a third of the global population was using the Internet at the end of 2011

Starting to feel a little overwhelmed by all of the change around me lately

Golf seems a bit irrelevant (and far off), but I’d like to learn how to properly take a divot and add distance off the tee this year

Spending a fair amount of time today collecting data so we can (hopefully) make better decisions down the road

Never had a Monte Cristo until today – kinda freaking out right now

Wait, Flogging Molly was booked in the *Entry*?

Sorry treadmill, could only take 5K of you tonight before running to the bike

Have this list covered pretty well (including #1 & 2 for Restaurant Week)

Steak dinner followed by the state high school hockey tournament in HD – why ruin a good night with the treadmill?

Bonus hockey! Kinda hope Totino-Grace wins it in OT

Not sure where this insomnia came from, but I’m going to pay for it big time later today

New item for the bucket list: visit the Ghibli Museum

This is a good sign: too hot in the car to wear the winter coat

I wish Gordy’s was open today

Gotta love the free OTA hi-def coverage of the boys high school hockey tournament – thanks Mr. Hubbard

Thanks @ChipPearson for the wonderful lunch at Spoonriver today

Caught the end of kid two’s first regular school swim meet – about to head out to Mystic and visit the new buffet (steak & fish night)

Root beer float bar @ The Buffet

Not sure what’s wrong, but I’ve fallen asleep twice today and have zero energy

Got to hear the end of the Arcade Fire Prince cover live on The Current stream – sounds too good to be Target Center

It’s been so long since I ran outside, my Garmin battery was at 0%

Even wind and slush couldn’t diminish that outdoor run – 17 miles along Nokomis, Minnehaha, Harriet and Calhoun

Did they really just say Minneapolis hasn’t seen 40F in 108 days?

All that vitamin D yesterday has me feeling good about this week – even at 4AM

Short-sleeve, outdoor run on Vermilion – 8.1 miles on Gold Mine Trail and Echo Point

I really want to try the Whistling Bird tonight, but I don’t want to drive 40 minutes each way (are they even open?)

Ouch, Caesars Entertainment reports $1.7 billion quarterly loss

Gordy says April 1st

No answer at Whistling Bird and the Wild are on FSN+, so looks like I’m heading to the VC

There will be no further melting here tonight

The conversations in this bar tonight are truly amazing – time to hit the road

Even though it’s tough on my fading eyes, I’m liking the new Facebook design and style sheet

Cool names in the news: Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan and UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon

So many pain points today

Today was the perfect day to try the hot chocolate from Tim Hortons

Feeling like a gambler – about to begin a remote server upgrade on one of my Vegas minis

Very late treadmill 5K to test the squeaky ankle (semi-damaged), plus a little sauna time on this cold night

Moby’s “Play” is 15 years old?

Picked up (and dropped off) kid two for her vacation, lunch with Mark at BWW, tax prep meeting, Frozen at the Riverside and dinner somewhere

Horrible tax news and now the lamp on my TV just went out – at least Frozen was good

No working TV and I just cooked my own lunch – what is this life?

Laptop triple backed-up before the road trip (Crash Plan, Time Machine and CCC) – can never be too safe

The exercise room has a working TV – treadmill 10K on the recovering ankle while daydreaming about Florida

I was trying really hard not to be jealous of all the SXSW stuff, but then this happened

A Minnesota tale: Keillor writes for NatGeo

I love that the map in that story includes “Pearson’s Salted Nut Roll Factory”

Gathered 14 years of tax data and I now understand less about tax policy than ever before

The lessons seem to be: 1) don’t make too much money and 2) if you do, take on lots of mortgage debt

Taking kid one and BF1 to see Grand Budapest Hotel at the Uptown

Me. Peabody Visits Paris

My last tweet had an auto-correct typo, but I actually like that version better

I really thought a weekend with no TV would be more productive, but not so much

Little victories: no ice to scrape from the car

Lunch with mom and dad @ House Of Wong

St. Paul is not messing around with small potholes – I think they should just tear up portions of Lexington and start over

Thank you Amazon for helping me bring our TV back to life (much cheaper bulb price this time too)

I find it hard to believe the entire ramp at MSP terminal 1 was full this morning – good thing I left early

TSA Pre✓™ was lovely – just like back in the golden days of air travel

No offense to Steve Whitmire and Frank Welker, but there is only one voice of Kermit

This DL flight now shows 9 minutes behind schedule – are they being extremely honest or will it be a long day?

Forever stuck in zone 3

Landed safely in sunny Las Vegas

I don’t remember PH having this before @ Earl of Sandwich

That bacon mac and cheese is criminal

The conference center at Caesar’s Palace is pretty nice – waiting for a 4pm vendor meeting

It’s like liquid Thin Mints with a kick @ The Chandelier

Not much luck for our group, but I did see a guy at Cosmo win a $59K progressive

OH: Planet Hollywood is now the Walmart of casinos

From Naughty Town to the iconic sign, ran nearly 10 miles on the brisk (but snow-free) Las Vegas Strip

Not complaining, but Las Vegas in the shade today is not short-sleeve friendly

Learning about online gaming legislation from California, Iowa, New Jersey and Pennsylvania – direct from the politicians

Now the World Poker Tour founder is moderating a debate between Sheldon’s Sands rep and the CEO of Caesars Interactive

This current session is talking about the politics of immigration visas and I’m not sure they are seeing the bigger picture here

As with almost everything in business and politics, remember to follow the money and things will make more sense

Last session of the day talking about mobile and there are just straight-out untruths from the “expert” moderating – terrible

Lots of great information coming from the panel, though (Bally, GTECH, Shoutz and Las Vegas Whaling Company)

A quick stop in the room before walking down to MGM for dinner at Pub 1842 and a second viewing of KÀ

I haven’t had a ton of old fashioneds in my life, but the one at Pub 1842 is so good (had it last time too)

I know the accident was tragic, but I can’t believe how they changed KÀ

Finally figured out the weird noises in my hotel room – it’s right next to an elevator shaft

Um, Vegas takes March Madness to an entirely different level

First session with UFC and Ultimate Gaming Chairman and CEO – says gaming now in all states (minus Utah and Hawaii)

myVegas redemption of comps tops $10 million, according to panelists ($50,000/day in chip purchases)

So excited to be in a session where I get to hear from a Playstudio executive (COO Paul Mathews)

Double Down and Playstudio execs up on stage

Now it’s time to hear from the Facebook online casino manager, Owen O’Donoghue – do you know him @chuckgoolsbee?

“One out of every four minutes on mobile is spent with Facebook or Instagram”

Now learning about regulated online poker from Ultimate Poker and Caesars WSOP

Last panel of the day is called “Gamifying Casino Games” – starts off with some moderate bashing of casino traditions

Getting ready for a little Cake @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas

Oh my, this fried chicken…

What kind of sadist schedules an 8am Friday conference session in Las Vegas?

Up first, the Governor of the Great State of Nevada, the Honorable Brian Sandoval

Tickets acquired for two of the three Dan Wilson nights at the Cedar

Huh, I never knew sports betting is currently legal in Delaware, Montana and Oregon (in addition to Nevada)

The founder of Marketwire (Michael Terpin) is talking about potential Bitcoin usage in gaming – hmm

I’ve been in technology most of my life and I’m still amazed how many people see it as the answer to everything – guess I’m a closet Luddite

Finally made it to Gordon’s place @ BurGR

Only one more session left, then I need to find something to fill six hours in Vegas before the red eye

One of about 30 people who stuck around for the last session on alternative payment processing options

Spring in Nevada @ Bellagio Conservatory

Tonight’s walk: Cosmopolitan, Bellagio, Caesar’s Palace, Mirage, Treasure Island, Linq

Most fun of the trip at TI (and most luck on my favorite game)

Went low-roller for dinner with a Nom Nom dog and fries @ Haute Doggery

I’m getting too old for red eye flights (and my feet and ankle are killing me) – one more hour to boarding

There is not one, but *two* Black Orchid slot machines by my gate and it’s taking all my resolve not to go over there

Landed safely back in Minnesota – pretty sure my ankle swelled up during the flight

Red eye = wake up at 1:30PM

Internal clock all messed up – fell asleep again on the couch

I had been willing to run with the sore ankle, but the huge blister from walking in Vegas will sideline me for a bit

The drunk Dumbo and Timothy scenes are pretty awesome for a kids movie

Betamax vs VHS, Intellivision vs Atari, Mac vs PC, iOS vs Android?

Back on a very un-springlike Lake Vermilion

Working on April website stuff (along with some plugin upgrades) – will we get to golf next month?

Google Analytics has some interesting reporting and maps – visitors from all states in 2014 except Wyoming

Went back and looked at the Caesars/Playtika social site again and I’m still surprised it’s number one

Interesting Cosmopolitan numbers: F&B made $306 million in 2013, hotel $267 million and casino $155 million (overall loss of $95 million)

Those casino numbers were up 25% over 2012 (110,000-square-foot floor with 1325 slots and 121 table games)

Congrats to @runDisney – another same day sellout for the newest races

Pretty bad when my exercise today is to walk from the office down to Tim Hortons for Timbits

Trying something new tonight @ The Whistling Bird

Wish this place wasn’t a 40 minute drive away – total cultural trip in the middle of the Range (steel drum Don’t Worry, Be Happy)

Today’s headache is apparently Advil-proof

Back home a day early to deal with kid one’s concussion

Assuming I can find the money, the New York City Marathon is on the race schedule for 2014 (one of 9170 selected today out of 77087)

Even more new Minnesota Lottery eScratch games now available – just requested a check for my winnings

Kid one shut down for 10 days – no screen time, no work, limited school

New levels on Candy Crush today – and the first time I’ve ever been ahead of Mary Philipsek

Golf is tough – Mickelson just played his last hole like I might: trees off the tee, followed by a three-putt

Tested out the ankle today with a quick treadmill 10K – need to restart training (and try to still get to 100 miles for March)

The cheap lamp I bought for the TV was just that – reordered the more expensive OEM version 🙁

Dinner at the new St. Paul French Meadow on Grand before heading across the river to First Ave

“Office” and “subscription” don’t really belong in the same sentence for me

Blitzen Trapper @ First Avenue & 7th St Entry

So nobody is reopening the Lexington and Glen Taylor is buying the Star Tribune?

Hover says I can now register kingsbury.sexy as a website. Thanks a lot, Hover

Drive-By Truckers @ First Avenue & 7th St Entry

The free glasses of ice water on the bar might be my favorite First Avenue thing ever

Not sure which I’m more relieved about – the concert ending or that it’s not snowing out

First Eagan bunny of 2014 – ran 10.3 slow miles on ice, around puddles and through slush (0.097 BPM)

How can I possibly pick between Beastie Boys and Johnny Cash? I hate this Current promotion

Trying to rebuild the base without killing the ankle – slow 14 miles in Eagan and Apple Valley (0 bpm, but first robin of 2014)

So long FirstTech – thanks for your help all these years

Had a dream about claustrophobia that was really a nightmare – wide open spaces for me, please

The NCAA understands free live streaming

Don’t watch much college basketball (even in March), but that Wisconsin-Arizona game was some good entertainment

My latest dream/nightmare: passenger on a plane that stalls and makes a flaming emergency landing on a highway

The shorts are back – 12 miles up and down the Mississippi, from Hidden Falls to Franklin

The 100-mile-a-month thing is still alive (barely)

Hanging out with the old Mac nerds at MVCC

You would think this would be worth more than $12, no?

Not quite crawling yet @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

Here’s your ice scraper, fool

Free wine and free chicken wings at Mystic Lake are pretty damn awesome

So is drunk Kid Rock karaoke

In the immortal words of the4onthefloor – I’m drunk on Tuesday

Do they have last call at Mystic Lake or does it go on forever?

No room at the inn – nothing like getting back from the casino at 4AM. Today is going to suck big time

My body has been fighting me all day – hoping the old saltines & 7UP thing works now

Little victories: food staying down, plus I lost three pounds. Rib cage is super sore though

So I apparently read about 600 tweets on an average day

Lauryn Hill at First Ave is $65?

Looks like Netflix will earn it’s keep the next few days: Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Star Trek

I know this is from last season, but the Northwest Orient scenes in Mad Men are delightful

It’s 3AM, but I’ve read so many inspiring things by so many different people tonight, it’s tough to fall asleep

Kid one doctor appointment in Farmington was not the greatest scheduling, but we made it

You can tell people around here are fed up with the weather by all the half-assed plowing, shoveling and car scraping

Win of the day: discovered the tpt/PBS channel on my AppleTV

It’s a Lebowski kind of night – forgot about the PSH role 🙁

Heh, Aimee Mann is missing a toe

Tried to imagine a white sand beach run – 8.4 challenging miles on the unplowed paths of Eagan

To Paisley or not to Paisley, that is the question

Aby Wolf, Dessa, pancakes and the world’s shortest Prince concert – how was your Saturday night?

Ran 8 glorious spring miles along Minnehaha and Lake Harriet with Megan and Chili

Family dinner @ Mancini’s Char House & Lounge

Lowell Inn: “Mount Vernon of the West Your Haven for Food and Rest”

Meritage: “Cooking is like love; it’s all about Timing & Chemistry.”

The sun is out in the Northland, but the snow and ice still hold strong

Uh-oh, trying to separate my personal and work Facebook logins and got one of them locked out

After reading Julio’s story, decided to install the iPad Office apps – may even subscribe if a new Mac suite comes out

According to the 2013 Social Security life expectancy calculator, I have 36.9 additional years to live

Worked right through the final, but looks like I had 35/63 and 100 points in the Quicken Billion Bracket (including the champion)

The new iPad Airs I just received have a much nicer feel than the older ones (more mini-like)

Missed the Wild game, NCAA and a visit to the treadmill, but it was a very productive night

Congratulations! You are now officially registered for the 2014 Minnesota State Fair Milk Run

Information overload today and now a Microsoft update just broke my Outlook, so I can’t reply to anyone

Whoa: read the St. Paul Saints pig tweet the same time Piggies from the White Album started playing on iTunes

All sites patched to WordPress 3.8.2

Work flight booked for San Diego next month – excited to play Barona Creek

I’m a slacker – only played three on the new modern list

Actually have three on the classic list too

Proud runner dad: decided I wouldn’t just register either kid for the Milk Run this year and both asked to go with me

Mentally deflating to be back on the treadmill, but the Wild made me feel better (and I may have broke it after 5K)

Target breach, OpenSSL, RFID skimmers, wifi promiscuous mode – I’ll just hoard pennies over in the corner while I read a book

Priceline will spend more than $1.5 *billion* in 2014 just on Google ads?

Totally worn down by reading about tech flaws this afternoon – thinking about trying LastPass

Wore shorts for tonight’s outdoor 10K, but it’s still pretty cold on Lake Vermilion

I’ll take a steak sandwich and… @ Sunset Steakhouse At Fortune Bay

Live Coverage is currently off air.

Now live: White Dogwood, Golden Bell and Azalea

Chrome updates, Office updates, file transfers, new license purchases – busy nerd morning

Finished the work week the way it started – productively. Twins, Wild and Masters all on tap this weekend

Just cannot resist @ Gordy’s Hi-Hat

Thanks a lot Comcast for not letting me watch that game

No surprise: much longer to get winnings from MN Lottery escratch games than to deposit money – check finally arrived today

Just finished getting current with Mad Men – life can be so messy

Full day of stuff – kid two doctor, credit union, gas station, CPA, business lunch, swim meet and Twins game with dad

Driving all over town with the windows open and not a single sign of snow anywhere

Butcher and the Boar rib tips @ Target Field

Feels like the temp at Target Field just dropped 40 degrees – vendors now selling hot chocolate

Seems kinda weird getting home from a baseball game at 11:30pm

The Replacements aren’t on the live stream?

Quick 10K @marathonrunwalk before Minnebar – nice to meet @joey_camp and get some new Wave Riders

Wow, online gaming in the Piranha Pit at Minnebar

I love food trucks, but they don’t really scale

Always wished my golf swing was more like Ernie’s, but a Couples game would be pretty awesome too

A little Gophers-Union to go with tonight’s buffalo wings

Broke in the new shoes with a slow, windy 17.7 miles over the rolling hills of Eagan and Apple Valley

RIP Mr. Lockwood

Every time they show Jonas Blixt at the Masters, this is the only thing I can think about

If you are rich enough to be a piranha, why wouldn’t you be an angel instead?

Sunday hockey night @ Xcel Energy Center

April 14th on Lake Vermilion: sunny with a 7F wind chill – ice out looks far, far away

Butcher & The Boar + Smack Shack + The Lexington?

Quickly growing tired of password management

Never thought I’d say this, but I’m now an Adobe Creative Cloud and Office 365 subscriber (at least for one year)

Don’t know why, but I just can’t stop eating today – must be the cold

Decided to switch from LastPass to 1Password – let’s see how well this one works out

Just buzzed through a bunch of web server config stuff – really need to start documenting this for my team

Snow flurries outside + a questionable treadmill repair = one hour on the bike tonight

Welcome to Tax Day 2014, which was bad enough before the 6F morning low

Wow, six workers died during construction of CityCenter? Harmon to be dismantled floor by floor

Very early dinner @ Good Ol’ Days

I think I’ve been kicked out of the target demographic for Rock the Garden – second year in a row I don’t plan to attend

So happy to see The Rabbit Hole win best new restaurant for 2014 – congrats to Kat and Thomas!

Sign of the times: City Pages dropped the best golf course category

I’ve had fall pictures of the Wilderness set as my screensaver the past two days and it’s slowly driving me insane

That’s enough web server stuff for one night – need to start fine tuning my WordPress settings

The Wall Street Journal gives the Wild a 3.3% chance of winning the Cup (above only Philly)

Chrome isn’t a 64-bit browser?

Midweek road trip: Arctic Monkeys to play Summerfest on June 25

Still dealing with passwords and SSL certs and along comes WordPress 3.9

Today’s quest: research the ability to host multiple secure domains on one IP address using standard Mavericks Apache & OpenSSL via SNI

Should be possible, but browser support might be the limiting factor

Way too much nerding for one day – time for the steakhouse and some Survivor

Switched to baked potato this week @ Sunset Steakhouse At Fortune Bay

Treadmill worked fine tonight – 10K during the gross CSI rerun

Nice work if you can get it: Bryz will get more than $1.6 million/year from Philly for the next 14 years to not play for them

The new Minnesota Lottery site and logo look nice, IMO

Perfect roads from Vermilion to Cloquet (home to low-price gas stations)

Cloquet to Hinckley on I-35 totally clear – thanks MNDOT

Treadmill 10K followed by an extended walk thanks to Paul Stastny

First round of the year @ Valleywood Golf Course

Lots of rust to scrape off – shot 90 from the MGA tees at Valleywood

Way to go, Don!

Kid one and I headed across the river to Burch for some late-night steak

The 6oz domestic wagyu sirloin @ Burch Steak

The trails at Lebanon were 90% awesome today – 7.5 miles with Megan and Chili

Fun watching the Boston adventures of @angelakay629 and @bgervais via Twitter – good luck on Monday!

Normally feel better after outdoor runs, but today was just brutal – 14.5 miles around Eagan and Lebanon Hills before nearly passing out

Sad week on Everest

Kid one physical therapy in St. Paul, lunch with CK @EatDrinkRabbit and a late(r) drive north

I always try to start off the first mile of a marathon in 4:49 – holy smokes

A 4:37 split at mile 16? O.M.G.

A 4:48 women’s split at mile 24 is just ridiculous – who are these people?

The Appa @ The Rabbit Hole

The frickin’ truck is still on the ice in Eveleth

April 21st: A/C in Minneapolis, heater on Vermilion

Surprise visit with Steve the Mayor, followed by pizza and hockey night at the VC

Glad I stayed at the VC with the Wilderness boys to watch the end of that one

Average Vermilion ice-out is April 29, while the latest recorded is May 23 (1950)

Dopey Challenge 2015 already sold out – amazing

Todd Stenson fundraiser this Sunday at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Very productive day, finishing up with iOS 7.1.1 updates on multiple devices

Burns scores, Gabby scores – almost brings a sentimental tear to my eye

Late night treadmill 10K – because it’s the Cup

Today was a strange, strange day

Late night security updates for multiple servers, web site changes, one password recovered, another lost

Found the missing password and changed our logo from the winter version to spring – time for bed

Oh wait, overtime in Chicago

Still wondering why the Office updater requires Chrome to quit – what are you up to, Microsoft?

Love the Mini Cooper promotion at Mystic Lake

Seeing as how the sky here is spewing snow yet again, planning to hit the road and drive straight to Pig Ate My Pizza for late happy hour

Black Orchid is just the best slot machine ever

Ham and Cheese Donuts @ Pig Ate My Pizza

Can’t wait to hear Roy after that one

Standby line at the DMV with kid one – this could be a long morning

Kid one passed her driver’s test today, but now we have insurance sticker shock

Slow(ish) 10K taper run before Get in Gear – tomorrow will be an interesting race

Kid one gets the car for the first time and she heads straight to Bryant Lake Bowl

Too fat and old to PR this year – ran the Get in Gear 10K in a watch time of 46:34 (nearly two minutes slower than 2013)

Walking for Babies @ Como Park Zoo & Conservatory

Finally time for lunch @ Mac’s Fish / Chips / Strips

Not sure what to expect tonight from the Burnt Sugar thing at the Walker – Vernon Reid can’t get too crazy, right?

Wonder how long it will take for my Arctic Monkeys hat to arrive from London?

Burnt Sugar was pretty awesome – full review later

Late night chicken and waffles @ Boneyard Kitchen & Bar

Post-race recovery included sleeping in until 11:30 and waking up to thunderstorms

Dan Wilson at the Stenson benefit @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall

Nice to see Jason today at Caribou in Eagan

Is Adrian Dater a giant? @Russostrib looks tiny next to him

Just a few degrees colder Minnesota and this would be a whole lotta snow

Still so many ice-filled lakes

In 2013, gaming revenue on the Las Vegas Strip was only 37% of total revenue

Do you check your smartphone 150 times a day?

So tickets to Macca are already sold out, but what happened to the $35 seats? All I see are $253 field and $59.50 “bowl”

Come on Walker, quit wasting the Gather space – easily one of the prettiest dining rooms in the metro

Serious power flickers on Lake Vermilion today – apparently lots of outages (and I think we are on generator)

Started the first period with a treadmill 10K – don’t know if I can watch anymore

And @Russostrib’s new blue checkmark is really distracting

Thank you Wild – this team deserved another shot at a W in Colorado

I loved Roy when he was a player and I love him now as a coach

Breakfast for lunch was the right choice today

“The Minnesota Wild does not allow anyone to step on the Wild logo located at the center of the locker room.”

Cleaned up my desktop and finally listened to the Sarah Bagley podcast – nice to hear the voice behind @dailyangst and how she writes

This Rock in Rio thing between MGM and Cirque at the north end of the Strip is very interesting

Empty office food drawer: microwave mashed potatoes and girl scout cookies for dinner tonight

Economist: Walmart and the United States Postal Service are the two largest civilian employers in the US

Brain is too fried to figure out this SSH key generation issue right now – time to quit for the day

Appears that the Social/Twitter Tools combo is broken again

Todd Stenson Donate Page

The First Ave Replacements presale is already sold out

The lake in Eveleth isn’t free of ice, but the truck is gone

Gophers out on the Eveleth course too

Tonight: Mystic Bingo, with a stop at Little Six

Daddy needs a new pair of boots @ Mystic Lake Bingo

No bingos and no new MINI – what the hell?

No love from Mystic Lake and now we’re at urgent care in Plymouth with kid one

Late night urgent care gets followed by early morning rehab appointment for kid one

Finally trying out Twitter lists today: hockey, casinos, golf, running, music, Disney, food and nerds just about covers it

MINI entries in the drawing, drinking an Angry Orchard and watching the Wild game at Mystic Lake

0-2 now on MINI drawings, but Black Orchid continues to be my friend

It’s blackjack distance from my house to Mystic – almost exactly 21 miles door to door

Also, props to Mystic for having diet Mt. Dew on their free fountains and for adding $1 slot dogs

Watched Saving Mr. Banks earlier today, so of course now I’m starting Mary Poppins at 12:30am

First bike ride of the year – out and back to Lebanon Hills, with a 7 mile trail run in the middle (0 bpm)

$340 exacta when the favorite won is ridiculous

The new Mexican place in Eagan is surprisingly not a chain @ Fiesta Cancun Mex. Grill & Bar #2

You’d almost think I have a gambling problem – back at Mystic for day three of the MINI drawings

Mystic might need a new IT department if this drawing software doesn’t work soon

0 for 3, but my coin in tonight also equaled zero

Chris Martin looks pretty happy on SNL – must be over Gwyneth already

Hot dog in Ham Lake

BOGO buffet with dad and another MINI drawing @ Mystic Lake Casino Buffet

Another night, another MINI drawing with no luck – Black Orchid was kind to me again though (frog and butterfly progressives)

May 5th in Cloquet: 34F, ice in the lakes and road construction signs up. No mosquitoes, though

One of the potential Target CEO replacements worked at Loblaw Companies – wonder if he knows Bob

Jackaroo!!!

Are you threatening me?

Easy directions to Eau Claire: get on Hwy 53 and drive south

Still so much ice on Lake Superior

That might be the nicest highway with no commercial development I’ve ever driven

RIP Denise

Speechless

Back on the road with red eyes and a heavy heart

I can get KQDS all over Minnesota and Wisconsin, five stations with baseball, but no Wild-Blackhawks

Well, what do you know – WELY has the Wild game

Safely back on Lake Vermilion, where the wind chill is currently 37F

Samsung gives out golf bags stuffed with cash?

Leave it to Disney to teach me that John Ratzenberger was in Empire Strikes Back (Major Bren Derlin)

Almost time @ The Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Thunderstorms on Birch Point – kinda weird with all the ice still on Big Bay

Off to the TC 1 Mile

Really want some Gordy’s, but have decided that’s not the wisest pre-race choice

It was 45F at the Cloquet gas station and now the rain is starting

Stupid Minnesota weather ruins everything

With the run cancelled, plan B looks like a visit to the Walker and another MINI drawing at Mystic

Jim Hodges exhibit @ Walker Art Center

Hot fudge New York cheesecake @ Minnehaha Cafe

Starting to think my chances of winning a MINI this month aren’t very high

There’s a very good chance I’m one of the only people in the world with the Ballykissangel theme as a ringtone

Late start today, but making progress quickly

This crappy weather has drained me of all desire to run outdoors – guess I’ll watch a movie while sitting on the couch

Good luck to @MeganSteil and all those running the Lake Wobegon trail marathon this morning

The turtles are back @ Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Much improved weather today – ran 14 hilly miles around Eagan and Lebanon Hills

Perhaps the best thing about this upcoming work trip: number of pants packed = zero

A gate change from G to D at MSP – got to see the return of the clown (to a *much* smaller spot)

Landed safely in San Diego – thanks Delta

My desire to try new San Diego food is tempered by my desire to just sit here and watch HD playoff hockey in my hotel room

This is not an ugly town @ San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina

Almost time for the tournament @ Barona Creek Golf Course

Fun time at the Barona Creek Golf Club. Pretty course, perfect weather and we won $

Can’t believe the Players is still on – nice and sunny out here, but it’s got to be way darker than it looks on TV at TPC

On a quest for fish and chips @ The Tin Fish

Chairman’s Welcome Reception @ USS Midway Museum

With that beautiful harbor outside, should’ve run this morning – legs said wait a day

The biggest thing I learned in my first conference session was that I never want to work in digital forensics

The data and security session is just plain depressing

Last morning session is a state-by-state look at internet gaming expansion and policy

Hot pastrami with Swiss on sourdough and fries @ Lucky’s Lunch Counter

Two PM sessions: slot popularity/profitability and New Jersey’s internet gaming experience

California is hard to beat @ The Boardwalk Mission Beach

Worst runner ever – skipped another chance to run the harbor

2015 Masters ticket lottery is open

First session today is all about CRM in the casino world (with a strong Microsoft tilt)

Tickets ordered for Ernie’s Fried Chicken – so excited!

Looks like I will finally win a slot tournament and there are no actual prizes

Learning what Foxwoods did to launch a free play site in the afternoon session

Just posted my favorite new slot machines from NIGA on 7minutemiles.com – now on the free shuttle to Sycuan

93F and sunny never felt so good

Why’d it have to be Kane?

Good morning, San Diego @ Harbor Island

One out of three > zero – ran 10.2 miles along the harbor

Thumbs up on the grass-fed burgers @ Burger Lounge Gaslamp

This is the first place in the US where I’ve seen Mexican Coke on tap

Landed safely back in Minnesota, where it’s 43 degrees cooler than SoCal

Didn’t quite get back in time for tonight’s MINI drawing at Mystic – tomorrow’s agenda is set, however

It’s a sleep-in, Party Pizza, movie-watching kind of day

Still cold and windy, but the Lebanon Hills mountain bike trails are now open (and kicked my butt)

My ancient mountain bike tried to take me out on the way home – chain seized up and I flew over the handlebars

Black Orchid doesn’t love me no more – fingers crossed for the MINI drawing at 9:30

No MINI love either 🙁

Fun seeing @DillonCody’s show on the Tonight Show

“YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN STONED”

It appears the Giants Ridge “Events Center” in the bonding bill is really just a new ski chalet

Not smart: Eagan > Maplewood > Southdale > St. Paul during Friday rush hour

Good thing I have concert tickets for tomorrow night or I’d get to not win a MINI at Mystic two nights in a row

I should fall off my bike all the time – shot 83 from the whites at The Summit

Post round treats @ Hi Quality Bakery

Washing, folding and putting away 99% of all my clothes makes me way happier than it probably should

Almost time for Suzy V @ The Cedar Cultural Center

Unplanned 5K this morning in Edina

I’d really like to count that as a 5K PR, but the watch said I only went 2.88 miles

Hate headaches on nice days, but at least I got the 2014 Tapemark database and files set up this afternoon

4AM Mondays are much nicer when you actually go to bed early – nice temp today too

Technology I like: watching the live stream of Tom Staggs speak at the Carlson School commencement

So nice to have the Wilderness Grill open for the season – more choice is good

The WordPress SSH Updater plugin might be my most productive discovery of the year – huge time saver

Vanek doesn’t take that shot? The Wild should *definitely* sign him :-/

Vanek doesn’t take that shot? The Wild should *definitely* sign him :-/

It’s sometimes tough to be a Wild fan, but oy vey – these Habs

Don’t mind the rain so much, but that 72 minutes on the treadmill tonight was kinda depressing

Bummer, no 2014 Minnesota or Wisconsin tour stops for Tom Petty (so far)

Microsoft can keep adding as many numbers after Surface that it wants – I will never prefer that design to a laptop

Massive progress on my desktop and inbox mess, exciting career news from a friend and time for a warm, outdoor run

Um, why wasn’t it like this a month ago? @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

Beautiful 8 mile run along Vermilion’s Gold Mine Trail and Echo Point Road, complete with bugs and bunnies (0.5 bpm)

The new flatbread sandwiches at the Grill are very good @ The Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Happy I don’t have to travel to see Pearl Jam again (and that it’s Xcel and not Target Center)

Dang it, now I have to drive to Moline to see Pearl Jam

Can’t remember the last time I played swap the disk to install software – upgrading my Office PC to Win8

Nearly crashed out in bed, but got inspired and hit the treadmill for a late 10K during Hawks-Kings

Not sure that I agree there’s only one way to rock

Thanks Wikipedia for teaching me about the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run

Also didn’t know that Lady Godiva and William Shakespeare may be related to me

Breathe in, breathe out

Almost there, Gordy

The orange cones and windshield bug guts have both finally returned to Minnesota

Got to see the songbird sing – now off to win a MINI with my dad

No MINI or Wild Cherry millions, but still a fun time with Dad

Mystic Lake has more resources than most, but they do so many things really well

That might’ve been the best Tonight Show yet

Vertigo Wife = clinic, pharmacy visits. Perkins lunch with mom & dad, then kid one OT and maybe a late run

They try, but the Target Pharmacy is my new DMV

Wasn’t planning to run long today, but it was nearly perfect in Minneapolis: Nokomis, Minnehaha, Harriet, Calhoun, Greenway & Mississippi

Eat like a King(sbury) @ Sandcastle

Thanks @Freewheel_Bike for the water fountain yesterday during my long run – I’ll remember my debit card next time

All caught up on 24 – really liking this season

No MINI (again), but still pretty cheap entertainment

Free spins rock, BTW

All-You-Can-Eat pancakes from 9PM until 6AM for only $5.99 @ Perkins Restaurant

Beautiful morning: my internal alarm went off at 4:45 a.m., so I got up and ran a slow 14 miles around Eagan and Lebanon Hills (0.14 BPM)

I love that at Paris Disneyland, Goofy is called Dingo

Go, Don, Go! Low club pro going into the final round

Ah, chicken – it’s almost time

The bubbles part of Ernie’s Fried Chicken @ Travail Kitchen and Amusements

CHICKEN! @ Travail Kitchen and Amusements

Back at Mystic for bingo, slots and yet another shot at a MINI

Unless things change quickly, this will be a fairly expensive trip

Something is fishy with one of my web servers – timing couldn’t be worse

Lunch in the North Loop @ Smack Shack

Embarrassed to admit I made it this far before trying lobster

The new Steve Keene artwork that we picked up at Cheapos today

Not a fan of reading web server logs to figure out what’s going on, but that’s pretty much all there is

When all else fails, upgrade

What a day

Can’t decide which smell I like better: lilacs or plumeria

Eight humid miles around Eagan while awaiting the return of kid one

Tough to keep up with kid issues, June promotions and the Tapemark, but I’m trying to stay ahead of the curve

So much for trying to learn something new late at night – at least I got stuff backed up

Six hilly miles around Eagan before the flurry of doctor appointments for kid one

I’m thankful for having access to them, but I really could use fewer visits to hospitals and clinics this year

Reduce the stigma – makeitok.org

Just a bit of stress eating going on here tonight

Tom Morello is 50?

Two of my favorite things in between the kid one appointments @ Holland Lake

Tapemark Week starts Sunday – tapemarkgolf.org

Yup. Northern Thunder @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

It’s Tapemark drawing night and I was still fixing code ten minutes before the doors opened

And the teams are all drawn – only one webID glitch

Just headed to Grand to watch the clean up – Jesus just walked by and mooned our side of the street

Just learned about MySQL strict mode (the hard way)

Totally forgot about the hockey game – sounds like I missed a classic

Minneapolis Marathon, Alice, kid two’s bird is sick, watched season two of Derek – tough Sunday

Safely back on a rainy Lake Vermilion

“This a a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.”

Totally missed the Dayton veto last week of the lottery bill

Ran 8 miles on Gold Mine Trail and Echo Point at a pace just fast enough to stay ahead of the skeets (2 bunnies, 1 Julie & a million bugs)

So this Ticketmaster settlement is going to make me rich, right?

Every time I pick up the Economist, I’m amazed at how much is going on in the world (and that most Americans never really hear about)

I’ve said it before, but Lee Oskar’s song Before the Rain always makes me feel better

Moore, Pouliot, Falk, Gaborik and Mitchell all playing for the Cup – am I missing anyone?

Lunch on the patio @ The Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Looks like a rainy drive down to the Cedar to see Dan Wilson tonight

Look – I added lettuce to the special today @ Gordy’s Hi-Hat

Caroline Smith and Dan Wilson make me happy @ The Cedar Cultural Center

Beautiful morning for the start of the 43rd Annual Tapemark Charity Pro-Am

Most of the code and web updates for Tapemark are finished and it’s not even noon yet – only one remaining (non-critical) issue

Night three (two for us) @ The Cedar Cultural Center

Started to think Dan was being a diva, but tonight’s show didn’t start until 8 (plus a Chris Koza opening set)

Red on the radar, high of 64F and the wind’s gusting to 25mph – must be Saturday at the Tapemark

Does my Diet Coke offset the half-dozen Granny Donuts?

After 8 hours of freezing in the scoring tent doing nothing but eat crap, it’s about to be rush time

Looks like everything is set for Sunday at the Tapemark (plus the Kings won) – time to head home

A little brisk and a bit of fog to burn off, but Sunday at the Tapemark should be just about perfect

Cathy on nine green

One code fix today on the women’s leaderboards

Headed to Grand Avenue for my now traditional post-Tapemark dinner at Punch Pizza with the family

Wrecked my back moving the Tapemark copier this weekend – three hours in the car today didn’t help

High school yearbooks now cost $100?

Add Cole’s to my list of places I need to visit in LA

Konami buying IGT would be very interesting

Hmm…two firmware updates in 24 hours

Late night in the office, but this is the best my inbox has looked in ages

After all these years, why doesn’t column view in Finder remember widths?

Another runDisney on sale day, another record sellout – excellent work

Last minute fill-in for the chamber tournament – hope my back holds out @ The Quarry At Giants Ridge

It was so peaceful sleeping last night with the screen door open and the rain falling

So glad I kept my ski jacket in the car – drizzle, wind and a temp of 49F (43F wind chill)

Interesting – the presenting sponsor of the 2014 Minnesota State Open at Bunker Hills is Treasure Island

So many options and concerns in life to think about and act on – choose what’s important and let go of the rest

The iPad out of box experience is still too complex for the average person – stopped and helped dad with his new mini

First run in more than a week – 13.5 sunny miles along the hills of Eagan and Apple Valley (0 bpm)

Beautiful afternoon for a walk before fried chicken at Sandcastle @ Lake Nokomis

One lucky neighborhood: the Friday fried chicken special @Sandcastlempls was really great

And now hockey in HD? Pretty close to a perfect day…

Frickin’ Cretin hockey players – it’s his birthday too

Dang, this game – Gabby with the game winner? Would be cool to see him hoist the Cup tonight

I love hockey – congrats to both teams

I have to get up at what time to golf tomorrow?

Will have to try Victory Links a different day – too much lightning in that front

First time visitor to King’s Place in Miesville for an in-law family event – so many burger options!

Flag Day always makes me think of Grandma Helen. She would’ve been 94 today

One hour wait for the steakhouse at Grand Casino Hinckley – switching to the Grill

Challenging drive home (howling winds, driving rain and near constant lightning), but we made it home safely

I can’t believe it’s been 8 years since @schutz and I took the road trip to Winged Foot for the ’06 Open

Father’s Day dinner with kid one @ Barbette’s

Generation gap? I totally remember the chicken fat song, while my wife thinks I’m nuts

Another summer plus: daylight from 4:30 until 9

What rain? Sunny and beautiful on Lake Vermilion this morning

Redeeming iTunes gift cards with the camera is so cool – wish Coke Rewards would do the same

Trying to train other people on things that only I know how to do here – shouldn’t have let the list get this long

Got in a quick 18 holes on The Wilderness before work this morning – shot 93 from the whites

Always fun to unpack and setup a new iPad – this one goes to surveillance

I love what Kim Bartmann is doing with Tiny Diner

I’m probably stuck in my ways, but I’ve been using Windows 8 for a few weeks now and I still don’t get it

Productive day today (aside from the Win8 stuff) – amazing how many bits of data get touched every day in this office

Heading to a dinner meeting on Birch Point – so nice to not worry about getting stuck in the snow

Downsides of lake life: bugs, slow internet, every store a million miles away. OK, maybe just bugs

Um, yeah @ Lake Vermilion

I wish Treadmill Tuesday wasn’t a thing when it’s warm out, but I need to get this train back on track (5 sweaty miles)

The Fire Phone really highlights how big Amazon has become – just think about what’s needed for them to offer something like Mayday

Semi-new route tonight to avoid the treadmill – 11.5 miles out to the Everett Bay Road boat launch and back (1 deer, 1 turtle and 0 bpm)

We have completed the random selection process for 2015 Daily Tournament tickets and regret to inform you…

Really impressed with what Joe Kaminkow is doing – might even get me to play Aristocrat games again

Pretty great week when you can play The Wilderness and The Quarry in the same week – 93 from the whites at Giants Ridge tonight

The Canadian walleye at The Quarry clubhouse was top notch

KQDS just played the classic rock holy trinity: Hotel California, Stairway to Heaven and Freebird

My kingdom for a donut shop open in the afternoon

Dinner with CK @ Red Cow St Paul

Kinda weird running here on Grandma’s Day

Congrats to all the Grandma’s finishers – ran 13 sympathy miles along Summit and the Mississippi

Lunch at Zantigo with CK before heading to Grand Marais – hopefully waited long enough for Grandma’s traffic to clear

Now it’s weird to drive down London Road

Lilacs still blooming in Duluth on the first day of summer

Twin Cities to Duluth: sunny blue skies; Duluth to Grand Marais: fog so thick, I can’t see Superior

Dinner with MK, my sister and my parents @ Sven & Ole’s Pizza

The single lane construction between Lutsen and Grand Marais was terrible – 20+ minute wait with 50-60 cars backed up NB

I think @MeganSteil would’ve loved the muddy trail run this morning – 4 hilly miles on Pincushion

The Killer Onion Rings @ My Sister’s Place

Thrift shop stop for MK

Heh, that house I ran by yesterday on Summit that I liked is listed for the low, low price of $1,175,000

Everything squared away at work – family vacation starts now

About time I tracked down the world’s largest hockey stick @ Big Stick

Jess is a fitness freak, but not here

Happy Birthday Colleen @ Mill Ruins Park

Birthday dinner for CK at Sea Change was very, very good – half price bottles of wine too

Next stop, Madison

Oh how I’ve missed Gritty Sauce @ The Nitty Gritty

State Street sure has changed: no more Discount Den, Exclusive Company, Rocky Rococo

Oracle buying Micros for $5.3 billion – guessing annual support contract prices are going up

Beautiful day in Mad City @ Memorial Union Terrace

Plain old vanilla @ Babcock Hall Dairy Store

First time in the “new” Union South – I liked my games room better

Fun first day on the Wisconsin adventure – more pics up on 7minutemiles.com

Ran 8 hillier-than-expected miles along the Fox River in Waterford

Return visit for lunch in Milwaukee @ Calderone Club Downtown

First up at Summerfest, the Twin Cities own Communist Daughter

Seven more years in LA – WTG Gabby

Did I mention it’s quite chilly on the shores of Lake Michigan today? Currently cloudy and 58F – MidSpringFest

Great set by Caroline Smith @ Summerfest

Getting closer to Monkey time @ Summerfest

A post-AM chaser of Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite @ Summerfest

Early morning vacation golf at the local course

That was some seriously bad golf (97 from the whites at Rivermoor), but it’s always fun chatting with the retirees

When in Rome – more Wisconsin ice cream from Uncle Harry’s

Planned to hit the Milwaukee Zoo today, but everybody slept in (and I took a post-golf nap)

Just couldn’t stay away

Ran a slow 14 miles around the towns and villages of Waterford and Rochester

The breakfast sampler at the Traditional Pancake House, Greendale

The Pretty Reckless are rockin’ the Harley Roadhouse Stage

The Rhymesayers takeover of the Miller Lite stage is in full effect

Time for Grieves @ Summerfest

I used to think that working at a casino made me more tolerant of cigarette smoke, but these outdoor concert smokers are making me sick

I know there’s skill to being a DJ, but I just don’t see the appeal versus real musicians

It’s been a while since I’ve seen Brother Ali – he’s killing it tonight

Slug shoutout to Bobby Womack during Sunshine

Vacation didn’t end like I’d hoped, but at least there’s one more day before Monday

Today’s French lesson from Disneyland Paris: The Lion King = Le Roi Lion

My personal web server has been down all day and this is the most productive I’ve been in weeks – coincidence?

Decent day for a long summer run – 21.2 miles around Eagan and Apple Valley, including some trails at Lebanon and lots of walk breaks

The rebuilding of Lapzilla has begun

Very busy and productive day – love it when that happens on a Tuesday

The winner of Mystic’s Platinum Points Race in June had 57,441 points – that’s $287,205 in slot play

The top 25 Mystic players in that contest gambled more than $3 million – prizes awarded included one car, $10K cash and $32K in free play

It’s strangely comforting to have a 17-inch laptop back in my life

Moving stuff between laptops is a lot easier now with iCloud and Dropbox

18 months and $68,983

Last minute VC run to see John and Cathy

Celebrating America’s birthday with fries from the clown and a giant Coca-Cola

I’d been disappointed about not getting tickets to the Atmosphere/Imagine Dragons thing, but thanks to Rhymesayers, I’m now going

Cool job titles of the world: Ravenmaster at the Tower of London

Had a dream last night that I ran Grandmas in 3:25

This was the wrong day to start back with MyFitnessPal @ Pine Lake

St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake sure isn’t much to look at from the outside

Ran a slow, humid 10K over the hills of Eagan before heading back to Wisconsin for more family stuff

Congrats to @MeganSteil on yet another 50K trail race – I don’t envy the weather you had today

I know AC is probably destroying the world, but standing underneath the blower on a humid day feels awesome

I used to like golfing alone, but now I pretty much only want to go with others

Visiting the Hudson in-laws and sneaking in some laptop time to get caught up on a few things

First Twins pitcher nearly done @ Target Field

It’s not San Francisco Bay, but this is still a very nice view

Happy anniversary to my mom and dad, married 46 years ago today in St. Paul

Kid two wanted to go to the exercise room, so I did two treadmill 5Ks with a bunch of weird weight stuff and sit-ups in between

Couldn’t sleep, found “Early Films of Notable Directors” on Hulu Plus and watched both Slacker and Desperado

I thought I saw Shriners downtown

The Shriners sure are…interesting

The red on the radar is now passing directly over Vermilion – yikes

Conspiracy? Local Fox affiliate loses signal just as 24 was about to start

myVegas added a free play option: $50 costs 100,000 chips, while a premium ticket to Zumanity is only 63,000 chips

Much needed 8 mile run along Gold Mine Trail and Echo Point Road – one deer, a few raindrops and a meek rainbow

Heh, if I grew the stubble out a little, I do kinda look like Thomas Vanek (but with way more grey)

Can’t wait to try an Egg Flick-Muffin

Don’t think I knew Hüsker Dü practiced in the basement of Northern Lights

A change of scenery for tonight’s run

Finally figured out where the Taconite Trail goes – 8.5 mile tour around Tower and Soudan

Rod Stewart and Santana at the X for $30? Sold!

Moving from an SSD back to a spindle drive is just a tad painful

Tried some Friday twilight golf in Jordan – shot 87 from the whites at Ridges (with 100 million bugs)

Fun time at the All-Star Fan Fest – MLB really did a nice job (although beware the prices on souvenirs)

Secured our VIP tickets for the TCF Bank show tonight from Fifth Element, now waiting for lunch at the Lowry

These guys never disappoint @ The Lowry Burgers Whiskey Oysters

Super fun 5+ mile mud run in the rain at Lebanon Hills with Megan

Those Magic Dragons were pretty fancy with their giant drums and all

It’s beautiful outside, but I slept in, watched Machete and now the World Cup – run later?

MK is having a pool party tonight and somehow I got drafted to supervise

Those Advil performed a minor miracle between 2am and 4am

Safely back on Lake Vermilion, where it is 48F, windy and raining on July 14th

Adding my first toolbar bookmark in a long time – giving Quartz a trial run

It’s almost that time again

An illegal betting ring in Macau reportedly took a single wager on the World Cup for $51.5 million USD ($645 million total)

Where do all of these digital files come from? I’ve been cleaning up my desktop since lunch

I’m not sure what it says about me, but Bruce McCulloch’s “For the Ladies” cracks me up every single time

Really looking forward to the 24 finale tonight (and a warm blanket)

Seriously, 24?

This business of waking up with a headache is getting old quickly

My Tuesday was cleverly masquerading as Monday – working until 7, then maybe some All-Star watching from the treadmill

Had never heard of “hidden trade lines” until today

Treadmill 10K during the end of the ASG, plus a bonus 15 minutes of torture on the new elliptical machine

So glad I remembered Turtles on Letterman

Olivia Newton-John now in residence at the Flamingo through January 3rd

Forgot I had installed this great plugin until I moved back to Lapzilla

June data from CT casinos: Mohegan Sun down -10%, Foxwoods down -13%, 11242 total slot machines with a hold percentage of 7.88%

Daylight is already slipping away too early – 8.2 mile run along Gold Mine Trail and Echo Point

Don’t know how historically accurate it is, but just watched Lincoln and found it to be very interesting (and entertaining)

Bruce Schneier lives in Minneapolis?

Typo of the day: “visa vie”

Disneyland turns 60 next year – I really miss visiting that place

Thanks @JoeBissen for live tweeting your preview round at the “new” Keller – it’s been fun seeing all the pics!

Aside from the steakhouse, just not caring much for Black Bear these days. Stopping at Hinckley instead for $7.77 prime rib

Can’t imagine how many calories were in that $7.77 special tonight

Funny how I can watch the BBC coverage of the Open for free, but the ESPN feed requires the Comcast tollbooth

Great lunch (and visit) with Mark at BWW

Crashed lunch with mom and dad to visit (plus a vanilla malt – score!)

Quick couple of laps around Nokomis before Fried Chicken Friday @Sandcastlempls

Finally got to play the 3M – shot 92 from the whites at Tartan Park (Blue/Red)

Dang it, I actually want to go to the exercise room and I don’t have a key to get in

One of my favorite uses for the AppleTV – listening to the world famous KROQ

ESPN: live coverage of the Open tomorrow. ABC: hours of infomercials, followed by an “encore presentation” of the Open at 2pm

Ran a few new places today – 14 miles around Eagan Central Park, Blackhawk Park and the new outlet mall

Restaurant Week tragedy – the food is so good at FireLake MOA, but the service is just awful (still)

It’s how long until the election? Might just have to turn the TV off until then

That Egg McMuffin might’ve saved my life – back on Vermilion in one piece

Wish I could join the @gavinkaysen / @merchantMN migration – too bad restaurants don’t need IT directors

I just love that Rory’s dad bet £200 with Ladbrokes in 2004 and won £100,000 Sunday (500-1 odds)

Yikes, the Replacements are getting a quarter million per show?

Monday’s depressing stats: 1) 400+ emails in my inbox and 2) the State Fair starts in a month

Got the inbox down to 40, so I guess I can go get some lunch now

Like the micro site that Mystic built for the Rib Fest (midwestribfest.com) – looking forward to Saturday night

This is almost as cool as Supertrain

This was one serious Getting Things Done™ kind of Monday

No Masters practice round tickets either 🙁

Rolling Stones in Europe: 10 sellouts, $78 million gross, nearly a half million fans and an average ticket price of $161

Still haven’t been there, but I just love the story behind Bogart’s Doughnut Co.

Didn’t feel like running tonight, but got in 8 miles on Echo Point and ended up here

Hey @lamppag, where’d this come from?

I really like the music in TwoDots

Just began the quest to obtain all of my various school transcripts – bet some of those records were never digital

Nothing like a little enterprise email server drama to start the day

The latest front in the upcoming battle between @BachelorFarmer and @merchantMN is…hot dog carts?

I’ve said this before, but trying to manage multiple YouTube accounts is still just a mess

Thanks for the email, Netflix – looking forward to season four of The Killing (starts 8/1)

WordPress really does make for a cheap and easy intranet – it’s the writing content part that’s still a pain

Started a new experiment with treadmill speedwork tonight (5K), plus some other miscellaneous sweaty stuff

Current maxed out prices: 13-inch Air – $1750, 13-inch MBP – $2700

Too many issues today with logins, batteries and laptop speed – about to throw in the towel and head to Black Bear

Ready for my Yosemite email

Only two months until G2E – where is this year going?

Wow, tons of new games at Black Bear

It’s almost midnight, but kid one and I are starting The Muppet Movie (the good one from 1979)

Steve Martin as the surly waiter is classic

Stupid headaches have returned, no run or bike ride this morning

Two tickets acquired for the Grand (Re)Opening of the Turf Club with Dead Man Winter on August 28th

Nothing personal against Coon Rapids, but why is the Minnesota State Open still at Bunker Hills?

The day is improving @ Cedarvale Lanes

Closing out Restaurant Week with a visit to Coup d’État tonight

Black Diet before Breakfast at Tiffany’s @ Lake Harriet Bandshell

Now watching the Muppet Movie with kid two – hard to believe Frank Oz voiced Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover and Yoda

MK and Mugsy after the Lake Harriet @blackdietband concert

Not entirely sure why I started the Yosemite install at 1:15am, but there it is

Most uncomfortable run in a while – 11 humid, buggy miles around Eagan and Lebanon Hills (0 bpm – smart bunnies stay cool)

Apologies to all the people I blinded and/or traumatized by running without a shirt the last three miles – would’ve died with it on

Post-run steak and eggs @ The Neighborhood Cafe

Just a few people at Rib Fest @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

Free Oak Ridge Boys concert @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

Please, please, please tell me the baritone is the one with the beard

Halfway done

Still kinda sneaky hot – ran 17 miles along Nokomis, Minnehaha, Harriet and Calhoun

Today I learned that propane tanks for grills have expiration dates – 12 years from date of manufacture (or so I was told)

So nice to visit with Studio Phil tonight at Tavern on Grand

Doesn’t seem to matter how early I go to bed on Sunday – 4AM Mondays will always be rough