I never played football in school, but isn’t it kinda hard to take off 32 days between games?

My Minnesota Millionaire Raffle ticket was only 236 numbers away from the big one

Can’t believe I’m going to drive all the way to Champlin for BBQ – hope it’s worth it

Wow, this is almost as far from Eagan as Ham Lake @ Q fanatic BBQ

Fixed our “new” vacuum cleaner – so nice to have one that actually vacuums again

MK doctor, Museum of Russian Art, Electric Fetus, exercise room and Wild/Leafs game at the X

When did this come out? @ Electric Fetus

Slowly easing back after illness – slowish treadmill 5K before heading downtown

The new scoreboard is really something (first time I’ve seen it in these seats) @ Xcel Energy Center

Took advantage of the “warm” day and ran 9.4 miles along Harriet, Calhoun and Isles with Megan

Art Expanded, 1958-1978 @ Walker Art Center

This could be my favorite Times story ever

Plan B @ Buffalo Tap

Lots of new games at Mystic Lake tonight (new cabinets too – not just conversions)

At least the sun is kinda nice

Lunch with MK @ IKEA Twin Cities

Thinking of Spring: registered for the 2015 Get in Gear 10K (14th year in a row)

Looking forward to the new Alabama Shakes album – hope it’s not too far into 2015

Not cold enough in Minneapolis – better drive north

Made it safely to Vermilion – you really don’t want to know the temperature and wind chill

1) Fun reading reports from CES Monday and 2) really wish I was heading to WDW Marathon weekend right about now

Based on pure workout needs, I think I prefer this new Garmin to the Apple Watch – fenix3.garmin.com/en-US/

The countdown is on to a Broadwell-based, Retina MacBook Air (hopefully with a 1TB SSD)

Vegas: “Seventy-two percent of visitors attend a show, 71 percent gamble, but everybody eats”

Funny email subject line of the day: “Cross Country Ski Trails Are Now Open”

Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun both in a world of hurt

It’s nice to be back at work in the office, but I’d almost rather sleep on the floor than walk out to my car and drive to the cabin

Think I just sorted out the whole Outlook vs. iCal vs. Google vs. Fantastical calendar mess on both laptop and iPhone – events for all!

Congrats to Tom Beaudry and the entire @WildernessGolf crew for moving up two spots on the 2015-2016 list

The national announcers aren’t holding back on Darcy and Vanek

Easing back into this treadmill thing – 5K run, 5K incline walk while watching that frustrating Wild OT loss

Figures my car would get stuck on the coldest morning of the week – fire place ash and shovels FTW

Hey @cedge318, it’s your dream come true

Really need to break this burger addiction @ Sunset Steakhouse At Fortune Bay

Found an iTunes E-book settlement redemption code in my spam filter. Here’s how much I received

Seriously? RT @runDisney: Please review the following weather advisory for the #WDW5K

Can’t believe my Dopey Challenge was already a year ago – good luck to all of the 2015 runners down in “warm” Orlando

Lenny Russo crossed the river?

Yosemite works pretty good on my five-year-old laptop and I’m actually liking iTunes more, but most of my time is spent in Chrome, TBH

Relieved to finally be off the road – stops in Cloquet, Hinckley and White Bear with great company for most of it

Feeling like I just beat The Man – repaired MK’s phone myself with $38 in parts ordered online

How have I never been here before today? @ The Freehouse

Last night the fuel light came on and I filled up for $17 – pretty soon these savings will be real money

Taking MK to warm and humid swim practice was a good decision

Pre-game BBQ @ Big Daddy’s Old Fashioned BBQ St. Paul

Using the club level tickets I won at our holiday party @ Upper Landing Park

If you are the coach, just what do you say to Vanek right now?

Nice to meet @rstanzel in real life – never knew you were so tall!

Angry Mikko in the building

Haven’t been in this building for years @ Saint Paul Central Library

Part two of my holiday party prize: overnight at the St. Paul Hotel (plus adding dinner at the Grill)

The logo knives are a nice touch @ St. Paul Grill

Finally went to the hotel exercise room – 10 miles on the bike kicked my butt

As the flakes fall outside, becoming more and more jealous of the people in the runDisney social media feeds today

(Pre) birthday pizza for MK @ Carbone’s Pizza on Randolph

Hate spending money on them, but pretty happy having four new tires on my car

Happy birthday to the lovely MK

Still in my office – the temps outside are closing in on the “sleep in your office” range again

All day training today and tomorrow on a system that is…interestingly designed

Super productive after training: wrote 2 reviews, expense reports filed, 30 minute bike & treadmill 5K

It’s actually above zero tonight, so of course now it’s snowing ❄️⛄️❄️

Surprised that Chrome doesn’t have emoji support on non-mobile versions

Presale tickets acquired for Tweedy and The Minus 5 at First Ave on March 8th

This day might call for a steak

2014 Vegas Strip casino comp expense as a percentage of casino revenue: 29.7% (down from 45.9% in 2013)

I’m always open to new ways of managing, but I don’t know about this whole Zappos thing

Almost bailed, but finished another 30 minute bike and treadmill 5K – nice chat with Deb from HR too

Listened to a great music set on the drive home – nice job, Brett @WELYRadio #TheFeast

Do LBOs ever work out? Caesars files for bankruptcy

Can’t believe how many things are happening today – busiest Thursday in ages

Shooting stars look so cool

Have to say, I’m a fan of 2015 so far

Old TV weights about a thousand pounds; new TV is ultra thin and can be picked up with one hand – nice job, Sony

Burnsville donuts taste good @ Donut Star

Nice Friday: new TV, donuts, lunch at Hazeltine, gift card shopping, workout, dinner at Carbone’s and Fleetwood Mac tonight

Two quick miles on the treadmill was better than nothing – either way, there was going to be pizza

Concert night with DGS @ Xcel Energy Center

This will be a fun concert review to write

Today’s swim meet reading material

That’s a good sign – can’t get a table at Salt Cellar anytime tonight

Plan B is winner @ Erte & The Peacock Lounge

Sending thoughts of 26 quick and easy (not to mention above freezing) miles to @angelakay629 tomorrow, deep in the heart of Texas

Outdoor games are unique, but I kinda wish they’d just play all of the games at the X

Glad the Wild won, but that was an ugly, ugly third period – hope Suter is ready to roll again

Oh yeah, treadmill 5K while swearing at the TV

Trying a new flavor tonight @ Cecil’s Deli

Like most good Minnesotans, I’m normally anti-Packer, but this whole R-E-L-A-X/belt click thing made today extra special

Thanks for all of the birthday greetings, tweets, Facebook posts, emails, text messages and phone calls yesterday – so kind and thoughtful!

Very nice personalized birthday marketing from @Cirque #BigTopBDay

Recent Vegas poker room closures: The Linq (1/15), Palms (5/14), Circus Circus (9/13), M Resort (8/13), Riviera (6/13), Tropicana (9/12)

Where are all the American cows? Current USDA estimate of 95 million is lowest count since they started keeping track in 1973

Taking a solo trip down to Grand Rapids for birthday dinner at Zorbaz and a stop at White Oak Casino in Deer River

Always forget Hibbing has a Pizza Ranch

Apparently 1969 was a very good year @ Zorbaz on Pokegama Lake

The other casino had a special gift for me that includes a portrait of Mr. Franklin

Missing the big picture: casinos that prohibit jackpot photos for social media

The Red, The Blue and The Black – Streamsong to add third course by Gil Hanse

Billy Idol only did six songs at the Turf Club?

My personal web server has been under siege all day – 325 different IP addresses are currently blocked from trying to log in

Never knew that Lutsen Mountains and Granite Peak in Wausau are owned by the same people

And Vail bought Hoigaard’s? This story is just full of info

Decent deal: two nights at The Linq and two VIP tickets to see Jack White at Brooklyn Bowl (with open bar), all for just $419

It’s all about the positivity for me in 2015, but tonight was rough: 1) treadmill 10K, 2) politicians (all) and 3) NHL shootouts

Testing out a new security plugin – could a few of you click though to my personal site? 7minutemiles.com

It’s a little disheartening to see the breakdown in web server traffic between actual humans vs. crawlers and bots

This would be nice if it actually works the way this page says – letsencrypt.org/howitworks

It may actually be three years since I last went skiing – fixing that this weekend in Michigan

Is this hologram thing an Onion video?

Can’t wait to hear that Black Lake song by Björk

Cherokee Casino in Roland, Oklahoma rebuilding new 850 slot/120 room hotel with cafe and buffet for $80 million

Impressed so far with the free Wordfence security plugin for WordPress – wordfence.com

Googlebots sure are busy

I’m totally digging that one of the top searches for my personal site is “mayor of munchkinland picture”

May be getting old, but I still remember how to use chown, chmod, apachectl, nano and other stupid nerd things without looking them up

Very productive evening in the office, followed by 30+ minutes on the bike

Today is probably the highest stress/anxiety day of the year at work, but I trust my team

That was brutal – I now have big respect for those who do live production (hello @DillonCody)

Mystery, rhythmic and random mic interference that just appeared after a week of flawless testing

I don’t expect things to go perfectly all the time, but it’s tough when you plan and test and prepare – then boom

These Jujyfruits I left in the car are frozen solid

Looking good, St. Paul, with your fancy Crushed Ice lighting

Skiing requires a lot of stuff – three trips to the car

Disneyland has feral cats?

First stop on our road trip @ Tobies Bakery

Good morning, Duluth

The Bong Bridge

Lunch with MK (at a casino, of course) @ Legendary Waters Resort and Casino

How cute is Bayfield? It’s like Grand Marais South @ Apostle Islands Booksellers

Hey @rhaeger – passing through your neighborhood (on the way to Indianhead Mountain)

This is pretty surreal – power out all around the ski area and surrounding towns

Good thing the power is still on in Ironwood (and I remember all the restaurants I liked)

Come on Xcel – still no power in the immediate area

Took MK to the Ironwood Walmart to use the facilities and the power goes out the second we walk in the door

The power has returned and we are all checked in and unpacked – looking forward to the weekend with MK

Just like riding a bike

I still like the actual skiing part, but what a hassle the rest of it is

I thought T-bars were banned in the 90s @ Indianhead Mountain

I like the idea of skiing as a way to beat winter, but truthfully, my favorite parts are taking off the damn boots and a hot shower after

Day two (before the big crash) @ Blackjack Ski Resort

Too much excitement at Blackjack Mountain today – MK crashed into a water bar (she’s OK) – heading to Duluth early

Three Fingers Fireworks is a pretty great business name

Dinner with Auntie Lynn @ Grandma’s Saloon & Grill Canal Park

Nothing personal against our neighbors to the east, but the quality of food and service has improved now that we are back in Minnesota

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had chairlift hours? Nine ’til four sounds about right

I miss my co-pilot

Good luck to all of the Arrowhead 135 participants this year – arrowheadultra.com

The talent on this page is incredible

Reservations made for one Walking Box from @BachelorFarmer on Super Bowl Sunday – so good last year

Digging the new Sleater-Kinney CD

It just blows my mind that you can watch Stanford classes online for free

Jack White with Robert Plant in Santiago, Chile would be quite the adventure

Tim Niver is one of those people that make the Twin Cities great

The Honolulu Marathon early entry fee is only $55? Too bad everything else is $$$$

Nearly a three hour new course record for a runner at the Arrowhead 135 – congrats to Marcus Berggen from Sweden (34:20:00)

Mobile check deposit from my credit union is one tech advancement that has really improved convenience

What is the work of the CEO?

Is restaurant.com a scam? I hardly recognize any of these places (referred from the new Coke Rewards program)

Tests of 8.1.3 and 10.10.2 look good – software updates for everyone!

Treadmill five mile run/hill walk, plus some bike time during the end of the Wild-Oilers game

Still not a big fan of nordic skiing, but it is definitely a good workout

I really could use a trip to Disneyland

Heh, didn’t know one of Trixie’s songs in Country Bear Jamboree was by Wanda Jackson

Lots of writing I want to finish, but probably will just turn off the lights and try again tomorrow

Congrats to Sue Lucas, who beat the Arrowhead 135 women’s running course record by 5.5 hours – impressive!

Meetings complete – heading to Black Bear for birthday discount dinner in the steakhouse, then to Hinckley for drawings

Picked the filet tonight @ Seven Fires Steak House

Resisting the urge to go get more money out of the car – one drawing left at 10pm

It still surprises me how many seniors smoke

Didn’t win @grandcasinoMN tonight, but still had a fun night – thanks Mel

Love this place already @ Tiny Diner

If you close your eyes, Jade kinda sounds like Barb

Are we all good on stadiums now? Raise your hand if you didn’t get yours

Dinner with Grumps (and Grandma) @ Raising Cane’s #144

I had lots of chores planned tonight, but I threw them all out the window to watch Pee Wee’s Big Adventure with MK (her first time)

Roads are getting worse, but made it to Red Wing for MK swim meet

Charlie Parr is opening for Trampled By Turtles next weekend at the Ryman Auditorium – I’d drive there if tickets were available

I’m a dad with a thing for dancing sharks, so it’s been a pretty good night

Headline of the Day: Zamboni driver arrested on suspicion of DUI

Punxsutawney Phil’s career prediction record is only 39%?

Best way for me to reduce stress right now = just get things done

Yowza – casinos in Maryland pay 67% of slot revenue to the state (plus 20% of table game revenue)

Happy Monday – it’s still light outside at 5PM!!!

The new Tado Steakhouse at Treasure Island (MN) opens 2-12 with bison, hibachi grills and Certified Hereford Beef®

On February 19, Mystic Lake will open Treasures of the Orient – a collection of Asian themed slot machines in one location

Wonder how much it costs to build the Tonight Show set again on the other coast

First Missy, now Gwen

Didn’t know Def Leppard was still so popular – best available at the State Fair is already row 50 in the Grandstand

Never would’ve guessed that being a “solar energy mogul” would make you the richest person in China

Bummer – Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison shows announced for new Alabama Shakes tour, but nothing in Minnesota (so far)

An evening of tens: 10K treadmill, 10 mile bike and 10 minutes in the sauna (plus an amazing Wild performance vs. Chicago)

And then there was one: Office Max > Office Depot > Staples

Congrats to Red House Records for signing Charlie Parr – looking forward to Stumpjumper on April 28th

I imagine his cover of Delia will be incredible as well

Beautifully produced video from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Sometimes I feel like Rick Nelson is shadowing me around town

So the guy that was reportedly pushed out of Hertz for accounting and operational missteps is going to be put in charge of the Caesars mess?

Nice combo of Downton while biking and a treadmill 5K, plus a little more sauna to clear out the pores on this cold night

The good news is there’s no wind chill here right now. Problem is the air temp is -18F and still dropping

Interesting move by @joenayday’s team to invest in FourCubed, who I saw present last year at Minnebar

Like the Disney Staggs move – go Gophers!

Late family dinner at the Eagan restaurant that hasn’t changed in 20 years @ Chili’s Grill & Bar

Completed a million little things this week and the trend looks to continue throughout this short month. Spring will be here in no time

It appears that my entire childhood record collection has somehow ended up at the oldies station

Even naked Scarlett Johansson can’t save Under the Skin

Mac and cheese with sausage @ Cook St Paul

MK Choir Fest #love2sing @ Eastview High School

Singing, then swimming – MK leads a very busy life

The creek’s a flowing @ Lake Harriet South Beach

Colder than expected 13 miles around Harriet, Calhoun and Isles with Megan – beware the slippery spots

Post-run pizza is the best pizza @ Punch Neapolitan Pizza

Cheapos wanted Björk, U2 and Radiohead, returned Belly, Kristin Hersh and Tori Amos

Starting to binge watch The Americans – ah, the Reagan years

Sunday morning kid movies for $2 at Marcus Theater is a good deal

Trying to multitask today, but the new HDTV has hockey, golf and the Grammys, so…

Show business, FTW

How did I miss Big Bank Hank? RIP Mr. Jackson

Three and a half hours and they can’t at least display all the winners on screen?

Congrats to Rahki, Tenacious D, St. Vincent, Jack White, Rosanne Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show, Frozen, “Jerome Turner” and all the others

This fully packed week starts with a meeting in Nett Lake and 500+ miles of driving

This adventure seemed like a good idea at the time

Rat Root River

The moon looks like a blood orange right now – that means it’s going to snow like crazy soon, right?

Completely self-inflicted, but that was far too many miles for one day

Twins ticket draft has begun

Dave and Kent @ Target Field

It’s worth $2 for a chance to win the Powerball online via a system that’s only alive due to a Dayton veto and a lazy legislature

Metro to Hinckley was no problem – everything north was bad (saw three cars in the ditch)

International Falls to Warroad is 100 miles; 87 miles to Tower

What does $27 million buy on Lake of the Woods? 600 slot machines, 6 tables, 60 hotel rooms, one restaurant and a snack bar

Is House of Cards in production all the time?

Interesting to see the Travail experiment, but I’m still unclear why they don’t just take reservations

I’ve literally cleared out several hundred emails today and yet I still feel completely out of the loop

Wanted to go sleep, but stuck it out for a slow treadmill 5 miler (and a little sauna time)

Matching one white ball = jack squat

Merge ahead: Expedia, Travelocity and now Orbitz

Ode to Joy – heading to the Ordway for SPCO tonight

Just can’t quit the fries of a clown

Downtown St. Paul is crazy busy for a Thursday

The Ninth, when played live by a skilled orchestra and choir, is really a triumph of the human spirit

Full Friday – SK doctor, Zantigo, kids to airport, webdev meeting, dinner at the Depot, JD McPherson at First Ave with Liemandt

Watch out Florida, they are headed your way @ MSP Humphrey Terminal

Nice to see @coachjcarlson on his way to the B1G Match Play – Go Gophers! ⛳️

Quick happy hour stop @EatDrinkRabbit before heading to Northeast

Fun night with JD and JL – two thumbs up on the breakfast burger at The Depot too (no pix, but trust me on this)

$10,000 Valentine Bingo at Jackpot Junction – paper or machine?

Last concert of the week @ Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel

The late night chicken wild rice soup was quite good @ Dacotah Restaurant

Throwback video poker at the Junction – nickel five coin max bet with royal progressive and same points as slots

Also: don’t think I’ve ever checked into my hotel room from a gas station

It’s like seeing a unicorn @ Praire’s Edge Casino

Finishing up the no-kid Valentine weekend with dinner at TBF

Big dummy: just spilled half a glass of water directly on my laptop (yet it still seems to work)

King Digital’s 18-month total revenue from “free” Candy Crush Saga = $2.4 billion

The politics of the Walker/Menominee casino decision are fascinating (Google Mike Huebsch too)

I’m probably half deaf from too many concerts, but I swear the radio just said the forecast for Wednesday is high -7F, low -43F

Sending thoughts of love and happiness to kid one on her Golden Birthday in Orlando

MGM Chairman says some group spent $300K for dinner at Bellagio’s Prime Steakhouse – was that the entire inventory?

Sven and Ole pizza: dough from Burnsville and sauce from Red Wing

So long Riviera – I’ll miss running by your lovely bronze showgirl statues

My nearly six-year-old laptop has a 17-inch (non-retina) screen, a 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo chip and 8GB of RAM: should I SSD or replace?

Pluto got the shaft (as did Eris)

Best. Thing. Ever. At 1:02:50, Julie Andrews lifts our slot manager onto his horse at the Magic Kingdom

His dad was also the first food and beverage manager at the Polynesian Village Resort

A little late night Downton/bike time

Don’t want to jinx it, but in nearly three years with the little Honda, it has never refused to start up in these brutal temps

Maxed out 15-inch MBP = $3100

Crowded workout room: 1 mile elliptical, 2 miles bike and 3+ miles treadmill while watching the Wild OT win

What does a dew point of -33F actually mean?

Black Bear has Konami’s new Dungeons and Dragons slot machines – bonus was cool

The WordPress 4.1.1 update mechanism seems to be working now (blank screen after entering credentials earlier)

For the first time in almost three weeks, didn’t have to set an alarm, slept in and have no plans except lounging around in sweatpants

Today in review: couch, Backstrom, Modern Family, Simpsons, laundry and girl scout cookies

Not sure what I think about the new TC 1 Mile course – isn’t that basically all uphill?

Really not a fan of the whole FSN Plus thing – do advertisers care?

Took all day, but finally left the couch and hit the workout room: free weights, sit ups, elliptical and treadmill speedwork

Don’t think I’ve ever seen drummers with moves like those of Nick Jonas

Eat like a pig @ Tangletown’s Wise Acre Eatery

Big Hero 6 @ Riverview Theater

Stupid: just double-booked myself for concerts on May 1

Ordered four boxes of Girl Scout cookies for my office, but they might not make it through the weekend at this rate

Second day in a row somebody has hogged “my” treadmill for hours – poor control of the TV remote too

Fun night at Mystic with Brad, with great food down in the Meadows Grille

Frozen, but recharged and ready for a good week

The WordPress 4.1.1 updater now seems to be working – rolling out to all the sites today

The graphic designer from Grand Budapest Hotel worked with Spielberg, Tom Hanks and the Coen Brothers on an unreleased 60’s spy thriller

No Meeting Mondays should be a law – likely my most productive day of the week

Hard to wrap my head around the concept of negative interest rates

Debating whether or not it’s a smart idea to start a remote Yosemite upgrade at 8pm

Under two hours isn’t bad: now running 10.10.2 with PHP 5.5.14 and Apache 2.4.9 (and only one broken plugin so far)

Looks like the upgraded PHP on Yosemite doesn’t have PNG support in GD

Good enough for tonight, I guess – off to the balmy 16F and snow flurries on Birch Point

Sean who?

Empty exercise room again – treadmill 10K and a brief bike cool-down after a rough day

Stupid chicken man

The Social and Twitter Tools WordPress plugins seem broken after the move to Yosemite and I can’t find anything in the logs

It still makes me smile every time a Hans Erik song comes up on iTunes

Never knew about the 1500 mile restriction on flights from La Guardia – interesting

Forgot I even had a Google Play account – now you can have up to 50,000 songs stored for free

My head totally wanted to skip it, but the legs were good for five miles on the treadmill (plus sauna)

Ten minutes in the sauna made the -13F walk to the car feel almost normal

The Google office space stat seems crazy – three Empire State Buildings?!?

Pulled Twitter Tools and Social for now – looking for a new, reliable WordPress Twitter plugin

I sort of assumed sports betting on the Olympics had always been legal in Nevada

Tower ✈️ Hinckley

Wow, hardly recognize the slot floor at Hinckley – almost everything has moved

Waiting for the next drawing @ Grand Casino Hinckley

Typical: I won the $9 progressive, while the woman who sits down after I leave gets the top one

Lunch with Mom and Dad @ Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Bar

The bacon and egg fried rice at Rainbow was excellent

Need to check deadlines more closely – just submitted something at 2:58pm that was due before three

Heading back to happy hour @EatDrinkRabbit before going to the MIA and the Hapsburgs exhibit tonight

No pictures, please @ Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Biggest knowledge gain tonight: learning how to spell Habsburgs

I wonder what percent of all internet traffic currently involves Frank Underwood

Late night treadmill while watching that “interesting” Wild game: 10K run, split by a 5K hill walk

All of this talk of winter being over is so cute

Dante’s little known tenth ring of swim meet hell: “Heat 1 of 12”

Soup and sandwich @ Hogan Brothers Northfield, MN

In deference to @dailyangst, I won’t mention how awful my Monday will be, nor what I thought about House of Cards

How have I never been to Yeehaw Junction, FL (formerly Jackass Junction and/or Jackass Crossing)?

Android Pay? Marketing geniuses

Had a million other things to work on tonight, but that Yosemite web server upgrade is still causing pain

The Chinese New Year numbers out of Macau are just terrible – 49% decline in gaming revenue

Web server success! Used Homebrew to compile a new version of PHP that fixes all the issues with the Apple Yosemite version

RIP Jay Morrish – The Wilds, Painted Desert, Tehama, many more

Instagram training at work @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

The average nightly rate at the Grand Floridian is now reportedly $581

That would potentially be 20% (or more)

Hit all four exercise room machines during the Wild game: 5K treadmill (plus hill walk), weights, bike, elliptical

Nice win by the Wild – still hate the shootout

Picked up my pre-presale Alabama Shakes tickets today, along with Dr. John at the new Saints stadium in June

Wanted to try the “new” Landing tonight, but it appears they don’t open until tomorrow (VC?)

I do really enjoy the whole domain registration, DNS/Apache/MySQL setup routine to launch a new site – amazed I remember it all

Had Breck in my bracket, but what a goal by St. Cloud Apollo

Nothing quite like Wing Night at the Vermilion Club with Nelly’s Country Grammar on the jukebox

Wish I was watching this STA-Duluth East game

Gordy’s is hiring for the new season

Free OTA state high school hockey tournament in HD – I’ll just be over here on the couch

Can’t wait to see Kids in the Hall again – row B, main floor

Spring in Minnesota: it’ll cure whatever ails you

First show we’ve seen at Bryant Lake Bowl – love that you order food from your seats

Mayor of Lazytown

The wind was a drag (pun intended), but the ice-free sidewalks were nice. Nine slow miles along the rolling hills of Eagan

A few snacks before Mystic finally gives me a car @ Fusion Noodle Bar

Played with Mystic’s money for ten hours, but just broke even in the end

Could use that hour back – abbreviated 10K around Eagan (in shorts!) before SK birthday dinner at Salut

The Minus 5 and Tweedy tonight @ First Avenue & 7th St Entry

Tweedy Spoiler Ahead @ First Avenue & 7th St Entry

California Stars finale with Gary Louris @ First Avenue & 7th St Entry

Gordy’s Hi-Hat: March 25th

My body has been rebelling all morning and now I have the blind spot migraine precursor

The Advil worked – avoided the migraine and stayed in the office all night long

Totally forgot that Steve Martin goes to the L.A. Hard Rock with SJP in L.A. Story

iTunes 12 is slowly getting back into my good graces, but why can’t it ever find album art when I rip a new CD?

New AWOLNATION album now streaming on iTunes FirstPlay, plus outdoor show at the Cabooze Plaza on July 21

I don’t understand all the AppleTV hate – mine isn’t slow and streams HD perfectly (Amazon Prime is the only missing piece)

My laptop is just loaded with old stuff that I can’t delete

A friend is about to get on a plane to Vegas and I’m extremely envious – even more so after giving him several food options

Is 2015 the year you play in the Tapemark? Registration now open – tapemarkgolf.org/play

Prefer to be outside, but this treadmill has the Wild game

Legs felt a little off, so I scaled back to a five mile run/walk

For me, mobile will never be as good

Guess I’m not catching up on sleep tonight

The Global Cash Access/Multimedia Games merger is a strange one, even for the casino industry

With Google’s mobile-friendly announcement, I’m guessing the WPtouch people are about to get rich

The free base version of WPtouch gets me 90% of the way to a mobile-friendly site for work – just need to fix the slideshow graphics

Eighteen miles on the bike while watching last week’s Survivor premier – where do they find these people?

One good insomnia outcome: the biography has been updated and illustrated – 7minutemiles.com/biography

The Google Art Project Chrome extension is maybe my favorite Google thing ever

The Topps Star Wars Card Trader iOS app is brilliant too

First windshield bug splat of 2015

So happy – finally caught up on sleep. Now off to Target, maybe a bike ride in the sunshine and Wild-Ducks tonight at the X

Felt so good to be back on the bike – quick loop around the outlet mall before driving over to Greg’s Meats

Beef jerky time @ Greg’s Meats

First post-@rstanzel Wild game

Picked biking over running again today – looped down to Valleywood and back (where there were golfers on the course)

I can say with 99.9% certainty that “Goodbye To Language” was the strangest movie I’ve ever seen

The food here is just constantly good every single time @ Minnehaha Cafe

Beautiful day in Minneapolis – 17 miles along Minnehaha, Mississippi, Greenway, Calhoun and Harriet with Megan

Hash•ish at the once-a-month brunch @ The Rabbit Hole

“Top seeds have a 120-0 record in their tournament-opening games”

First the Cosmopolitan, now the Sears Tower – Blackstone is on a roll

Only 4% of online social casino players currently buy “free” chips, but it’s still a $2.8 billion market

Now running the Office preview on two out of three machines: the 17-inch is being a bit of a pain

Bushel and Daring Fireball collide. Finally

And congrats to Jason at MediaBeacon

Long day, but very productive – interested to see how cold the walk to the car will be tonight

Verdict? “Brisk” and wishing I had the other jacket, but still 62 degrees above winter’s worst

Also, wishing I would’ve discovered KUMD 103.3 about four years ago

Love the new mysticlake.com website – can’t figure out what tools they are using, though

I didn’t know Louise Erdrich had a bookstore near Isles – birchbarkbooks.com

MSP needed this 20 years ago

Talk of Caesars Entertainment’s ability to continue as a going concern is sad

A 12-room, 5500 square foot apartment on Fifth Avenue could be yours for the low, low price of $28,000,000

Treadmill is dead, so splitting time between the bike and the elliptical during this stressful Wild-Preds game

Guesstimate for opening day at The Wilderness is Friday, May 1st

I feel like a juggler about to throw another couple of balls up in the air

Hey @lamppag – just made Saturday reservations at Alma (finally, right?)

Bacon and Bleu borders on the obscene @ Sunset Steakhouse At Fortune Bay

Looks like the treadmill is dead – rode the bike for an hour while watching an episode of Lilyhammer

Didn’t see any Northern Lights last night, but it was the first day this year that I could park on the cabin road without getting stuck

Looks like Treasure Island is looking for a GM once again (wage range: $175K-250K)

“Occasionally must deal with angry or hostile individuals”

Time to head south

The Hochunk Nation sponsorship of the Minnesota Swarm is…curious

Interesting: Grand Casino Hinckley has moved their monthly Payback drawings from Thursday nights to Sunday afternoons

Early orthodontist appointment for MK, online gaming vendor webcast, finished S3 of Lilyhammer, lunch with Mark @ BWW, SK doctor

I bet BWW really, really loves March Madness

The Caesars Total Rewards database of 45 million users is worth an estimated $1 billion in the bankruptcy trial

The new Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas picked IGT for their slot management system (along with 500 games)

Social media is great, but nothing beats visiting with old friends face-to-face (three times today!)

Remember when the majority of Apple products had a built-in SuperDrive option to Rip, Mix and Burn?

How can you not like a place that has W.H. Auden on the dessert menu? @ Restaurant Alma

Switched to TaxACT online this year – nice and easy, but the end number was still way too painful

Sunday drivers

Kinda weird that southern Minnesota is covered in snow, while “up north” has none (plus it’s Gordy’s week)

The truck is out in Eveleth

First floor of Fond-du-Luth to become non-smoking after renovations

Hard to believe the Gophers have played the Bulldogs 227 times

So. Much. Food. And. Wine.

Safely back on Birch Point and wishing I could sleep in until noon

Still miss Clutterbutter

Exercise has taken a back seat to other priorities this past week, but back tonight: 20 elliptical, 20 bike and a (semi)quick treadmill mile

Started this morning with light snow flurries, four deer and a pair of bald eagles

Getting a lot of things crossed off the list this week – plus I get to stop at Gordy’s tomorrow on the way home

Revival: fried chicken, biscuit, fried egg, bacon and white gravy sandwich – yes, please

Baha Mar opening pushed from December to March to May – you’d think $3.5 billion would get you a firm date, no?

Is it really true there hasn’t been a new Minnesota golf course in eight years?

Bike warmup with a short treadmill 5K – now time to catch up on Survivor before bed

I have some extremely talented and creative friends – very impressed this morning, @chrinkles

Mmmmm @ Gordy’s Hi-Hat

Crosstown Friday: Eagan to downtown Minneapolis to Wayzata to Eagan to Treasure Island and back to Eagan

Nice: Cosmopolitan casino revenue up 31%, average daily room rate of $307 and 93.5% occupancy rate last quarter

Beautiful room and tasty filet with bleu @ Tado Steakhouse

Heading to the Kumiko movie at Lagoon, then Carbone’s on Randolph and Wild-Kings at the X

Let’s keep the streak alive Wild @ Xcel Energy Center

Arrived safely on the still-frozen shores of Lake Vermilion

It seems a bit surreal that $54.60 will buy you a *ton* of iron ore in China right now

The Keller website let me book a tee time on Friday – hope they are really open then

Slowly coming around to both the Samsung 850 SSD for Lapzilla and getting a 6 Plus this fall (6S Plus?)

How does Dr. Meister get access to all of this data?

Some of the songs on the Peter Gabriel cover album are inspired – especially like Paul Simon singing Biko and Arcade Fire doing GwF

Benchmarking Minnesota casino social media tonight – can’t believe Grand Casino has 152K Facebook likes

Treasure Island is second at 51K, BTW

Wow, WELY is playing Sleater-Kinney

Did I miss the light show?

My weather day: 54F in Tower, 37F in Duluth and the very end of a warm thunderstorm in Eagan

Combined new and old routes for 13 slow miles around Eagan on a beautiful spring morning

Checked off four time-sensitive and anxiety-producing items from the to-do list today

I’ve been a member of @WingsFinancial since 1985 and today was some of the best service I’ve ever had – love them

Best 32F round of golf ever

First round of the year @ Keller Golf Course

Feeling old and rusty – shot 94 from the blues at Keller

Wish I had a view like Bosch

Getting some actual spring cleaning done today before the Wild-Detroit game at the X – look for us in section 122 tonight

Not clinched yet – play tough, Wild @ Xcel Energy Center

Post-game dinner of dandelion salad with fingerlings, egg and bacon @ Heartland Restaurant & Farm

Followed up that salad with one of the best burgers I’ve had in a long time

Cool to see @joenayday on the board at Como Friends – reading the newsletter at my mother-in-law’s house

A rainbow of Jello eggs for Easter

Stupid back – could barely get my socks on, but rode down to Lebanon and ran around Holland, Schulze and Jensen Lakes

Hinckley to Cloquet was a complete return to winter (cars in the ditch, averaged about 50mph) – clear north of there

Looks like I’ll be reading up on PHP and the replacement options for mysql_* functions today

Live streaming from the practice range at ANGC – what will they think of next?

I like the sound of try/catch blocks

At what point does the value of the ore under the highway become worth < $220 million?

Terrible Wild game, but congrats to Tyus Jones – all that time with Sam Miller in AV finally paid off

State Fair Milk Run 5K registration now open (MK will join me again)

The dream is alive – just registered for HBO NOW

The VC sounds like a good place to watch the Wild/Hawks game

So glad the Wild won’t get home ice advantage in the playoffs – could go far

Looks like it’s 10.10.3 time on the test machine (and a first-look at Photos)

This new Twitter quote thing is degrading the whole Tweetbot experience, IMO (which is probably what Twitter wants)

Test import from Aperture to Photos worked, but results are glitchy (some dates wrong) – initial impressions not great

So many watch reviews today

Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, J.B. Holmes, Sergio García and Martin Kaymer

Looking at my lists, Seven Clans Thief River Falls is the only casino in Minnesota I haven’t been to yet

Final Stones pricing at the Bank: $65, $99.50, $149.50, $199.50 and $395 (plus fees)

10.10.3 + 8.3 seem to have (partially) fixed my iMessage problems on Lapzilla

Did WELY just play the entire Dark Side of the Moon album?

It appears that once you import an Aperture library into Photos, you are done using Aperture (like it or not)

Something I desired eluded me today, but family, friends, music, food and Suzy Favor kept it all in perspective for me

Ugh, this weather though ❄️

So far, HBO Now has been basically unusable on the AppleTV – Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime (on TV) all fine

So is there going to be *any* banjo on the new Mumford album?

The end of the NHL regular season has really been pretty crazy – so many cool storylines

Sometimes you can get satisfaction – section 115, row 6

Charley Hoffman got a haircut?

Took the sick kid to lunch today, watched the healthy kid at her school swim meet and filed SK’s taxes

Good luck to @MeganSteil tonight at the Zumbro 50 – maybe next year 🙂

Up early on a Saturday and it involves neither golf nor running

Excellent session at minnebar by the Hank Moody of technical publishing, @cedge318

100 trail miles in 18 hours is amazing

Dang, auto-page refresh still lives on

No Mystic Millions tonight

A tradition unlike any other – ran 13 miles along Nokomis, Minnehaha and Harriet

Best news from @bernardjim re: new startribune.com (coming 4/26) – no more page twos

Frickin’ HBO NOW keeps causing my AppleTV to randomly reboot – glad it’s a free trial

Happy for Spieth, but that bogey on 18 kinda ruined the storyline for me

Trying the place Stephanie March likes @ Red Wagon Pizza Company

Another strong lineup at the Zoo

Opening Day with MK @ Target Field

What happened to all the ice on Vermilion? Governor’s Fishing Opener looks safe now

Vote for Jori

My Tuesday was a Monday, tomorrow is another painful tax day and now there are server issues – trying hard to grin and bear it

Vermilion is alive once again @ Dasha Batinich

Record quarter at Delta includes $2 billion in fuel savings (for the year)

The Word preview update takes 1.62GB of space to install (!)

First cut on the greens at The Wilderness today

Figured out my Office update issue, re-imaged two laptops, fixed the web server issue and got my iMessage/iChat problems resolved

Figured out my Office update issue, re-imaged two laptops, fixed the web server issue and got my iMessage/iChat problems resolved

So much interaction the last three hours, I totally missed Wednesday wing night

Late treadmill 5K during playoff overtime hockey

Minnesota pull tab sales last month: paper = $100 million, electronic = $4 million

I think every nerd heart around the world just skipped a beat

Look what SK just bought me with her tax refund @ Cossetta’s Italian Market & Pizzeria

Alright Wild, let’s do this thing @ Xcel Energy Center

Dubnyk is the tallest guy on either team tonight: 6′6″ per the roster

The free viewing party at the X is almost as good as being at a real game – great atmosphere in St. Paul

Spring has sprung @ Lake Nokomis

First Dog Flicker sighting of the year @ Sandcastle

Nice chatting with @piccolo_mpls at the 2015 seasonal opening of @Sandcastlempls – great food (and weather) ☀️

Even the Lebanon Hills bike trails thought it was too nice not to be open – one medium loop and now Lutsen scares me

Just saw a man “walking” his dog on a Segway – civilization is doomed

Second round of the year with Mr. Miller @ Willingers Golf Course

Very happy: perfect weather, great company, two birdies and an 88 from the whites at Willingers

Vanek is my new Skoula

Haven’t seen lines like this since Black Crowes @ First Avenue

I really need to research more places to eat after midnight in Minneapolis – back at Perkins again

I’ve never heard the original Four Lads version of Istanbul (Not Constantinople) until today

No (significant) rain on the radar, so it’s off to Target Field with my dad

The Red Cow 60/40 was tasty @ Target Field

Feels like the temp just dropped ten degrees at the Twins game – a vendor is selling blankets for $27

Pitching changes take entirely too long, MLB

Biked down to Lebanon in the rain and ran the loop around Holland, Jensen and Schulze lakes (and biked back)

Didn’t see another soul on the trail the entire seven miles – it wasn’t raining *that* hard, people

So glad the family brought me some @EatDrinkRabbit Sunday Brunch leftovers – excellent as always

Good luck to everyone running Boston tomorrow – I still hope to join you someday (even if it takes me until 60)

Whoa, Al Bakers no more

“The pace has slowed to a 5:14 mile”

Two on the glass seats for the Wild game tonight from the official resale site are only $1200 (plus $237 in fees)

Unless I get added as an honorary member of the JAMF or Medtronic corporate teams, looks like I will be skipping the TC 1 Mile this year

All In with 4onthefloor, now on my hard drive

Cleared out 400+ emails, upgraded two servers and patched WordPress during that awesome Wild game

Thanks a lot Google – all of my primary news websites look different now

Someone really needs to write a better guide to WordPress file permission best practices

Amazon in Shakopee is really interesting

That’s quite enough web server tinkering for one day – off to the exercise bike

14 miles on the bike while multitasking hockey with Game of Thrones

Even people in southern Minnesota probably wouldn’t believe the conditions I just drove home through (on April 21st)

Ice out on Vermilion this year was officially April 18th

Halfway done with my iMovie crash course from Lynda.com

Four shots in 20 minutes is…disappointing

Well, at least I didn’t spend money to see this game

Ticketmaster really needs to re-architect the “buy from map” function so people don’t get screwed over during peak times

My fingers still twitch when old Guitar Hero songs start playing on the radio

Haven’t really thought any recent SSD-based computer felt slow until I needed to transcode videos

PSA: First orange cones of the year on SB I-35 near Harris

It’s been a long time since I’ve waited longer than an hour for food – hope it’s worth it

Waiting for my Wilford Brimley @ Revival

That headache last night (and into the morning) was awful – twelve hours of sleep have helped, though

Now to find a finisher shirt, head to Minnehaha Park, get MK a checking account and SK a prom dress

Lunch with squad @ Cecil’s Deli

It surprises me that only 210 people have run all six World Marathon Majors – hell, I’m a third of the way there

Good luck to those running London this weekend – another of my bucket list races

Thank you, Wild, now I can sleep soundly before tomorrow’s Get in Gear 10K

Slowest Get in Gear in years, but still decent eights (and I didn’t have a heart attack)

Just when I was ready to accept my time today, found out the eight-year-old girl kicked my ass by more than four minutes

MK photo shoot day (part II) @ Stone Arch Bridge

Late dinner of wild rice soup and turkey platter @ Minnehaha Cafe

No Mystic Millions again (for anybody)

Such sad news out of Nepal

Almost have all my chores done and it’s still another hour to hockey

Excited to see Robert Cray again at the Zoo this summer

Nicely done, Wild – see you soon, Citizen Kane

The beard lives to see another day

The walleye is back @ Culver’s

Leon Bridges in his Twin Cities debut @ First Avenue

Number of climbers above base camp estimated at 100-120 and the Icefall Doctors were hit hard – tough situation

The loss of life throughout the rest of the country and the damage to Nepal’s cultural sites is heartbreaking – donate what you can

Wow, they are getting helicopters to Camp I and II

I’m just not getting along with 4am Mondays any longer – tough to stay awake on the drive to Vermilion (but made it)

Just survived six straight hours of Monday meetings – feel like I should throw a party or something

Two great covers: Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires doing Mutineer on Letterman and Norah Jones singing Jesus, Etc. at Bridge School

Can’t wait to hear Dan Wilson sing the new Chris Stapleton song “When the Stars Come Out” (which they co-wrote)

Multitasking WordPress security updates with about thirty other things this afternoon

iPhone +40%, Mac +10%, iPad -23%; China +71%

Are there really 2.2 billion Google+ profiles?

Minnesota franchise totals (2014): Subway-470, Dairy Queen-204, McDonald’s-189, Burger King-126, Taco Bell-74, Wendy’s-68, Culver’s-53

Don’t think I knew that Rudy Luther’s kids bought Olympic Hills and are the ones behind the remodel

The Preserve at Grand View Lodge spent $1 million on renovations to an already great course and clubhouse

The award-winning pork belly lollipops @ The Wilderness Grill

Disney World 2016: 5K, 10K & half sold out, Dopey at 99% and Goofy at 69% – as popular as ever

Depressing day, but my first video editing project for the golf course went extremely well – can’t wait to share

Ran a (semi) quick treadmill 5K, then rode the bike for an hour while watching GoT

I might’ve reshot some of the voice parts, but overall I’m happy with how this turned out

So does @cedge318 get a royalty every time Microsoft uses the Edge name?

You can keep all your HoloLenses – I’ll be over here sitting by the lake, listening to the birds and drinking some Riesling

It’s been a long time since I had to troubleshoot an awstats issue – logs still parsing, but new records getting dropped

Upgraded to awstats 7.3, deleted the data directory and started building a new database from the entire log (still running)

Same workout as last night, just reversed (and a different GoT)

Jimmy Fallon has a killer lineup tomorrow: Scarlett Johansson and Blur

Wish I was biking for charity next week in Minneapolis #allinahealth #bluebike

Busy day already – MK doctor, credit union, webcast, Target run, outside run, pick up MK, then two concerts tonight (Cedar & First Ave)

The Doobie Brothers at Mystic would be a fun show, but $70 is a little too steep for me

Ran 8 hilly miles around Eagan before the big night of music

Love the new @tweetbot quote update – this will probably save me an hour a day

Ready for the Riff Raff @ The Cedar Cultural Center

Just in time for DBT set two @ First Avenue

Drive By Truckers covering Sign O the Times at First Avenue was pretty awesome

Early golf at Ridges, MK swim meet and back to First Avenue tonight for some Turtle time

It is absolutely beautiful out this morning, but also just saw my first mosquito of 2015

Ridges at Sand Creek, white tees, 90 strokes (and about six lip-outs)

Good luck to all those running Eau Claire tomorrow – was a PR race for me last time

The luckiest Mexican on Earth

The openers at First Ave tonight must really like Alan Sparhawk

Trampled By Turtles just plain kick ass live

Mandolin-fiddle battles are the best

The only course I ever broke 80 at has closed. RIP Valley View

Congratulations to my friend and (semi) frequent golf partner John

Played Harding Park twice: shot 94 from the blues in 2005 and 89 from the whites in 2007. Beautiful course – fun to watch today

Apparently I don’t know how to read a radar screen – poured the last part of our Nokomis loop

Honey glazed bacon cheese curds with ranch @ The Nook

I hope the foodies from Minnesota have better luck in Chicago tonight than the hockey players did

Ran 7 boring suburban miles and 1 nice trail mile through Lebanon Hills while MK was at swim team practice

Ran past the Riviera (and those bronze showgirls) many times, but never went inside – end of an era

Tough town, Chicago

Camping out in the surgical waiting room, which doesn’t block HBO Now on the free wifi

Got the all clear from the surgeon – everything went well and I get to see her soon

13+ hours at the hospital, but at least I can watch the Wild game in this (very expensive) room

The Griswold 00 jersey is officially off the wish list

Every time I hear that new Elle King song, I think it’s Wanda Jackson

Watched “Escape from Tomorrow” – don’t tell my brother

Fun Dunkers breakfast with Vikings GM Rick Spielman – now off to Vermilion for the governor’s fishing opener

Congrats to @bernardjim and his team – forgot today was the day until I opened my browser to that clean new look at startribune.com

Minnesota Senate votes 56-8 to rein in the lottery (again)

The Dixie’s stage at Grand Old Day is killer: Charlie Parr, Erik Koskinen and Dead Man Winter

Bib number 105 (so the coroner will be able to easily identify the body)

This might be my favorite Pollstar story ever

So many WordPress security updates today – base 4.2.2, themes and plugins

I really dislike the Ducks, but I hope they give Chicago more of a fight than we did this year

Just drove by the X – still in shock they got swept

Also, will the 35E construction north of downtown ever be finished? Looks different every week

Good luck to @MeganSteil at her Lake Wobegon “warm-up” marathon this weekend – see you at Lutsen

Free to roam the world again

Missed the start of SK’s prom, but MK fired up the old D70

Beautiful day for a run – 10 slow, hilly miles during kid two’s swim-a-thon

The Wild were 2-3 against the Blackhawks in the regular season – don’t think you need to blow up the team quite yet

May 11th in northern Minnesota: 38F, windy and drizzling – plus a possible 1-2″ of snow tonight ❄️

My current favorite casino games: 1) Black Orchid, 2) Keeping’ It Hot, 3) Lucky Fox and 4) Hundred Play Draw Poker

Two crazy numbers: Uber valuation – $50 billion and Satya Nadella’s 2014 compensation package – $84.3 million

Spring cleaning in the office – time to file away the three large stacks of accumulated “stuff”

Snowin’, but not stickin’

The new “cool” stage at the State Fair has Charlie Parr, Haley Bonar and the Cactus Blossoms for 2015

Not sure if @timhortonsus donuts can save today, but I’m willing to try

An Indiana Jones-themed restaurant is coming to WDW

Nervous, but determined

I’ve been in casinos all over the country and I still don’t understand people who play two machines at one time

That new treadmill smell – ran 5 slow, taper miles while watching Montreal get smoked by Tampa Bay

The world could use more leaders like this. RIP Dave Goldberg

Too bad the Twins don’t get a point for extra innings

Never thought I’d see (official) Prince on Soundcloud

Nice to see 22 corporate @JAMFSoftware runners registered for the TC 1 Mile

Interesting story behind how Garbage got to do a James Bond theme song

Drought for months, then the week before my first trail race, it rains for five days straight

Entertaining game tonight, and Chicago-Anaheim is still yet to come

The new Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta is A+ marketing

A billion heartbeats

Can’t believe David Byrne is 63 today – happy birthday to the guy with the Big Suit

Never saw him live, but he had a special relationship with Northwest when I worked there. RIP Mr. King

And the journey to Lutsen begins

One benefit of solo dining at Grandma’s – no waiting at the bar

Classic pre-race pasta @ Grandma’s Saloon & Deli

Locked and loaded

Here goes nothing @ Lutsen Mountains

Halfway done @ Carlton Peak

That might be the hardest race I’ve ever done

Just your typical get up at 3:30am, drive for 2 hours, run a muddy 50K, drive for 4 more hours and see Kids in the Hall live kind of day

One spot left in the fall 50 Mile – think I’ll pass 🙂

So long, playoff/trail running beard

Wait, who did Chicago beat in the first round again? Feel the pain, Blackhawks

Rain/Snow, Wintry Mix, total snow accumulation and gusts as high as 20 mph are all things I really didn’t want to see in today’s forecast

So the Saints will play at CHS Field – don’t think I knew that stood for Cenex Harvest States, a Fortune 100 business (HQ in IGH)

Another half marathon just fell into my lap for this Saturday – hurry up and heal, stupid ankles

Seems amazing that American Pharoah is going to be the only horse to run in all three Triple Crown races

Looks like I’ll be ordering some prime glass for work – eyeing the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G to get some better food shots

Letterdude has been a part of this night owl’s life since high school – thanks Dave! And where the hell are the singing cats?

If you max out one of the new 15-inch MBPs, you get a 2.8GHz quad-core i7, 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD for $3199

Slowly working my way through the new Tim Hortons sandwich menu – turkey club tonight

Can’t believe I missed a dentist appointment yesterday. Next available? August 31st

Surprised MK tonight – drove down for her Presidential Academic Award ceremony tomorrow before school

Very proud of my smart Panther @ Black Hawk Middle School

Now everyone in our family has Presidential Academic Awards – two from Obama and two from Reagan

Little Red has had quite the workout the past week

Tim Hortons sandwich number three – the ham and Swiss

I have a feeling I’ll be watching a lot of this YouTube channel

1.74 pounds?!? That’s just nuts

That wine from last night is not my friend today

Skill-based, arcade-style slot machines will now be legal in Nevada – this could get interesting

First a new steakhouse, now a 40,000 square foot fitness center/pool area expansion at Treasure Island, opening early 2016

The big owl sitting on the sign I just saw was pretty cool

Free streaming audio via the NHL app is the best thing the league has done lately

I’m no marketing expert, but complimentary Mt. Dew, dollar slot dogs and ample free play make me a happy casino guest

So nice to run into Brad and Alicia at Mystic tonight

Kid taxi, haircut, Zantigo, Tapemark website updates and a bunch of house chores during this fine, fine day

More on the Treasure Island expansion project

Fortune Bay to Mystic Lake…go!

Beautiful morning for a race in Stillwater – my shoes have recovered from their muddy potential demise

Finished the Stillwater Half in 1:56:26 (and my ankles are not pleased) @ Pioneer Park

Buffalo wings and buffalo burgers @ Buffalo Tap

Mystic is just showering people with free play this month – saw a $3K hand-pay on a machine I played Thursday

Haha, Chicago

Damn Blackhawks get the last laugh

Donuts, gas, Hank, rain and free play

Just finished off my rainy day Netflix binge of Bloodline – thanks to Brad for the recommendation

Loretta Lynn is a badass – wish I could go to one of the shows at Mille Lacs next weekend

Turkey butts @ The Summit Golf Club

Shot an embarrassingly high score from the whites at The Summit – the hills caught up with me

As someone who studied history for many years in high school and college, reading social media today is just painful

New for 2015, duck wild rice soup @ The Wilderness Grill

Cheap Wine by Charlie Parr – what a great song

Kickin’ It Old Skool @ Northern Lights: Tone Loc, Naughty By Nature, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Salt N Pepa and Morris Day and the Time

Video encoding and file transfers still take entirely too much time

The 2015 @tapemarkgolf database was created last night

“You’re going to JAMF Nation User Conference 2015!”

Something new – finally crossed this one off the list @ Eveleth Golf Course

It was probably too much to expect two winning visits to Hinckley in a row, but at least the rib special is a steal

The May $9.99 rib special @ Grand Grill Americana

Someday I’d like to win a cash drawing and hit a taxable jackpot, but it doesn’t look like today is that day

Rainy and humid 10K along the rolling hills of Eagan before heading to St. Paul for lunch

The Vegas Strip had the best April in seven years revenue-wise

The Minneapolis Downtown Council is making all kinds of friends lately – first the Holidazzle, now the Aquatennial

$100 million for Neverland Ranch and you don’t even get the amusement park rides

Nice to sit with the laptop and good headphones while MK swims, but wow is it hot in here

Fun visit with @Jakeaune at Mystic Lake – thanks again for breakfast!

So far Hall’s Island has been a decent experience – 35W to 94 was the only hassle

The hipsters sure do seem to like their smokes still

There is some awesome dancing going on here @ Alabama Shakes – Hall’s Island

Highly recommended: the Big Ben at Eli’s Bar

Very tough to stay awake on the morning drive, but arrived safely on Lake Vermilion (where the golf course had a frost delay on June 1)

The Vikings first game is only two months away? No summer for you!

Key CPS numbers: $20.5 million no-bid contract, $1.1 billion budget deficit, 400K students

What is going on at Code42?

This is beautiful (and personal sites will always rule my world)

I’ve been walking Central Park, singing after dark, people think I’m crazy…

Morning headaches are the worst

No new Pixar feature films in 2014? Really looking forward to Inside Out

Back editing leadership training videos – really could use a faster laptop

Super loud thunder on Birch Point tonight, along with a drenching rain – hope the casino still has power

Cabin in the Northland + spring thunderstorm + open windows = amazing

Just bought tickets for Kräftskiva – don’t care for crayfish, but love Poliça, Rogue Valley and TBF

Looks like a rainy drive ahead on the trek to the Bank

It’s almost time @ TCF Bank Stadium

Ron Wood holding his cigarette while playing guitar was total rock star

Is Keith Richards a White Walker?

Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Might need to change my vote

I’ll admit it, my eyes were damp when the choir started in on “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”

Waiting an hour in the Washington Avenue ramp before starting the car, but then it only took 25 minutes to get home

The Thursday matinee is a good time to see a movie when you don’t want other people there – Entourage was better than I expected

Picked up SK and took her to lunch at a bar (parent of the year!)

Bud Kraehling was a huge part of growing up in the Twin Cities (along with Dave Moore) – RIP

Dangerous to have a running store two minutes from my house, but you can’t beat $60 Wave Riders on clearance

Committed to my next marathon tonight – see you October 18th in Des Moines

Broke in the new shoes with a late 10K on the usual hilly loop in Eagan – saw my first glowbug of the year

Didn’t know Des Moines is so small – only 1580 finishers in 2014 (interesting course, though)

Aggravating 21 mile bike ride – first the Lebanon trails were closed, then some jerk making an illegal turn yells at *me*

Mad Max was completely ridiculous

“It’s a great day for Chick-fil-A, how may I serve you”

Sitting in the sun next to the Chick-fil-A drive through is highly entertaining

It’s kinda like a Letterman skit – “I’d like a deluxe chicken sandwich with no lettuce, no tomato, no cheese and no pickle”

Was sad when I found out hockey wasn’t on NBC tonight, but also haven’t watched Jurassic Park in ages

Looks like Crumb Deli is opening an Eagan location just down from the running store

Ugh, somebody has been using fake debit cards with my number – this is going to be a pain

More great service from @WingsFinancial – fraudulent charges disputed, new card issued, should have zero liability

Now I just have a ton of vendors to contact with the new account number (and I missed out on golf this morning)

Eagan could really use a Zantigo

It’s convenient and all, but way too many people have access to my credit card number – about halfway done updating

Places the fraudster(s) visited: Wendy’s, Sears, Home Depot, Green Way Liquor, Sunglass Hut, Panda Express, Noodles, ExxonMobil & Lids

Probably not a good idea to be drinking Scotch at Southview when there is Tapemark coding to finish

Sometimes it takes longer than expected to figure out, but when code finally works, it’s like a little miracle

Warm, slow 10K on my usual Eagan loop (but in the opposite direction)

“Try the Walleye” @ Tavern on Grand

Charlie Parr @ Dixie’s On Grand

The Cactus Blossoms @ Walgreens

All systems go for the 2015 @tapemarkgolf drawing at Southview Country Club

Women’s draw is complete – pro auction up next

And the men’s draw is complete – all 50 teams set

Are all the Minnesota carcass collectors on strike? Rough weekend to be a deer on I-35

Today I learned that the “B&H” in B&H Photo Video stands for Blimie and Herman

I don’t really know any of the Tampa players, but they sure look good against Chicago

Did Apple Sherlock Relo?

Sunshine and thunderstorms on tonight’s run @ Lake Vermilion

Slow 10K on Birch Point with a downpour, rainbow, loon call and about 100,000 flying insects

90,237 people bet $2 on American Pharaoh to win in NY, but kept the tickets as souvenirs (leaving behind $315,829)

What is this madness? WWDC15 session videos online the next day for free with no login or NDA

Is sports betting gambling’s last frontier?

So much change in the Minneapolis tech scene – first Code42, now JAMF

Just had a kernel panic on a Mac mini – can’t remember the last time that happened

I’m not sure what will give me a heart attack first – progressive jackpot slot machines or the Tapemark web site

The first men’s teams are on the tee at the 2015 Tapemark Charity Pro-Am at Southview CC – here we go

First nine hole scores have been entered – follow along here

The morning 18 hole scores are rolling in as the afternoon groups start to tee off at the 2015 Tapemark – perfect weather so far

It’s only day two of my self-imposed banishment from Coke and Mt. Dew and I’m already about to fall off the wagon

Don Berry and Derek Chang are your pro clubhouse leaders from the morning session, both shooting 66 (-5)

Just a perfect weather day at the Tapemark @ Southview CC

The afternoon scorecards have started to arrive – only 24 more teams to go

Ryan Helminen (2013 and 2010 champion) and Eddie Wynne join Berry and Chang at 66

All Friday scores entered at the Tapemark – first tee time tomorrow at 6:30am

It wouldn’t be the Tapemark without a few raindrops – Saturday play has started at Southview Country Club

Not sure why I think it’s a good idea to work on code enhancements to the production system during the tournament, but there it is

The morning 18 hole scorecards are about halfway done – afternoon rounds have started (and the rain has finally stopped)

No Masters tickets for me (again)

Pash is auctioning off more cool stuff tomorrow

It’s crunch time at the Tapemark – hey, what’s the cut?

Think I have everything ready for Sunday – tapemarkgolf.org

Welcome to Championship Sunday at the 2015 @tapemarkgolf – first group teeing off now

B52 Slider Squad food truck @ Southview CC

Sunday at the Tapemark is halfway done – all the morning groups have finished and the leaders are on the course

That would look nice on the mantle @ Southview CC

The women are finished – congrats to 2015 professional champion Carolyn Barnett-Howe from Irish Water GC

Ridgeway CC professional Ryan Helminen wins his third Tapemark title, shooting 66-68-70 (-9)

Decompressing after the Tapemark at Betty Danger’s Country Club

Slow, humid 8.5 miles around Eagan before the Tapemark wrap-up meeting (0.0 bpm)

Fun afternoon with the Codys at Dwan – shot an 85 that should’ve been lower

Las Vegas legend Kirk Kerkorian dies in LA at age 98

Burger King purchased Tim Hortons last year, which is owned by Brazil’s 3G Capital, who wants to buy Kraft Foods and merge with Heinz

Correctly guessed the pre-sale code for Leon Bridges and got tickets for his return headlining First Avenue show 10/28

OK, I give up – who is behind blog.redcurrent.com? The domain is registered to somebody in Germany, but content is all MN

Not having much luck with Creative Cloud updates lately – last three have had major issues

U.S. Open host site Chambers Bay is also managed by @KemperSports – just like @WildernessGolf

The new chicken apple brie sandwich is a winner @ The Wilderness Grill

The 2015 version of The Guess Who has no Randy Bachman or Burton Cummings, but I still can’t wait to hear Clap for the Wolfman

I love our AP department – always a smart, clever comment on my reimbursement checks 🙂

Ho-Chuck’s casino in Madison will go smoke-free on August 1st (already alcohol-free). Four million annual visits at that location

The visuals from this U.S. Open site are really cool

Can’t believe my last Grandma’s was 2011 – good luck to all of the participants this weekend

Last year VW sold 4.6 vehicles, while Porsche sold 187,000 – guess who made more money?

Just rediscovered the joy of slicing images and exporting an HTML table from Photoshop CC 2015 – used to use ImageReady for that, no?

The afternoon “featured” group is playing just brutal golf, but I can’t turn away

Too many bugs outside, so I switched to a late five mile treadmill slog

Fitbit valued at $4.1 billion after IPO – no wonder those things seem to be popping up everywhere

AirDrop would be awesome if it were more reliable/faster

Nice blog on one of my favorite golf courses in the world

“This is the worst golf hole I’ve ever played” – these guys are spoiled

Backstage with the Guess Who @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

Finished photographing a great concert – now heading south with a likely stop at Black Bear for recon

Can’t remember the last time I left Black Bear ahead

Never knew there were so many Cubs fans in Minneapolis

I’m not much of a baseball fan (don’t know a single Cubs player), but I did get rib tips, a steak sandwich and a bottle of Killebrew

An early morning Father’s Day 13 miler along Nokomis, Minnehaha and Harriet before it gets really hot

The USGA has the full support of this long-time member

So how much cocaine can you buy for $1.8 million? Asking for a friend…

Thinking a Chambers/Bandon/Pumpkin Ridge road trip would be really fun

Hey, wait a minute – isn’t it supposed to rain all the time in the Pacific Northwest?

Instant classic

Uphill, 600 yard hole – driver, iron *smh*

That’s what happens when The Great One is watching over your shoulder

Internet service is wonky this morning in the Northland, but what’s this about U.S. Consulates can’t issue visas due a system breakdown?

All sorts of weird tech issues today – and now the power just flickered

And this day of evil tech gremlins ends with multiple WordPress plugin and theme updates

Going down to 52F tonight on Birch Point, the second day of summer (windows still open, though, with blankets on the bed)

Happy birthday @cmkingsbury – welcome to the next level 🙂

Decided it’s been too long since I had VC pizza – place is packed and the Twinkies are on the big screen

Location, location, location – SLS Vegas lost $35.3 million in the first quarter

Still pondering an upgrade of Lapzilla to a 1TB SSD for $375 or saving for a 15-inch rMBP

Wonder how much it costs to sponsor the MN State Open, the MN Wild, the MN Twins and the St. Paul Saints all at the same time

Congrats to the whole team at Saint Dinette – looking forward to visiting soon

Tried to squeeze in a quick 10K on Birch Point before the rain, but the clouds are faster than me

Thunder on Vermilion is my second favorite sound to hear out the window (waves on Superior still #1)

Live Nation bought House of Blues in 2006? Closing the Sunset Strip location early August

The official website of the first international runDisney event is live

From webflyer.com: The Wild will travel an estimated 42,416 air miles during the 2015-16 season

Lunch with the marketing group @ The Chocolate Moose

Very subtle changes at Grand Casino Hinckley on this visit – the new SoA game is very fun

Blues Traveler at Running Aces? That’s kinda interesting

Probably a good idea I’m not doing the Lutsen 99er tomorrow – just finished a Lebanon Hills 6er that kicked my ass

Such a crazy Friday – bike ride, haircut, wonderful lunch with Mark, MK doctor, dinner at Corner Table and MMJ at Northrup

Just finished my semi-occasional Carbon Copy Clone of Lapzilla – have you backed up your important data lately?

This lamb pasta is divine @ Corner Table

Jim James is rock and roll @ Northrop

Snuck in an eight miler around Apple Valley and Eagan before MK’s swim meet

Dr. John visits Jazz Fest @ CHS Field

Followed our first visit to CHS Field with a quick stop at Heartland’s burger bar – Grandview tonight with Studio Phil

What a trip – get up to leave Heartland and Dr. John was right behind me

Xanadu on The Current 🎶❤️

Somehow survived a 60 mile bike ride with Megan (and avoided the rain), then had my car battery die while I was driving home

Had hoped to avoid the Honda maintenance department, but here we are

Saw five spiders in the cabin this morning – just what exactly are they catching to eat? Don’t think I want to know…

Nice top 10 finish for Tapemark champion Ryan Helminen at the PGA

A fiber line was cut along Hwy 135, dropping phone service around Tower – not good for ATMs, progressive slot machines and call centers

Must. Buy. This.

I guess the bugs don’t like 5am either – step 1 complete (10K on Birch Point) with 3 deer, 2 loon calls and very few flying pests

Work inbox down to 70 with lots of waiting for replies now

The Vermilion Burger – one of my all-time favorites @ Bay View Lodge

1919 on the patio @ Buffalo Tap

Sometimes junk mail is like hidden treasure – a postcard I almost recycled saved me $126 on the car repair

The new trail feature at Lebanon (just after the big hill) is really nice

The stats and story of the New Horizon mission to Pluto are fascinating – scheduled to get there in 10 days

Volunteering isn’t quite the same as running @ Afton State Park

Bravo to the pyro on Bone Lake who set off the 20 minute private mortar show – the Alan Parsons Project Sirius intro was a nice touch

Funny how the 60 mile bike ride didn’t really make the 15 mile run any easier – Minnehaha, Harriet & Calhoun

How did I not know about a Christopher Guest series set in the UK with the guy from The IT Crowd?

Jonathan Ive has more than 5,000 patents? Now I really feel like a slacker

It’s the 7th day of the 7th month – “the stars twinkle on the gold and silver grains of sand”

Slow six miles along Birch Point on a beautiful evening

Not bad: 40,000 at Canterbury over the Fourth

The old PRA system from Northwest is sold to Amadeus for $830 million

Seriously want: 2TB SSDs

Very, very proud of kid one, who scored a perfect 5/5 on her AP writing test

I can’t believe I’d never seen the Kip and LaFawnduh wedding scene until tonight

Never sure if late night writing is a good thing, but there it is

I see Gordy’s in my future

Socks and shoes are overrated

Yo-yo week has begun: Northland > Metro > Duluth > Metro > Northland > Hinckley > Metro

That bacon was amazing @ Mona Restaurant & Bar

Yay – decent seats for the Avett Brothers at the State Fair Grandstand on 9/5

Hello, old friend

Country Club living for a day: shot an 88 from the whites at Southview

On our way…

Pre-concert pit stop @ The Duluth Grill

Bayfront Park is a great venue, but who knew Duluth could feel so hot?

Quite liked The Lowest Pair @ Bayfront Festival Park

Sad that Jason Isbell and Wilco were same night as TbT, but what can you do

Concert crashers – the very large Indiana Harbor @ Bayfront Festival Park

I’d really like to hear John Mark Nelson cover a Paul Simon song

This kid is going to give me a heart attack @ Gooseberry Falls

I thought it was hot on the North Shore, but then I opened the air conditioned car and stepped into the metro sauna

4:30am, have to drive again and there is a new warning light on in the car – at least the storms have past

Quick nine holes on the back before continuing to Hinckley @ Black Bear Golf Club

I really hope the front nine at Black Bear is more open than the back – not exactly an amateur/resort friendly design

Shot a 44 from the whites on the tight back nine at Black Bear, which included a birdie/par start and more than a few lost balls

Last time I played here in 1996, shot my highest score ever (117) @ Hinckley Grand National Golf Couese

19 years later and 33 strokes lower – shot an 84 from the whites at Grand National

Early 3.6 miles with Jenn before a day full of seminars

Nothing quite like starting your day with a one hour presentation from the IRS

So nice to see Mel today – such a great GM (and person)

A humid four miles with Jenn around Hinckley – no bunnies in sight

Can’t even begin to express how happy I am that the little yellow light on the dash turned off

Kinda hate to admit this publicly, but Candy Crush level 1000 was really cool

Heading out for a late Restaurant Week dinner at the new IL Foro

Pictures don’t do this room justice @ Il Foro

Big thumbs up to any restaurant willing to play “Darling Nikki”

Really planned to have a lazy, sleep-in kind of day, but it’s been surprisingly productive so far

Happy birthday, Disneyland – such a huge part of my childhood and still my favorite

Funny how I can watch free streaming HD of the Open with no ads, but still can’t view Wild or Twins games without paying

My expectations were low, but I liked the Minions movie – Bob is the best

You have to admit, “El Chapo” is a pretty badass nickname – maybe they should call Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and little Ned Nederlander

Hot and hilly 10K around Eagan before heading to MK’s swim meet in Farmington

Might lose five pounds of water weight sitting in this swim meet sauna. Also, is wifi and LTE just plain crappy everywhere?

This phone is too expensive to have a crap battery, poor data connectivity and this many dropped calls – do I really need one?

Maybe it’s just all these swim parents that have me in a bad mood

Only The Current would play all the tracks from Wilco’s Star Wars – love it

Just who the hell is on the Caesars board?

About the Seven Corners Hardware spot in St. Paul: shockingly different now

Chocolate Bombolino, Mr. Bob Bombolino

Slow and sunny 13 mile run/walk around Eagan – all the south Metro bunnies must be on vacation

Out the door before four and the dumb engine light is on again

Two new things on today’s drive: live audio stream of The Open and hand weight exercises

Days are *much* longer when you start at 3:30 – should have no problem sleeping tonight

Wonder why the AWOLNATION show moved from Cabooze Plaza to Myth – not exactly an upgrade

A $1 trillion valuation? Mr. Burns would approve

Does MGM (and myVegas) not care that Mitch Garber is now also chairman of Cirque du Soleil? How does he possibly have time?

Quick four-miler on Birch Point with one eight point buck, one doe and surprisingly few bugs

Cherry Coke isn’t available anywhere in Canada?

“Working longer hours leads to poorer productivity…the solution isn’t to work longer, but to work smarter.”

This Tokyo 365 members-only bar in Vegas is fascinating

Keeping the staff directory up to date has been a challenge lately

Really looking forward to the VC tonight with a special visitor

Looks like it’s WordPress upgrade day again

Just about time to hit the road for Veruca Salt at the Cedar

This Veruca Salt show is by far the loudest of any I’ve seen at the Cedar – rock on

What a perfect summer night in Minneapolis

Warm 26 mile bike exploration around Eagan, the river & Lebanon Hills – you really can’t get there from here

Twins Territory is filled with pinstripes @ Target Field

So not only was A-Rod suspended for 164 games, he was sued by his defense attorneys for non-payment?

The zipper merge just doesn’t work in Minnesota

Don’t say this often – “even par through three” @ The Summit Golf Club

May Ribfest return every year from now on @ Mystic Lake Casino

Played the entire round with one golf ball, but still shot 90 from the white tees at Summit Golf Club

Didn’t see anything in the news about the fireworks shell that misfired last night at the Twins game – everyone OK?

Saturday night lakes run with Megan and her headlamp – 9.5 miles around Harriet, Calhoun and Isles

Not entirely sure this is really A Flock of Seagulls @ Mystic Lake Casino

Bravo Flock of Seagull – opened *and* closed with “I Ran”

If I get to go to G2E this year, I pledge to get flame tattoos just like Chester Bennington (if the circumstances are right)

Per ICANN, 7minutemiles.com was created 2002-11-26T19:08:46Z – it’s almost a teenager

Feel bad for the staff, but I never liked the Wits concept (or execution)

Gordy and his wife Marilyn winter in Siesta Key – “to get away from the hamburgers”

Oh, Steve Dallas, nice to see you again

Kinda feels like I’m living in Bizarro World this week – can’t wait to see what happens next

YTD average daily room rate in Vegas is $122.81 – June occupancy at 90.4% (92.4% on the Strip)

Google Analytics can be fun: visitors to 7MM from every state this month, except for WY, NM, MS and DE

The new Lake Vermilion Cultural Center fundraising site is now live at gofundme.com/vermilion

I’d totally buy The Mirage, but $1.5 billion seems a little steep

Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour: 14 concerts, 628,733 tickets sold, $109.7 million gross

Tim Hortons next to the Y Store just sold me an excellent sandwich, quickly, for a good price – stop in and check them out

Late exercise room visit with kid two – got in some fairly successful treadmill speed work (even got back to BQ pace)

Trying out a 6 Plus as a potential new work phone this week – should be an interesting experiment

Beautiful morning at Interlachen for the Dunkers breakfast

So much history @ Interlachen Country Club

Not entirely sure if Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” is an appropriate song for the orthodontist’s office

Perfect summer night for baseball @ Target Field

Longest round of the year at Sand Creek – shot 89 from the whites

Don’t think I’ve been in the entry since Vinx. By the way, whatever happened to Vinx?

Pregnant Channy was radiant (and a great way to close Kraftskiva) @ The Bachelor Farmer

Still warm at 6am: 18 slow but steady miles on the Greenway-Parkway loop (0.056 BPM)

Three hours of running = guilt-free sandwich @ Cecil’s Deli

Turned my Treasure Island $100 slot free play coupon into $100 cash, but nothing more

Trying to pack (and plan) for 11 days in the Northland is exhausting

On the calendar: golf at Giants Ridge, working an Alabama concert, Grand Marais and Grand Portage visits, Robert Cray at the Zoo, ISC

And then it will be time for the State Fair – summer’s over, people

Holy back pain, Robin

Guess I missed Kenny Perry’s second round at TPC: aced the fourth, 29 on the front nine, 61 total (-11)

Hard to believe the only places you can now fly (commercially) from Duluth are MSP and Chicago

About to leave the office and I see it’s currently 55F (on the way down to 46F) – pretty sure I didn’t pack the right stuff this week

Some nights I just love iTunes shuffle: Jealous Guy into Rainbow Connection

WordPress 4.2.4 security updates for everyone!

I love that @SchweitzerID is building a Summit Lodge near the quad – hope to get back there soon

The NHL-BAM deal is fascinating: six years, all team web sites, mobile apps, live streams + ownership

Remote server upgrade night – let’s hope all the Vegas gremlins are out of town

There really is only one appropriate soundtrack for server maintenance – JB & KG

My last remote server upgrade didn’t take this long, but it’s still pinging, so I guess I’ll keep waiting

Not nearly as smooth a process as the last server upgrade, but I’m glad my old brain can still recall the right troubleshooting steps

How many subscriptions do I have to buy to get StarTribune.com to stop automatically reloading pages?

Bad back + golf swings = not good

The new Event Center is starting to take shape @ Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort

Number 13 is my favorite @ The Quarry At Giants Ridge

The new Shooting Star Casino location near Bagley seems really close to Red Lake – wonder how big it will be?

Marcia Brady turned 59 today – not sure how I feel about that

I’ve got a lot of goals out there, but right now all I really want is to be pain-free

Interesting story: WorldPerks doesn’t look so bad now, does it?

Who knew Toronto would be such a house of pain for the Twins?

Here we go…

Jon really had an amazing supporting crew

“I’d be back in the hills mining turds with Pappy”

Concerts added to the list this week: Dan Wilson at Mia, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear at the Cedar & Gary Clark, Jr. at First Ave

Trying the walleye chowder @ Bay View Lodge

Feel kinda bad I only know one Alabama song (two from Marshall Tucker)

I’d work for Goldy Gopher for $285 per hour

In town tonight @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

The Marshall Tucker Band manager is the greatest @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

This was a special treat @ Fortune Bay Resort Casino

Grand Marais, here I come

Every time I drive Highway 1, I really miss the MINI – saw two other cars between Ely and Lake Superior

Made it safely to Croftville Road – falling asleep while watching a distant lightning storm across the big lake

Homemade brew @ The Angry Trout

Good tots @ Shantytown Bar & Grill

Your Moment of Zen @ Judge C R Magney State Park

Seven under par at the Grand Marais mini golf – now with goats!

Pleasantly surprised to find cell service at Grand Portage tonight (for the first time ever)

Sitting at the Grand Marais laundromat and marveling at how many quarters it now takes for one load

This might be the only Ben Franklin in the world with $320 Dale of Norway sweaters and $150 Børn shoes

I’d love to stay on the big lake a little longer, but the stupid alarm is set for 6am

Early start in Grand Marais, car tabs in Ely, director meeting, hosted a golf outing and now back for a late night in the office

The designer of the new Shooting Star Casino in Bagley, Cuningham Group, is the same one that renovated Mystic Lake

Never knew commercial walleye fishing is banned in Minnesota (aside from Red Lake)

The first thing I envision with this Alphabet deal is a whole lot of very, very happy lawyers and investment bankers

Looked outside and thought I saw a leaf storm, but it was just…bats

Tickets for Kenny Rogers at the Wisconsin State Fair are only $25 and $35

The Sunset Steakhouse at Fortune Bay serves Minnesota Red Lake walleye

Favorite sign of the day

Once every 80 years

Stopped at Grand Hinckley to check out new games and grab another $7.77 special on the way home

Nice interview, @ChipPearson (part 1 & part 2)

Love the 520-yard, par-4 finishing hole – also uphill, a million bunkers and a 4.7 scoring average today

Forgot how my legs feel after an hour of river walking – deceptive workout

Sending cool vibes to the Ragnarians today and tomorrow – slow down and drink all the drinks

Surprisingly productive morning before lunch with Mark at BWW and Carlson School night at Canterbury

These are really some amazing golf holes at Whistling Straits

Barbette or Smack Shack at MSP would be cool; Von Maur rumored to headline Rosedale expansion

Two races in, 0-5 on betting tickets

Think I need to switch to the “cool name” handicapping method @ Canterbury Park

Not one winner between the two of us at Canterbury, but I only lost $3 at Little Six

Steamy morning for golf @ Brookview Golf Course & Lawn Bowling

We have a new contender for #1 burger @ Saint Dinette

Congrats to @tniver, @laurelelm and the entire @SaintDinette crew – beautiful space and amazing food

Jason Day’s double reminded me – shot 89 from the whites at Brookview this morning before it got really warm

Breakfast discussion at the Original Pancake House in Edina: Prince, Paisley Park, Windows 10, airlines and health care

I’m sure there’s a witty snowman/cocaine joke out there, but I’m really tired right now ⛄️

This has not been a stellar nutrition or exercise day

Huge lightning strike outside, power went out completely, then came back on about three seconds later – nice job, Dakota Electric

Not sure I 100% support the concept of non-voluntary dunk tank assignments

“Straight outta Minnesota, here comes the purple Yoda”

Fired up Beats 1 for the first time this morning – thinking I’m not the target market

Lots of server, laptop and iOS updates installed this morning with no issues

Thumbs up on the lunch special @ The Wilderness Grill

Kenny Rogers tickets at the WI State Fair cost $25 and $35, but at Mystic Lake in October he’s $44 and $55

The WSJ says the median CFO raise last year was 13.9% – so what’s all this “3% is the max we can afford” business?

Wish I could’ve seen the Bellagio fountains Kabuki thing this past weekend

Anybody else remember the zoo sundae on the red stretcher with sirens at Farrell’s in Har Mar Mall?

Can’t believe this is the same Fien I saw pitch earlier this year at Target Field – nicely done

Interesting financial insight on Potawatomi in MKE

Just a couple hundred extra miles this week to see the always excellent Robert Cray Band at the MN Zoo

Rain or Shine – Forecast Calls for Rain @ Minnesota Zoo

Safely back on Lake Vermilion, where the wind is blowing, the drizzle is constant and the leaves will soon be changing

Just about had it with my inbox today – time to switch gears and test the new WordPress upgrades

My Lincoln quote of the day: “Whatever you are, be a good one”

Finished testing and now have all sites on 4.3 with all plugins and themes updated as well

Finished a bunch of things tonight while watching the Twins replay loss, including getting my TCM volunteer gig set up

That long Twitter silence was due to a golf tournament, a volunteer stint in the sun and a violently ill car ride home

Vikings in Eagan, Grand Old Day expands, Pig at My Pizza can’t find cooks – so much local news the past few days

I call shenanigans on 19-under @ The Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Middle West by Frankie Lee is a really great EP

Waiting for The Pines @ Lake Harriet Bandshell

No shenanigans after all – the Buege Boys both played college golf