Run Log reset for 2016. Hope to see much longer bars on that graph this time around

Kicked things off with a treadmill five miler, 50 sit-ups and some free weights

I think I’m starting to like shopping for clothes just a *little* too much

Too bad none of the Lutsen concerts appear to be all ages – teenagers like to ski, go to shows and have $$$

New top-five soup for me: lemon chicken with rice @ Cecil’s Deli

Is TCF Bank Stadium booked next weekend or what?

Too amped from the end of that game to sleep, so I went and did a little treadmill speed workout – Skol Vikings!

Based on the 35W parking lot, I think it’s safe to say most people are back from break

Resolution #2: swap excessive Candy Crush for exercise, reading and/or Netflix

States still to visit: AL, AR, DE, ME, MS, NM, RI, UT and WV

Today was a challenging tech day: currently using my personal six-year-old laptop with a spinning disk, plus the old version of OWA

Guessing the Wisconsin Department of Tourism isn’t a big fan of Making a Murderer

Making a Hamburglar

Good luck to everyone who started the Dopey Challenge today (and to @MeganSteil and @carlazetina on Sunday)

Go 95.3’s definition of modern hip-hop so far has been interesting – wonder what they think about it over at HSRA

Interesting backstory on Adele and Springsteen onsale events

An office colleague talked me into the Y tonight – 55 laps on the track, free weights and 600 steps on the StairMaster

Minnesota’s little secret: our drivers can’t really deal with an inch of snow either

TIL the Disney World annual contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is $7.6 million and provides 63 FTEs + deputies on horseback

This pretty much blows away everything on To Pimp a Butterfly, IMO

Can’t go wrong with this (and I hear the new hostess is awesome) @ The Rabbit Hole

Seriously, get to @EatDrinkRabbit now – great drinks, great food, great people

Remembered Downton is available on AppleTV and my night completely turned around

Tickets acquired for the final January Charlie Parr show at the Turf Club (with dinner)

Since leaving the Northland, I’ve apparently gotten soft – there wasn’t even a minus sign in front of the temp and I’m done with outside

The statistics behind no Powerball winner are really quite amazing – there must be an awful lot of people who pick their own numbers

Alright JSON, jQuery and last.fm API, I give up for tonight

All eyes turn towards us now – see you in August

The Packers are winning, right?

So I guess it’s up to the Wild to save the day

This has been an extremely depressing 24 hours

Thank you, Electric Fetus

Happy birthday to @risiroo (and Rob Zombie)

Attending a college application meeting tonight at Hamline with kid one and it’s kind of freaking me out a little

Ahhh, campus bandwidth

“Dad, you are so dumb”

One very painful 5K on the treadmill, plus a bunch of other stuff that seemed much, much easier

Well, at least I can go to the Tuesday practice rounds at the Ryder Cup (which might actually be better if cameras are allowed)

This does not look like the Gary Frick I know, right @sarahmariette?

TIL the local Y closes at 10pm – got kicked out after 44 laps

We beat the odds: our office Powerball pool had 38 total lines and every single one was a loser

It makes me smile that Mad Max Fury Road has been nominated for Best Picture

Right under my nose @ Day Block Brewing Company

Winter running in Minnesota doesn’t get much nicer than tonight: 3.7 miles around Lake of the Isles with @WeRunMPLS

Guessing the mac and cheese plus the reverse Manhattan at The Lowry post-run was a net gain – such a dilemma

Top two Minnesota Powerball retailers this week: Ryden’s on the Canadian border and MSP International Airport

Nike collegiate deals in the last 12 months: Ohio State – $252 million, Texas – $250 million, Michigan – $169 million

So how many cents off per gallon do we get for zero goals?

Beat the freeze – 68 early laps around the indoor track at the Eagan Y

Think it might be time to retire from bowling: games of 92 and 121 before my wrist completely broke down

Had a blast @mysticlake tonight: met Julie from Love Boat, electric Packers atmosphere, good food at Fusion & left up for 2nd time in a row

Go Brian Go! BK tackles the Star Wars Half Marathon this morning

New AppleTV for my birthday – really wish all the auth stuff would go away, but the remote is nice

For example, this

Siri seems way more useful to me on AppleTV than it is on the phone

Found workarounds for most AppleTV apps via Comcast – just the Viacom ones are left (MTV, Nick and Comedy Central)

Also pretty sure I sprained a finger bowling

This week’s cold front Netflix binge is Broadchurch

This Sony indoor theme park in Albertville thing is really an Onion story, right?

The Delta Q4 numbers are amazing: $980 million profit, fuel forecast at $1.20/gallon, big employee profit sharing checks

Extraordinary birthday service tonight @ IE Italian Eatery

Closing out another cold January birthday with Soul Asylum at the Turf Club

I love learning new things, but four hour meetings are rough

West coast hockey = late night treadmill 10K (plus some hill walking)

Now registered for the 2016 Get in Gear 10K, my fifteenth in a row

Believe I made more phone calls today than the last two weeks combined – all scheduled too

Fell asleep right after work last night and woke up 12 hours later

“Please don’t ignore me like I’m some update from Adobe”

Four episodes into Mr. Robot and I really don’t know what to think so far

Feeling sad – headphones stopped working halfway through the kid two swim meet

Left swim meet, quick 5K at the Y indoor track, sandwiches from the new Jersey Mike’s and OmniFest at SMM

Perkins on a Sunday morning is quite the operation

Dang, the weather looks beautiful in Denver

That was a really long extra point streak snapped there

Problems with the Patriot Surface tablets? Inconceivable!

It’s kinda hard to watch X-Files after Californication

Watching Mr. Robot and X-Files on the same weekend resulted in dreams about genetics testing and spring skiing

Good luck to Irv and all the other amazing people starting the Arrowhead 135 today

Accenture and SAP – what could possibly go wrong?

You know what this day could use? A little Black Sabbath

Well, hello there @ Target Center

Nice belated birthday present from the Boss – free MP3s of the 1/19 Chicago show

The Sting Fan Club presale started before the Peter Gabriel presale, just in case you were wondering

Is there any city in Minnesota that has turned over stores and restaurants more than Roseville?

Is the new Pioneer Press site really running on WordPress?

Don’t know what all of you west siders are talking about – the commute on 394 was a breeze (Jeremy in Hopkins tonight)

Another great @jmessersmith show tonight – also nice to meet and greet afterwards and talk @EatDrinkRabbit (hi to Thomas and Kat)

Nice seeing Studio Phil at Cecil’s today for lunch (and that amazing hot pastrami sandwich)

Every Windows 10 trackpad I have used so far drives me nuts – maybe this will help

Needed this in more ways than one – ran 8 outdoor miles around the icy trails of Apple Valley

Another 3.5 outdoor miles around Stone Arch with @WeRunMPLS, followed by Sociable Hop-A-Wheelie & truffled parmesan tots at Bulldog NE

Big John Scott is awesome

Very long, very productive Friday – just now slowing down enough to tweet hello

Key to today’s output: created a “happy list” of items that will make me extremely happy once they are completed

Miles really do change you – five more today around the Eagan Y indoor track (plus 50 floors on the StairMaster)

Billboard’s Bowie issue is superb

TIL Bowie produced Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side

So far 2016 has seemed like a renaissance of Twin Cities broadcast radio

Having a really hard time not judging all of the people on Hawaii Life

Tonight is reportedly the 34th time Babes in Toyland have played First Ave/Entry, but our first time seeing them

Oh are you happy now Clark? She’s deaf – perhaps one of my top five loudest shows ever

Up early on a Sunday and there is no tee time or marathon involved

The calm before the storm – had to get out and walk for lunch in the sunshine (trying out The Burger Place)

Guessing that was the last semi-sane commute of the week

Managed to finish another 55 laps at the Eagan Y, but something feels off today

Officially back in the TC 1 Mile this year – excited for the new course just down the block

Here goes nothing

20 minutes to get around the block

To be honest, the rest of the way wasn’t bad – thank you Mr. Plow (and everyone who left work early)

Bummer: no more free parking on the Strip (at least at MGM properties)

Amazing job by MNDOT – the two interstates I just drove were both about 99% bone dry

One perfectly placed stalled vehicle is all it takes to completely destroy the south metro commute

Burger 2.0 at Il Foro is legit

Late start tonight, so 44 laps and 60 floors – feel better than last time

What Would Craig Do?

Better Call Saul started off slow for me, but patience brought so much wonderful backstory for BB (and a great transitional finale)

Impressed Duluth found a flat spot at Bayfront Park for a level rink – looks like a nice setup for Hockey Day Minnesota

Great conversation with CDW today about virtual servers and SANs – always appreciate opportunities to learn new stuff

So Netflix sends me an email at 4pm saying the final episodes of Mad Men are available and here we are seven hours later

Wait a minute, aren’t you supposed to play Hockey Day Minnesota games *in* Minnesota?

Duluth really shines on Hockey Day Minnesota – just a beautiful setting

All weekends are inherently good, but this one involved a never-ending headache and misplacing my Garmin

It’s going to be nuts here in two years

Quick 5K around the Eagan Y indoor track before the big game (actually helped the headache too)

Turkish Airlines?

Not sure if I trust any movie producer who spends Super Bowl money

In memory of the Starman

Even though it was a movie ad, I can kinda get behind Jason Bourne blowing up stuff in front of the Bellagio

TBH, that new purple Kickstart tastes pretty good

Local Twin Cities ad buy of the year: Fancy Ray, Treehouse Records and Taco Bell

There will be monkeys, right? Right?!?

The new 411 Craft Bar at Grand Casino looks nice – may have to plan a little road trip soon

I’m not too proud to admit it: girl scout cookies for dinner *and* breakfast

Doesn’t seem to matter how many floors I do on the StairMaster – going from event level to upper suite level just kills me

Super Bowl 50 stadium data usage: 26.0 TB (15.9 on the DAS and 10.1 on the wifi)

Despite the OT loss, thought they played great, won $25 on the wheel, the free scarf is warm and my new birthday jersey is awesome

This was also my first live 3-on-3 overtime – dislike like it as much as the shootout (both are “fake” hockey to me)

Such a nice surprise to find egg drop soup at Leeann Chin today – only $1.49 too

Just filled the tank on Little Red and it cost me $12

One loop around Harriet, followed by this for dinner @ Pizzeria Lola

Exchange autodiscover for Outlook 2016 takes entirely too long

Twelve hours later and the Office 365 migration is mostly complete – modest list of fires to put out

That new Iggy Pop single could easily be a Bowie song

Very, very busy at Mystic Lake tonight

You know you’re getting home late when even the Papa John’s store is closed

Heading to St. Anthony Main for a Studio Ghibli Valentine matinee

It is rather nice to finally use Outlook 2016 on Lapzilla – those compatibility issues with older servers are tricky business

Birthday dinner for kid one (a day early) @ The Rabbit Hole

Kid one turned 18 today, so we’re at the Mystic Steakhouse tonight (of course)

Social media priorities: behind on Twitter, farther behind on Instagram, haven’t opened Facebook in days

Talked to Star Tribune people twice about automatic payment and it was never set up – let’s see if online actually works

How great was the Muppet Show nod to Little Green Bag from Reservoir Dogs?

Dreams about golfing are much more relaxing than dreams about work

Hello again, running, nice to see you – cautious 10K along the surprisingly icy hills of Eagan

Support your local food establishments @ Crumb Deli

The fake snow cracks me up

Also, Meloche is a total badass with that throwback mask

Metro transit officers checking all light rail tickets at Stadium Village station – glad I had two

This is likely my most productive Saturday in months – plus I still have 3.5 hours to go

Just used cruise control for the first time in three and a half months

Wonder how many entries the average @mysticlake car winner has in the drawing drum – guessing a lot higher than I usually have

Great to meet @tniver in person as @risiroo and I picked up the donuts @MuccisItalian

Get it in whenever you can – quick 5 miles around the Eagan Y track before heading back to the Stadium Series at TCF

Easiest way to keep me off my phone – lower the temp to 29F

Michael Bland sporting a T-shirt during the pre-game set at the Stadium Series

Doesn’t Downtown East already have a name?

Interesting insight on the “22-minute miracle” that is the Super Bowl halftime show

Welcome to the neighborhood, McKinney Roe

Pretty sure this is the most my life has been scheduled ever – the calendar app is getting quite a workout

Way too much procrastination tonight = very late treadmill 5K + another hour awake (at least)

Restaurant Week, Part II @ 6Smith

Tech vendors and their pricing – why won’t you haggle more for my business?

Three more Mississippi miles with @WeRunMPLS, followed by an apple pie Manhattan and turkey saltimbocca sammy at Aster Cafe

This has been a pretty stellar food week @ St. Genevieve

Can’t wait to run the lakes tomorrow – 77 laps around the Y indoor track tonight

Single dad weekend has begun and I’ve already finished about ten chores (plus the workout)

As glorious as we’d all hoped it would be – ran/walked 12 miles along Nokomis, Minnehaha and Harriet (in shorts)

Just realized the boys high school hockey tournament is next week – we could have two feet of snow by then

Last chance for a new vehicle tonight @mysticlake – based on crowds the past three weeks, I think they are doing OK

The Ford F150 they are giving away tonight is supposedly worth $66K (!)

Between yesterday’s weather and watching the Honda Classic on TV, today is a massive letdown, Minnesota

Imagine how different the Oscars would be on a different network

Being Spielberg only gets you sixth row?

Just had a little adrenaline rush as I hit the submit button to enter the Superior 50 Mile lottery

See you on July 2, Afton State Park

I’m not sure I agree with you a 100% on your police work, there, Lou

So much great nostalgia on The Muppets finale – Veterinarian’s Hospital forever

While on top of the IDS Tower today for work, my mind kept shifting between pure terror and Bruce Willis in Die Hard

Remind me again why Breck is in Class A?

There really is nothing quite like The Tourney

Feels like I have hairline fractures in my ribs from all this coughing

Hate not using concert tickets, but just slept for 15 hours

Season five of Louis was quite a downer – back to House of Cards

How can you not like when House of Cards has flashes of The Killing *and* Twin Peaks?

Way more excited to finally see The Cure than I thought I’d be

Cheers to the cast and crew of Downton Abbey for six great seasons

Eagan, Apple Valley, Minneapolis, Apple Valley, Eagan, St. Paul, Minneapolis and back to Eagan

Stopping at the Eagan KFC for the all-you-can-eat buffet wasn’t one of my best decisions of 2016

Got four OK tickets for The Cure – the Ticketmaster presale process is still not optimized (or logical)

Pre-concert pizza with kid two @ Big River Pizza

Lowertown Line with the Cactus Blossoms @ TPT – Twin Cities PBS

What have I done? Heading back to Lutsen this fall

Friday happy hour with the squad @ Smack Shack MPLS

Did this really happen at happy hour or did I drink too much?

Now that my 2016 race schedule is set, it’s time to do the work – started with 8 slow, rolling miles in Eagan under extraordinary conditions

This is my second year doing our taxes online via TaxAct – definitely easier than paper (although the numbers still hurt)

Not exactly We-Ko-Pa weather, but still wore shorts for 10 miles around Harriet, Calhoun and Isles

Finally finishing Fargo season one – Minnesota would be awesome with mountains like that

Never mind – guess that wasn’t Minnesota 🙂

Not sure why I always seem to schedule the dentist for Monday mornings, but today went fine (and met the new guy)

Can we go home now?

Tuesday happy hour? Sure! @ The Oceanaire Seafood Room

The quick 5K around the Eagan indoor track with kid two was basically negated by Free Cone Day at DQ

The Wikipedia album release pages are nice (and dangerous)

Unexpectedly added two more races to the 2016 calendar: Goldy’s Run and the Lake Minnetonka Half

Judging the intensity of my days by when I get to have lunch – today I’m jumping straight to dinner

Haha, Mother Nature, those snowflakes are hilarious

Happy 40th to my aunt and uncle @ Branding Iron Supper Club

Slow, calming Friday night run along my old ten mile route in Eagan and Apple Valley (while the fish swam)

I really need to not let the home inbox get so full – bottom of the pile has items from 2013

Spotted the backup drive in the firesafe – when was the last time you backed up your data?

First trail run of the year – 11.4 total miles to, from and around Lebanon Hills

Better late than never – birthday dinner for SK @ LOUIS Ristorante & Bar

Now I have *three* sets of taxes do – my own plus each kid

We are all Oilers fans now

Just read a terrible tech proposal while kid two is watching what might be the worst TV show ever

Hey Minneapolis, how is the Donut Run still not sold out? It’s free!

So interesting: Mohegan Sun awarded license to build $5 billion resort at Incheon International Airport in Korea

Planned to run after a stressful day at work, but this happened at the last minute

Feels too warm to snow, but what do I know

The thing was always off by five degrees, but I kinda miss the TCF time and temperature sign

The south metro is like an entirely different world from downtown right now (Hoth?) – total of 90 minutes in the car to get MK

Nice 3 mile run with @WeRunMPLS, followed by Mr. Perkin’s Punch and fried chicken at @4BellsMpls

The Minneapolis parking app is quickly becoming one of my all time favorites – really, really useful

Felt weird driving to Hinckley

This will be interesting post to write later @ Grand Casino Hinckley

Gotta love Roy

The music in The Godfather is so great

The late bird will be lucky today – ran 14 miles along the worm-covered paths of Eagan and Apple Valley

She wanted to bowl

The Force Awakens at the Riverview was special

You know it’s going to be a good Monday when you wake up in the middle of a dream about free pizza

Mudcrutch is playing the 9:30 Club in June – will there be a stop @FirstAvenue added to the tour?

I’m not a frugal person by any stretch, but I do love how long the toothpaste lasts when you roll up the tube

Bus-powered 8TB external drive for $350 seems like a good deal, no?

A smattering of raindrops, but overall very pleasant out tonight – four hilly miles around the unlit trails of Eagan

Wish I could feel as tired at 10pm as I do at 5:50am

Pollstar: 95% of Journey’s publishing royalties come from eight songs (Don’t Stop Believing = 40%)

Just which Minneapolis taxes are we talking about here?

Hard to believe Expedition Everest opened ten years ago today

Congrats to Kaitlyn and Jen on two years of @WeRunMPLS – ran 3.2 miles in NE, followed by Rusty Taco and Bauhaus Brew Labs Wonderstuff

Registered for Milk Run Episode XXXII – will have to run it quick, then head to the Vikings game

Really nice to visit with Leah today @zelomn

Golf course or water park? Some eye-opening financials from Wynn

Väsen – the music of my people @ The Cedar Cultural Center

Haven’t completely lost it – ran Goldy’s 10 Mile in 1:25:25 (18F at the start)

Back at Mystic tonight for Foreigner – hope they are still good without Lou Gramm

Foreigner – the music of my people @ Mystic Lake Casino

Wait a minute, no Mick Jones either? At least Fake Journey still has Neal Schon

Apple is doomed – no Masters app for AppleTV

“That will be problematic for Smylie”

Don’t know if it was a full day of watching the Masters from my couch, but somehow this Monday doesn’t seem too bad so far

No weather and no accidents, but easily the worst morning commute in weeks

Upgrade to WordPress 4.5 seems to be fine so far

100 days to go and the asphalt is going down

This day went from nutso to pretty awesome in just a few hours

Just received an email from the Ritz-Carlton in Bali, so I’ve got that going for me

Kinda diggin’ the Sunday night game vs. the Packers and the New Years Day game against Da Bears

Late night treadmill 5K while thinking how much Norm Green still sucks (but at least the Flyers lost too)

I try not to let too much hate into my life, but I really, really hate stairs right now

Not sure what I think about this new Royal Golf Club project in Lake Elmo – what year is this again?

Literally just cleaned all of the junk out of my trunk

This Twins-Angels game with all red jerseys is very confusing

Exhilarating first mountain bike ride of the year – Lebanon Hills now open (and surprisingly uncrowded)

It’s almost time to run for donuts @ Mill City

It’s getting tougher and tougher to repeat as donut royalty – ten miles + 4.5 donuts @ Mill City Running

A celebration of Minnesota football tonight @ Hilton Minneapolis

Good luck to Yaniha and everyone else running Boston tomorrow – so inspirational 🏃

Only 55.5% of American households pay federal income taxes?

Playoff time in St. Paul @ Xcel Energy Center

Those were the best $30 playoff seats I’ve ever had – no sweep for you, Dallas

Trying to read a contract while watching a show on PBS about Shakespeare’s grave – seriously need some caffeine

My morning started off with Big Pimpin’ on the radio – how’s your Wednesday going?

Probably not a good sign when I login to my new EMC support site and the Red Hat test page comes up

Quite a few surprises on the City Pages Best Of food list this year

No orange cones on my commute, but thinking other projects must be impacting my route these days

The sound of helicopters hovering over Chanhassen was just heartbreaking

I’d be OK with all of these radio stations playing nothing but Prince indefinitely

Controversy 💜

Uptown

Growing up in St. Paul: searching for 12-inch extended versions of Erotic City, Kiss and Pop Life at Northern Lights and Cheapos

Finding the 1987 promo version of The Black Album before the “official” Warner Brothers release was a popular quest

Glam Slam was a temple

Completely forgot about “Martika’s Kitchen”

I will see you tomorrow night, First Ave, for Mr. Bob Mould

My one and only visit to Paisley Park

Why would you move a Monday school night concert from 6pm to 7:30?

Pollstar: first batch of tickets for Shanghai Disneyland sold out in five minutes (5 million web visitors in first 30 minutes)

This club is just the best @ First Avenue & 7th St Entry

Looks like the Suicide Commandos will open with When You Were Mine 💜

Can’t really watch Bob Mould without thinking of @ChipPearson – separated at birth?

Charmed life: got great Blondie tickets, but had to skip Har Mar Superstar because I have to work the Metallica show

Broke in a new pair of Wave Riders with eight warm and windy miles along the rolling hills of Eagan

Does anyone know how many times Prince performed ticketed public shows at First Avenue? Surprisingly difficult to find anything online

Guess I didn’t look hard enough

So it looks like the last First Avenue appearance was an after show following a Target Center gig on July 8, 2007

Paisley Park (1987) and Glam Slam (1989-1997) basically took over for non-tour events in Minnesota

I’d also hazard a guess that the last open to the public, ticketed event at First Avenue was March 3, 1986 – thirty years ago

Tonight was the least crowded I’ve seen Mystic Lake in a while – great food and hit two small progressives

Well, damn

Wanted to do 17 miles in Minneapolis today, but reverted to 14 in Eagan and Apple Valley because of the thunderstorms

Nice to see so many Music in the Zoo shows already sold out – congrats, SMA

Not sure who decided IT should be interviewers, but here we are

Excellent guest experience in the Champions Club at Target Field – bravo @TwinsPrez

Nice wireless speeds behind home plate

Back for day two of the @usbankstadium part-time job fair at the Minneapolis Convention Center

Congrats @RichWang3 🏈

The AppleTV screensaver flyovers of Manhattan at night are stunning

Big day at the convention center: day three of the @usbankstadium job fair, followed by the Vikings draft party

Welcome to Draft Day @ Minneapolis Convention Center

WSJ: $1 million will generally buy only a 350- to 400-square-foot studio apartment in prime central London

Congrats to all the people who joined the gameday team this week @usbankstadium – welcome!

Skol Nation seemed pretty happy @ Minneapolis Convention Center

Best 2016 Get in Gear pick-up items: free pillow and the 25-pound salted nut roll was open

Nightmares for weeks @ Science Museum of Minnesota

I like May so far @ Lafayette Club

Finishing off a very full weekend with Purple Rain at the Riverview

The average asking price of the 458 homes in the spring Twin Cities Parade of Homes was $591,000

TIL it costs $20,000 per mile to build single track mountain bike trails on the North Shore

TBF rocks – congrats @paulberglund 💯

Danger ahead – we found where they park the food trucks when there is no snow in Minneapolis

Seven back-to-back meetings today, but tonight involves dinner @EatDrinkRabbit and Sir Paul at Target Center

I think these seats will be just fine @ Target Center

Does Paul McCartney use pyro? Pyro AND LASERS

Three miles around Bryn Mawr and the hills of Theodore Wirth with @WeRunMPLS and a Loon Juice chaser at Cuppa Java

Just had the strangest call with Voya Financial – they do not like credit unions and refused to setup ACH autopay
@WingsFinancial

Fried Chicken Friday has returned @ Sandcastle

Fun night using up a couple of these @ticasino – tried lots of new games and left ahead

I, for one, welcome our new smoke overlords. Also, where are my s’mores?

Who let the word out about The Summit? Walked 18 hilly holes and shot a 90 from the whites

John Mark Nelson returns @ The Cedar Cultural Center

Do the work – early morning 17 miler around the Greenway loop (0.17 bpm)

Full house for Mother’s Day Brunch @ The Lowry

The commute this morning was nearly on par with a typical snowstorm delay

Pantone 268C and 123

Every time I go, they win @ Target Field

TIL the president of TeeMaster is on the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota – nicely done, Mr. Hsu

We are in the hat again for 2017

I don’t care what the Instagram icon or UI look like – wake me up when you can pinch and zoom

What a beautiful day for six minutes of pain

The Twin Cities Business cover story on Mystic Lake is fascinating

Ran a relatively slow 6:47 at the TC 1 Mile, but very proud of our @usbankstadium corporate team

Feel a little ashamed that I didn’t know about Band Box Diner (and the history) until this week

Come on ABC, you’re killing The Muppets?

TIL somebody loves to sub-tweet

Kid two lacrosse game in Woodbury on May 14th and we are bundled up like a ski day

Could there be a more suburban tweet than that last one?

Guess I was due for a rough night at Mystic :-/

From frost to shorts – walked 18 holes in Jordan and shot a 92 from the whites @ Ridges at Sand Creek

Unexpected 8+ mile pacing run with Megan in Eagan before her half next weekend

Driving Minneapolis to Duluth on a Friday with good weather is like the LA-Vegas madhouse

Celebrating SK’s successful senior forum with some late bull bites at Bonfire

Leave it to the W to steal my idea

When did I-94 in St. Paul turn into I-494 in Bloomington?

Two Gordon Lightfoot songs while sitting in the Woodbury Zantigo – Gord’s Gold, indeed

What a beautiful evening for a bike ride – rode over to SES and back while watching the colorful sunset

Wow – the sun seems extra bright this morning

Today’s update: get to cross Garbage and Dolly Parton off the concerts bucket list later this year

Finished nine holes in the dark at Oak Marsh for National Golf Day with my brother-in-law

WSJ: Oppenheimer Blue 14.62-carat diamond sells for a record $57.5 million

The 2016 Tapemark Charity Pro-Am database has been created

Damn @tim_niver @debrouillard52 and @blushnbashfuls @ Mucci’s Italian

This beautiful Minnesota spring morning smells and feels like January in Florida

Good luck to everyone at Fargo and Superior 🏃🏻👊🏻

What are the odds of a 14 index getting zero pars in a round? Shot 96 from the whites at Gross National

So many former Wild names in this Sharks-Blues game

Listening to KROQ makes me happy

Four weeks until Grandma’s – ran 21.5 miles around Eagan, Apple Valley and Lebanon Hills (0 bpm)

#openthegates

Daisy Fuentes married Richard Marx?

Had a great time with kid one tonight at Mystic – dinner at the Meadows Grille and hit several (small) progressives

Home from the Bey shuttle run – the U campus just isn’t designed to handle that much traffic

The on-field product may be suspect, but tonight we got a free hat, hot dog, soda and a decent outfield seat for $17 (plus $25 in free play)

Best morning commute in ages – thousands of vacation hours must be going up in smoke today

So looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday – first opportunity to do so in a month

Red alert: out of Mt. Dew and now drinking Mike’s Harder Black Cherry Lemonade

Turns out the crack of dawn is a pretty good time to drive to downtown Minneapolis (at least from a traffic standpoint)

Thanks a lot, hipsters – North Loop now has zero place to park

Successful shopping weekend: new belts, socks, briefs and shoes (boring, but nice)

Another one bites the dust

Fell asleep at 8 and woke up 12 hours later

Cleaned the bathroom, restocked at Target, hit the Credit Union, tidied up the car, started laundry and cooked on the grill #nogolfSaturday

Bloodline season two: drunk Meg is my favorite

Guessing the pool of people who dream about Stadiumvision configuration is a bit limited

First stop on the day trip adventure to SE Minnesota @ Little Oscars Restaurant

What a huge surprise the Minnesota Marine Art Museum was: name a big name artist and they probably have one (or more)

Looks like we have Winona’s Fastenal to thank for MMAM: Monet, Renoir, Corot, Signac, Sisley, van Gogh, Homer, Picasso, O’Keeffe & more

Ran 15 sweaty miles along Minnehaha, Harriet and Calhoun – good simulation for a warm and sunny Grandma’s

P.S. – I really hope we don’t have a warm and sunny Grandma’s this year

U.S. battle deaths: Revolution – 4435, Civil War – 140414 (Union) 74524 (Conf.), WWI – 53402, WWII – 291557, Korean – 33739, Vietnam – 47434

Prefer my own team, but happy to watch Brent Burns chase the Cup

Is there some sort of minivan law that states they must come to a complete stop before all speed bumps?

The chocolate Häagen-Dazs shakes at Smashburger are the real deal

Time to go graduate kid one

My heart is full of happiness

Noisy office today, so I plugged in some headphones and productivity is soaring (and rocking)

Back to (semi) respectable golf – walked 18 holes at Brookview and shot an 87 from the whites

Looks like I get learn all about high blood pressure – diet and stress will be the tough ones

I’m sure there is a contractual reason, but the NHL should really review their NBC deal when the Finals aren’t on the main channel

Another warm one – 14 mile run/walk before Grand Old Day, Tapemark Drawing Night and Chappelle at the Riverview

Twenty minutes to the Tapemark drawing – better not check my blood pressure right now

$20 to see an unreleased Dave Chappelle comedy special at the Riverview was the deal of the year: intro by Dave + short B.S. session after

Getting excited to cross The Cure off the concert bucket list tonight

Totally worth the 20-year wait

If Blondie still sounds half as good as The Cure, this will be a very good week

Got the all clear from my new doctor to run next weekend

Feel kinda guilty using the free wifi at Target Field to stream the Stanley Cup game, but the Marlins currently have 17 hits

Nice to be back in the tent at the Tapemark – all systems running smoothly so far

Welcome to the 45th Annual Tapemark Charity Pro-Am at SVCC

Had a really, really expensive hot turkey sandwich for dinner tonight at Mystic Lake

You know you are up early when the donut shop isn’t open yet #granny #tmcpa2016

All women’s scores are now entered from the first round

This is new this season (and much appreciated)

She is just adorable @ Minnesota Zoo

And you don’t stop, sure shot, go out to the parking lot, and you get in your car and you drive real far…

Rapture, Kiss interlude, followed by a Beastie Boys cover and the Tide is High with Groove is in the Heart – I’ve died and gone to heaven 🎶💜

If Debbie Harry is 70, none of us have any excuses. For anything.

PDF-only tee times are the greatest Tapemark development in years – join us at Southview today for the final round

The current Tapemark pro leader is ranked 467 in the world

The last morning scorecard has arrived in the tent and all of the final groups are now on the course

In the home stretch – our leader just teed off on his final nine holes (the front nine at SVCC)

Congrats to the 2016 Tapemark Women’s champs: professional Martha Nause (+1) and the team of Meyer, Borchard, Steinke and Honsa at -36

Congrats also to Taylor Drenntel of Southview and Kathryn Hauff of Oxbox CC (ND), who tied for low amateur at +23

Your 2016 Tapemark Men’s Professional Champion is South African (and former Gopher) Erik Van Rooyen, who shot 69-64-67-200 (-13)

Last team in the tent and they are also the 2016 team champions – Matthew, Hayne, Reardon and Kelly take the trophy at -67

Amateur Eric Hayne of Dellwood wins his third title by two strokes over Bennett Schroeder of Windsong Farm, shooting 74-69-70-213 (E)

And that’s a wrap – see you all in 2017!

Security at MSP Terminal 1 was a nightmare – the Pre✓® line took 12 minutes instead of five

Landed safely in San Francisco- thanks Delta

Deep in the heart of Silicon Valley

COPA America Centenaro @ Levi’s Stadium

Now that I think about it, I believe this was my first time flying a 767 (and my return flight makes it two in a row)

Landed safely back in Minnesota

Reason #496 why aviation is magical: fresh Boudin bread for breakfast in Minnesota

I was a little loopy from sleep deprivation today, but some days my job is just surreal @ U.S.Bank Stadium

Today the world lost one of the most amazing people I have ever met – RIP Alex

Late night taper amongst the glow bugs – ran six slow miles along the windy hills of Eagan

Today has been such a long day, but it all flew by because everything was so interesting #SuperBowl52

Just got access to my online medical charts and all of my recent tests came back within the standard range

Looking at the Duluth forecast, Saturday is now the second warmest day of the weekend (but still way hotter than I’d like)

It’s now 12:01 and we are officially stadium operators

Northbound I-35 between Pine City and Hinckley is the worst I’ve seen it

No Timmy Ho’s for you! @ The Y-Store

Tearful remembrance for Alex in Tower, late bib pickup at the DECC and early alarm to catch the train to the start

Garmin died – so this one will be freestyle

Ran Grandma’s Marathon in 4:47 on a black flag heat day

Not regretting my decision to drop my USGA membership

Kinda fun getting back in the technical weeds again as we prepare to move across the street

The filet-o-fish @ Eastside – Eat & Drink

Perfect summer night for baseball with my beautiful daughter

Wow, Twingo is just like Mystic bingo – got five in a row at the top of the second and all the prizes were already gone

Fun watching the first Twins game at Target Field where both teams scored double-digit runs

Chilitos forever (mild, of course)

Happy birthday @cmkingsbury – Finding Dory in Rosemount and dinner at Mucci’s

RIP Dr. Stanley

Dinner at Doug’s @ Piccolo

Aw, Bernie Worrell too? RIP

Only took me ten years, but finally dropped off my signed Hartough print to get framed for my new office

Finally made it to a baseball game here (thanks DGS) @ CHS Field

No wifi at CHS Field, but you can order food and drinks to your seat with the Saints app – of course I tried it (2 minute delivery 👍)

Totally missed that Zarkana closed at the Aria in April (sadly replaced with more convention space)

Love that new office smell

Tuesday at 11 is apparently *the* time to visit @ Shake Shack Mall of America

Never thought I’d hear dollar/pound parity talk in my lifetime

GoT and OITNB both stepped it up a notch or two with the latest seasons, no?

“Look at the size of that thing!” – excited to move into our new death star offices tonight

Wait, Lolly Whitehill from OITNB is Tank Girl?

I don’t think I’ve been happier to be at work this late – everything is coming together and it’s pretty damn exciting

Well that was a crazy couple of days – following up now with a haircut, Jayhawks at the MN Zoo and the Afton 50K

Run Wild, Be Free @ Afton State Park

Finished in a rather pokey 7:35, but it’s still a PR (and I felt all 9000 feet of vertical)

Wish I could have my post-race blood pressure and water-loss weight all the time

Thanks @EaganPolice for helping me sort out a car tab issue – your officer was professional, courteous and helpful

Amazing: the guy who won the Afton 50K yesterday is 42 years old and averaged a 7:14 pace over those hills (twice)

Prof. Raghunathan on keys to happiness in the workplace: 1) mastery, 2) belonging, 3) autonomy and 4) mindset of abundance

No 2017 Masters practice round tickets either

Everyone that stayed in town seems to be waiting for Revival chicken (currently 90 minutes)

The mountain of chicken @ Revival

Aside from the length and the post-intermission voiceover, I rather liked The Hateful Eight

Home safely, but that was one crazy lightning show

Ugh, spent way too much time wrangling a DNS issue this morning (but it’s fixed now)

Feeling accomplished: long, physical day at work, came home and did laundry, dishes and made a Perkins-quality dinner all by myself

Thankful to have kid one safely back home after her multi-state road trip to the Pacific

First time at the Skyway Theater for my first time seeing Garbage

Frankie Lee in-store @ Electric Fetus

I wonder how much it costs Coca-Cola to stamp every single bottle cap with a unique Coke Rewards number

Just squeezed under the (early) cutoff for dinner at Mac’s Fish and Chips in Minneapolis

First round of golf in a month – walked 18 holes at Ridges at Sand Creek and shot 90 from the whites

I think the most useful thing I learned in training this week was how to use house audio

That was cool: on our way to Peter Gabriel at Summerfest, pass Eau Claire and Bon Iver’s cover of Come Talk to Me comes up on shuffle

Pit stop for lunch in the old college neighborhood @ Nitty Gritty – Madison

Arrived safely at the new Potawatomi Hotel – rooms are very nice

Kinda forgot just how big Marcus Amphitheater is (and this year it smells like Sea World)

Sting sure has aged well

Red Rain is falling down @ Marcus Amphitheater

Got It by Marian Hill would be an awesome walk-up song

Very nice job by the Aramark team today @ U.S. Bank Stadium

How is it possible my inbox now has 5000+ messages?

It isn’t every day, though, that you get to meet a former vice president (of the United States of America)

Solid five hours of “staff development” at Up-Down Minneapolis

Had a good burger for lunch at Haute Dish, but the burger game in town is so high now, it probably wouldn’t crack my top 10

Only time for a quick dinner and some Black Orchid at Mystic Lake, but that was fun (and not too expensive)

Open the gates!

What a day – happy the ticket scanners kicked butt and looking forward to dinner in the club tonight with the family

Seeing a picture of Doug Flicker wearing a Heggie’s Pizza shirt totally made my day

No wind, three wood, 310 yards – yeah, I’d say he was a little pumped up

Holy tuxedo rental sticker shock, Batman

Break time is over – ran a late 10K along the rolling hills of Eagan before prepping for 12 straight days of work

Don’t know if I’ve ever had a job where I worked 28 hours in two days, but our team rocks and I’m happy to be a part of it

Successful national broadcast test, motorcycles flying through the air, indoor pyro – just your average Wednesday

Hello, Dolly! @ Grand Casino Amplitheater

People are clearly having a good time tonight in Hinckley (thanks, Mel, you rock)

Also spotted in Hinckley for Dolly, Mr. @HarMarSuperstar

Don’t know how radio people do this every day, but traffic was non-existent and you get the best spot in the lot

It’s a sign: iTunes is now playing “The Long Day is Over,” by Norah Jones

One down, one to go

Almost forgot we have a Y membership: 1000 StairMaster steps, hand weights, sit-ups & finally tried the @DavidKingsbury ab roll things

Totally geeky, but this Tron ride in Shanghai looks amazing

They are getting closer and closer…

This might be the greatest use of a wiki I’ve ever seen

Really nice to see Jeff Allen tonight – those Mint Condition guys do Central proud

All five virtual servers (and the SAN) powered down – see you on the other side

They love me in the UK

Eagan and Lake Street are like different planets – late run to pick up sick kid one

Things I miss: skiing at Schweitzer, Disneyland, running with @MeganSteil, Alfredo’s at EPCOT, the North Shore, sleep

The new Mystic Lake mobile app is really nice – point balances and slot locator are excellent, would like to see restaurant menus added

Working downtown in the summer is the best @ Wyn 65

Have to admit, I was a skeptic of real grass for soccer, but it’s looking great so far

Model of consistency: seven pars and two triples on the way to an 89 from the whites at Willingers Golf Club

At least I’m down to working half days on weekends now

2AM is closing time, right?

What’s the deal with dudes riding bikes in downtown Minneapolis at 2:30 in the morning?

First crowd roar at U.S. Bank Stadium and it almost made me cry

And, exhale…

Now about that inbox

Just added Lauren Hill to the upcoming concert list

Never had anyone ask me if I was a radio announcer until today – hmm

Easing back into training – ran 11.5 miles with @WeRunMPLS around Isles, Calhoun and Harriet

I like that you can literally launder bills and they come out of the dryer perfectly usable

Two sets of numbers I’d like to have memorized by the end of the year: Minneapolis streets and stadium sections

The stadium is such a completely different experience when I’m one of a handful of people in the whole place

Relax, reflect, regroup

I loved just about everything @ Hi-Lo Diner

Very happy for Doug and Amy

Got the last two – can’t wait!

These 800m heats are making my legs twitch

First full day off in a month and I wake up at 5:30

Likely my last round at Braemar before they rip it up – walked 18 holes with the Millers and shot 89 from the whites

The Eagan Discount Tire is the greatest – quickly fixed a warranty issue while I waited in the AC watching the Olympics

These are my people – finishers 131, 132 and 133

Playing bingo on paper is stressful as hell

Thumbs up on the hotel room remodel @mysticlake

Keep waiting for one of these WordPress upgrades to totally break my site, but I’ve been lucky so far

Late night beach volleyball between the U.S. and the home team makes for some pretty strong TV

Were there a lot of people asking for bag screening at the Great Minnesota Get-Together?

No pressure: tomorrow’s work day involves prepping the gear for the Metallica live webcast

A new Minnesota casino opened yesterday (and another one is in the works)

Impressed with the sound so far

Really nice to meet @jonbream and @RossRaihala tonight (and see @ChrisRstrib again)

Home from Luke Bryan at 2am and it’s practically time to turn around and go back for Metallica

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!?

Metal crowds are the best

Favorite shirt tonight: “The Devil is My Spirit Animal”

Are you happy, Clark? She’s deaf! @ U.S. Bank Stadium

Yesterday was a Snapchat audience, while tonight was all about Facebook (plus everyone seems to run iOS software updates)

Very proud of my team and tech partners – we made a live radio broadcast, a worldwide webcast and scanning of nearly 50,000 tickets possible

Also, the 2am Minneapolis last call just doesn’t fit our current work schedule

The service at Manny’s is still superb – well done, Jocko

So happy kid one started college today – good luck, kiddo

Not sure why I never learned this word, but every time I see “penultimate,” I always think last

The concourses at TCF Bank last season

Nice to catch up with Brianne tonight at @BulldogNE

Watching Atlanta-Miami on NBC and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to watch NFL games the same ever again

Appears my nine-year Milk Run streak has come to an end

Heading to the State Fair for the 47th year in a row (or is it 48?)

Wait, who are these people?

Got out of work before dark today, so I stopped to pick up @dirtybirdmn for the first time

10TB hard drives for under $450 seems like a misprint to me, but they look real

So conflicted about the “new 128 Cafe” – Tyler from MB, but no ribs?

Not sure how I feel about the oldies station playing Frankie Goes to Hollywood

The end of the preseason brings golf, the Revolution, Lauryn Hill, more State Fair, Twins games and a little 50 mile trail run

Walked 18 holes at Valleywood and shot an 88 from the whites – what a beautiful day to be outside

Labor Day weekend at the fair is the best – summer’s last gasp

A little all day breakfast at The Depot before Ms. Lauryn Hill

Dozier with three home runs and two strike outs – go big or go home, eh?

Pollster Midyear 2016: First Avenue fifth worldwide for club sales (112,785)

The longest taper in history is over – ran 8.5 dark, humid miles along the rolling hills of Eagan

How does that old saying go? An apple a day…makes you pretty sick of apples after a week

Worst non-weather, non-crash commute in ages – almost 2.5 times the normal length

May have a different thought when I’m trudging up Carlton Peak and Moose Mountain, but right now I’m really excited about Superior

Hard to believe that Tom and Jerry episode with “Is you is or is you ain’t my baby” was released in 1946

When did iPhones turn into Adele tickets?

A little EVV/Ridin’ Duuurty combo from @milkjamcreamery before heading north

Little Red has passed 130,000 miles (most on this same route)

Can’t believe the alarm is set for 1:15am – feel like I’m preparing to climb Everest

Made it safely to a very rainy Lutsen – see you all on the other side

Well, today was my first DNF, but no regrets – better to be safe than sorry (full race report coming soon)

Damon Albarn really sounds like a young Peter Gabriel on the latest Blur album

Spending an unexpected morning at St. Joseph’s hospital in St. Paul after my mom fell last night – she is in good hands

“Ah, I see you have the machine that goes ping!” – this, however, is not my favorite

The new list is out and Minnesota only has one course now

Welcome to car heater season in Minnesota

Prefer the non-chains, but props to the local Perkins: always good comfort food and friendly service (plus old me fits right in)

Kudos to those responsible for designing the systems behind iPhone upgrades – has to be massively complex and it’s worked great for me

Received a really nice surprise in the mail today from a former co-worker that totally made my day

High school bowling tournaments might be my favorite ones to watch

My eye won’t stop twitching – must be game day

Nicely done 💜

Home team wins, plus I got to meet Benchwarmer Bob, Jordin Sparks and the owner of First Avenue all in one day

So if I was a drunk guy walking off with a heavy $2000 ticket scanner, where would I dump it?

Funny how the “quick stop at Grumpy’s” turned into three hours – happy birthday, Leo 🎉

Every upgrade today FUBAR: 10.12, Tweetbot, iPhone 7 Plus, iOS10, Windows 10 Anniversary Update, AutoCAD 17 LT

Arrived at Twins game with a ticket, leaving with free: hat, sweatshirt, $20 gift card to Hot Indian and $25 @ Treasure Island

Lame: local golf courses jacking prices up during Ryder Cup week – way up in some cases

Dozier’s HR record is the only good thing going for the Twins and they pinch hit for him in the 9th last two games I attended

Best story quotes ever

Don’t know all the science of head colds, but I can totally vouch for their ability to quickly knock you out

Kristin Hersh at the Cedar (12/9), added to the calendar

Gray and windy in Minneapolis today, but it was so nice to sit outside for lunch at Freehouse

Cost way too much, but Little Red now has every warning light off and every outside light working

Granted it’s only a par 68 layout, but walked 18 holes at Dwan and shot a 77 from the whites with @TjdsbTom

Finished Master of None and started Longmire, stocked up at Golf Galaxy, homecoming pictures for kid two and a $20 trip to Mystic Lake

Damp and buggy: walked 18 holes at Theodore Wirth with the Millers and shot 91 from the whites

Still just love the design of the new Tradewinds Buffet @ticasino – nicely done

I still visualize him hitting perfect practice shots at the 3M Championship every time I’m in a bunker

Getting there and back was challenging, but great fun today at Hazeltine for Ryder Cup practice rounds – course looks great @ct_turf

Almost forgot this pic: @ct_turf missed one dandelion on the 16th (or fake 7th)

Have fun all of you G2E people

Am I the only one who doesn’t like Pet Sounds?

Trouble in Tampa

TIL there are still two Knowlan’s in the metro and MADtv came back this summer

Had to skip the morning run from too many blisters from walking yesterday

Great time with Doug and Rita, the whole Ryder Cup experience was amazing, a million ESPN requests and now Ben Folds at First Ave

Today’s mission: save the Monday Night Football broadcast while not missing a match

So brew.sh is really cool, but also makes it entirely too easy to take down your website by accident

Not running tomorrow, but so excited to hand out medals at the finish – looks like a perfect forecast

134 decibels was a bit loud

Good luck this weekend to @carlazetina and @JasonRBrisson on the beautiful TCM course

Vikings vs. Lions kills Donut Run, version 3.0

Classic Winner Winner @ The Rabbit Hole

Stop and go freeway traffic in downtown Minneapolis and dude has all the windows down, just smokin’ some weed

Gotta start back again somewhere – ran four miles along the dark rolling hills of Eagan

Almost time for a little @LowertownLine with @deadmanwinter (support by the award-winning @grayter1)

Up early on marathon Sunday, but don’t get to run

Based on five games, it takes roughly 12 hours of game day work to present 60 minutes of football 🏈

One benefit of working Sundays: Mondays feel like Tuesday

“Interestingly, ratings for college football have been up this season.”

Can you still call it the Diehard if it’s 72F and sunny?

Congrats to former Star Tribune writer Jon Roe on being named Mr. Golf for 2016 tonight at Southview Country Club

Last time Kanye was in MN, bought tickets & he cancelled twice. Skipped it this time & he puts on show of the year

Don’t think I really want to know how they can economically make and sell Party Pizzas for $1.00 at Target

Oof, concert prices are getting out of hand

Nice dinner with @cathy0805 and @John_Schuster at @eastsidempls (with a cameo from @andrina)

First visit to the workout room since April – treadmill 5K, sit-ups and dumbbells

It’s my weekend to cover on-call, but it’s so quiet and peaceful in the office – getting so much stuff cleaned up

Building more bathrooms for the press

Another visit to @eastsidempls, this time with kid one during her break

Went to Mystic Lake to see the free Warrant concert and then this happened

Wonderful fall day in Minneapolis – ran Harriet and Calhoun with Megan

Having a surprisingly difficult time deciding where to go for our anniversary in December

Other things you can do with $1.1 billion

Always great to hear @ChipPearson deliver (part of) a keynote, followed by sessions from Lego, Shopify and Foursquare #jnuc2016

And thank you to @code42 for hosting the very nice event at Muse

Always fun to run the JNUC 5K – new route around De La Salle (plus a little extra to and from the stadium)

Brit’s Pub is bursting at the seems with nerds tonight

Hey @chuckgoolsbee, did you see A-Basin is opening tomorrow?

Punk rock is just the greatest

First night with an empty house in ages and I can hardly keep my eyes open to watch Netflix

Decent 24 hours: bowling, Carbone’s, Westworld, soccer prep, Midland Hills and Butcher and the Boar

Semi-regular manual backup of laptop files to firebox external hard drive – how many copies of your files do you have?

Shot an 85 from the whites at Midland Hills and it was glorious

USA vs. Switzerland: how do these women not get concussed all the time? Also, not a fan of “offsides”

Really hope the Disney Imagineers aren’t watching Westworld

Tonight’s run was brought to you by Parade and Lovesexy – 8.5 funky miles around Eagan

The People’s Station: bringing unity to the community

PSA: the annual Halloween Sale at Electric Fetus starts today – 20% off all regular price items

Anniversary trip booked: flying Sun Country to Seattle, driving to Victoria, BC and staying here

After years and years of only using Apache, currently running my second install of IIS in a week

What a bargain: $12 to see Charlie Parr with Dave Simonett at the Turf Club a few days before my birthday

Designed for athletes by Apple and Nike

First run with a non-Garmin GPS watch – four slow miles around Eagan in the dark

Hmm, no 5GHz WiFi on the watch (802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz only)

Shot 93 from the whites at Willingers this morning, then lost the rest of the day to nausea and a splitting headache 🤕

Well, that was a little embarrassing – first bike ride in ages and I had to get off and walk it up the big hill

Pretty cool having the first state championship MSHSL games in the building today

Just a *tiny* difference in attendance between a semi-final and a third place match

Kim, NO MORE!

Welcome to soccer championship Thursday in Minneapolis – first title match starts at 10am, tickets available at the box office

Wait, First Avenue Gold and Platinum memberships for *2017* are already sold out? Nice job, @RichWang3

Late, chilly five miler through the depressing new Central Park Commons and over both of the boondoggle bridges

Say what you will about macOS, but my new watch and phone reboot a lot and I don’t think my Air has ever crashed

No boat on number eight, but this weather is unbelievable – walked 18 at Stonebrooke and shot 92 from the whites

Just wore shorts and a polo on a bike ride to Target in November – sunshine, exercise and a built-in restriction on how much I can spend

Good luck to everyone running New York tomorrow – can’t believe it’s been two years already

No loser points in football

Happy to report the secondary ticket market is alive and well in Minnesota

It’s finally time for Joe Exotic to take center stage (but he’s still not going to wear a suit)

Voter #131 at the Taj Mahal of fire stations – 30 minute total wait (longest for me to date, but no line when I left)

I was always a nice kid

I vote for Teddy Thompson and Suzanne Vega @efetusmpls

Sad to see the original Luci will be closing at the end of the year (Ancora to remain)

Late treadmill 5K to try and partially offset that river of cheese

2016 voter participation: Dakota County – 87.71%, Minnesota – 74.19%, estimated USA – 55.6%

P.O.S. wraps up the Lowertown Line season @ TPT – Twin Cities PBS

Ten hours of sleep and the headache has finally started to break

Headache 95% gone today, so walked 18 holes at Edinburgh USA and shot an 85 from the whites

“F, I guess”

Not sure I understand the skyway discussion – aren’t a lot of the businesses on the second floor now?

Looks like it’s safe to go finish my chores and head outside

Gotta take advantage of 60F and sunny in November – ran 15 slow miles around Eagan, Lebanon Hills and Apple Valley

RIP Harman/Kardon

Setting permissions on a EMC VNX CIFS share shouldn’t be this difficult

Imagine what social media would be like if people could post anonymously

Finally finished Treme – such a great cast and soundtrack

I think people were using this morning’s commute to practice their winter stop-and-go driving skills

Fun night with Mr. Miller at Annie’s Parlour, followed by a Gophers basketball win at the Barn 🍔🏀

Very happy for the entire team @MuccisItalian – well deserved recognition for what you are doing in my hometown

First MSHSL football semifinal in the new building about to begin (9-man)

Jim Vick is my hero

Two rarities: a November thunderstorm and a quick, low-stress commute in the rain

So. Much. Football.

Lucky that my office is one of the few places in the world that has FSN+

Fifteen football games in four days – really looking forward to the hot tub at Mystic Lake tonight

I can’t believe that Vine is almost to six million views already

Didn’t make it to the pool, but fun first night @mysticlake

Only worked downtown for a year, but still don’t understand this campaign

Can’t remember the last time I actually swam in a pool

It was a Thanksgiving miracle – only 33 minutes to get home in the freezing rain

Moonbeam Levels sounds more like a Diamonds and Pearls outtake than something from 1982

Casinos (maybe) coming to Bermuda

Also, Bermuda only has three banks?

Pumpkin uniform night at the X – what’s up with that, @4waytest?

Late night personal turkey trot – 4.5 slow miles around snowy Eagan (the watch made me do it)

Two games in three days

Awesome hockey game, Christmas Vacation, laundry, a custom Appa @EatDrinkRabbit and a Target Run = A+ day

Nice to see @feastwithme and his family today at the final Prep Bowl game

Does Mitch know the Gopher jerseys aren’t red?

Running motivation in very short supply these days, but finally made it out the door for 8 slow miles around Eagan

Starting the restaurant RIP tour tonight @ Heartland Restaurant

So do elliptical miles count as running?

Selfishness is easy, empathy is hard

Nothing else is working, so going to daily 5AM workouts and a self-imposed ban on Candy Crush until I drop 10 pounds

Most square footage in Minnesota: banks, churches or bars?

Great discussions with Homeland Security this morning – so much to do before February 4, 2018

Couldn’t get into Saffron, but this will do juuust fine @ 112 Eatery

@risiroo

Las Vegas, Atlanta and Tower all in the house tonight

Fifteen hour workday, followed by some old school arcade gaming

Traffic on 35W is infinitely better at 2am

Everybody knows there is no snow in Hawaii, right KC?

One last time – olives, pickles, mulled cider and fries with sheep’s milk feta fondue @ Saffron…

Wonder if the Twitter Tools/Social -> Twitter interface is dead for good

Another great experience at the Minnehaha Café @mysticlake – wonderful service and food

Didn’t know this 😔

It’s a good thing HBO Now broke tonight and not last night

I’ll concede that Raisinets aren’t healthy, but they seem healthier than regular candy, no?

After about 90 seconds of testing, successfully upgraded all sites to WordPress 4.7

Caught up on the latest season of South Park – wow

Mosquitoes, alligators, socialists, Reagan and Pelosi – “drain the swamp” has such an interesting history

Last stop on our 2016 restaurant RIP tour

Excited for Kristin Hersh tonight at the Cedar (and really excited about the Tom Petty 40th Anniversary Tour next year)

“You are checked in” – can’t even remember the last time I had a flight just for fun (2014?)

Nice job MNDOT snow plows – smooth sailing home from work

Landed safely in rainy Seattle – thanks @SunCountryAir

The sign said 20 minute wait to get into Canada, but we drove right up and were on our way after three quick questions

I think this means something else in Canada

Hard to pass up on-the-glass tickets for a WHL game

Anniversary road trip around the island: Sooke, French Beach, Port Renfrew, Lake Cowichan and Duncan

Can’t believe it’s Thursday night already – not looking forward to the travel day from hell tomorrow

The journey begins – safely aboard the 7am ferry to Tsawwassen

Stopped at Tulalip Resort – beautiful facilities, not so great casino floor

About an hour late and I feel like a sardine, but we landed safely back at snowy MSP

The night when local Twitter turned into the current season of South Park

Makes me happy to hear new songs from Jay Farrar and Son Volt

Watch out cameraman Jerry #smgmnholiday

Vikings locker room #smgmnholiday

Press box #smgmnholiday

SOC #smgmnholiday

SKOL #smgmnholiday

First mistake #smgmnholiday

FMP Club #smgmnholiday

Purple One in the Purple Lobby #smgmnholiday

Pentair Lower #smgmnholiday

POW MIA #smgmnholiday

A battle without swords #smgmnholiday

Indian Scout #smgmnholiday

Pride in our teams #smgmnholiday

Purple People Movers #smgmnholiday

BWW Club #smgmnholiday

Toot the horn #smgmnholiday

We are Minnesota #smgmnholiday

Skyway Caribou #smgmnholiday

Recognition board (and last one – sorry for the Twitter spam) #smgmnholiday

How did I miss the Chappelle Lost Episodes until now?

Back at it today – resolved FTP and Remote Desktop issues, researched an API and organized my office for 2017

Thanks to SK, heading to Esker Grove tonight for dinner

Turns out kicking field goals is way harder than it looks

So many Andy Rooneys these days

Taking the old lady to the Strip Club

In hindsight, diving for that pass was the wrong decision