2021 code written, tested and deployed – go and get after it, people

Support your local Flicker – Friday Fish Fry from @bullshornmpls

Tried MAMP on the new laptop for the first time – so much easier and quicker than my old test environment setup

Sunday night with @theCharlieParr @FirstAvenue

Seems nice on Maui today 🌴

Always feel guilty eating an entire Party Pizza by myself, but it’s really smaller than a slice at Cossetta

It’s a War by @tbtduluth was the perfect song to come up on shuffle as we crested the hill on I-35

Had a great day breaking in these fun Rossignols. Also tracked down @4waytest, the best dressed man in Minnesota

Cool to see @theCharlieParr right in front of my favorite sound board spot for week #2 @FirstAvenue

If I could only be 1/10th as cool as this 😎

The taro chips from Union Hmong Kitchen are amazing

Pondering new Bitnami-free AWS instance with Ubuntu 20.04, nginx, PHP 8 and MariaDB

WORTH THE WAIT 🏒

Fried chicken + donuts = 💯 Thanks, @debrouillard52

Chicken, chocolate and chihuahuas (and more!)

Lowertown PSA: starting today, Kyatchi is open for takeout *and* limited onsite dining

Ubuntu Server 20.04 on AWS: upgrades ✅ nginx with virtual hosts ✅ PHP 8.0.1 install ✅ MariaDB ✅ Let’s Encrypt certbot ✅

Hualālai on TV 🌴 Snow falling sideways outside ❄️ AWS: phpMyAdmin ✅ SSL Labs “A” Rating ✅ .htpasswd ✅

Internet fail: why can’t Google find the name of that ten year old Tumblr theme I liked with the columns and post types?

NVM – it was called Chunky, by sleepoversf

These jokers on Oak Island should bring in some Iron Rangers, set them loose on the money pit, then get out of the way

American grocery stores are really pretty amazing

IT’S HAPPENING – welcome to the neighborhood, Chef Facundo 🍕

Pork Royalty in Saint Paul 🐖 👑

The little present to myself arrived today – thanks, @billamend

First time at Afton Alps since Vail bought them – @sushirocks and I had a nice, safe experience

Two Minnesota courses will host U.S. Open qualifying in 2021: Legends Club on May 4 and Medina on May 10

Excellent job by @joenayday at Carlson School 1st Tuesday – you’ve grown so much since “back in the day” @ChadAGermann

Loaded Libby on the iPad, hooked it up to my library card; book one is 14 week wait, book two is 6+ months

Hello again @tbtduluth

Guess who’s back, back again. Nive Man’s back, tell a friend

Well, damn, it appears that Mäser of Austria is no longer a thing

67-year-old American Utopia David Byrne might be the most impressive David Byrne

Much ❤️ to the @MuccisItalian Fam: @cushy651 @debrouillard52 @tniver

I usually plan out a week at a time, so looking at ten years is…challenging

Pitchers and catchers, a week from tomorrow

Nice job by @EdKroics and crew on flipping the field

Happy birthday, kid one ❤️

Mid-week pizza treat from @bigriverpizza

Know what I love? When really smart people help solve the problems of the world 🧠

Twitter marketing 100% works on me

Believe I have entered the “wardrobe by Crazy Shirts” phase of my life

Last tweet was almost five days ago – thanks a lot, Windows file server

Restaurant Week @SaintDinette – the Happy Meal and the cronuts 💯

Finally crossed Mavericks off the list – the reality matched the hype, we will be back

First ride of 2021: 22.5 sloppy miles along the river and through tropical St. Paul (47F!)

Why oh why do the Wild have to be so fun to watch when we can’t go and see them?

Rosalia by del Prado – we have so many great pizza options in Minnesota

Vincent Price singing “You’ve Got a Friend” on the Muppet Show (S1 E19) is just what I needed today

It’s frightening to think how much of my brain is devoted to remembering songs

Really surprised there are still that many people running Exchange on prem – made that decision 5+ years ago

A little late to Peaky Blinders, but I love how this “British Sopranos” uses music

Under four hours at the Design Center ✅

Hey @Arbys – did @gregswan and @fallon trick you into removing potato cakes from the menu?

Fun first day at Lutsen ⛷ started with corduroy and ended with mashed potatoes

It sure seems like the majority of the capital deployed at Midwest ski areas is 50+ years old

Really liked Nicole Kidman in The Undoing (even if it was Big Little Lies, East Coast Edition)

Fully vaccinated @munsongs live onstage @PapaCharliesMN (10% capacity) – my first concert in 371 days

Super grateful they cleared our side of Highway 1 – thanks, Plowy McPlowface

Not everyday you see a bald eagle having a little venison lunch on the side of the road 🦌 🦅

Our car is a 2017, so it’s a bit eye-opening to look at new car options. This might be a 2022 thing (or later)

Happy customer of @1Password since version 4, but wow did I have a lot of junk to clean up

24 hours to the start of my 2021 golf season 🏌️‍♂️

Re-watching all of the original Muppet Show episodes and I have a new appreciation for Rowlf (and the writers)

Only the third time I’ve started the MN golf season in March (last was 2012) – shot 82 @ Willinger’s

The 63F felt nice, but the 30mph winds were tough to ride through (17C/48kph for @chuckgoolsbee)

Can’t believe the Menards guy is the richest Cheesehead (and what’s with all the Mars candy billionaires?)

Took me longer than expected, but now running phpMyAdmin 5.1.0 with PHP 8.0.3

Had serious doubts at the start, but shorts were the right call for today’s lunch break ride

Great food, cocktails and company tonight at Chip’s Clubhouse in Saint Paul

Golf round cancelled due to weather, so I spent the afternoon moving servers in AWS – I think most bugs have been squashed

Today’s work lesson: FET-10G != SFP-10G-LR

Finally read a book before watching the movie – liked the book waaaaay better

Great to see @Bigdad3233 and his son today at Brookview – the kid took all the money

Really looking forward to the May flowers 🌸

This Shields and Yarnell episode of The Muppet Show is wild – she died of an aneurysm in 2010 (and had moved to Norway)

The neighbors are back! Good luck to the @SaintDinette crew – see you on Friday

Sensory overload: Masters, Twins, Frozen Four, WiFi monitoring, vaccination security cameras and work email/chat

With Wirecutter backing, bought the Archer AX50 WiFi6 router. Now TP-Link won’t upgrade to WPA3 via firmware 😠

Thank you, science – so happy to be back @SaintDinette in person ❤️

You’d think after all these years, I’d know how to dress for April baseball ⚾️ 🥶

Buzzed through book two – pretty sure I know why @AndrewRCraven liked it ☔️

Starting to make plans for our 30th wedding anniversary in December. I think this looks decent

Cool – the WordPress 5.7.1 update just fixed the spacing issue with my theme (that started with 5.7)

Casino math: Mystic has an April points race – leader at midpoint has already gambled $1.3M coin-in to win a Lincoln Corsair

Far from marathon shape, but very grateful to still be movin’ in 2021

‘Twas a beautiful day for golf in Jordan – shot an 84 at Sand Creek

Almost had a long wait on my bike ride, but then the choo-choo just stopped and the gate came up

Happy to be done, but the second dose side effects really kicked my butt today

Don’t think it’s publicly posted anywhere, but you need to be a season ticket holder for dining reservations at Target Field

Non-virtual races are back – and they have peanut butter! Under an hour on a shortened Get in Gear course

Out of all the physical activities I still attempt, nothing compares to distance running for exposing your true fitness level

Still sad about OCTO, but Bullvino’s was firing on all cylinders on day one #meatcoma

The new mask unlock thing in iOS 14.5/watchOS 7.4 is going to make me extremely happy multiple times a day 💯

The Wednesday night bartender @SaintDinette is the best

A sunny evening bike ride was the perfect antidote for a rough tech support day

Dear iPhone, if you think a call is a Spam Risk, you can just go ahead and terminate it for me, thanks

Solid ghost kitchen burger from MrBeast (h/t @Tdelibassis – didn’t know that was so close)

Missed the race, but an exacta of $503.60 seems…quite high

Rain held off for a nice spring round at Cannon Golf Club

Dinner last night at the OG @MuccisItalian was wonderful – so happy they are back ❤️

Congrats to all of the 2021 Rising Star Aspirations in Computing winners – thanks for letting me present

Hello, old friend 🥅 🏒

Almost done re-watching all five seasons of The Muppet Show – it made such an impact on our family

CK’s quest for caffeine-free Diet Pepsi took us to the new Stillwater Maverick’s

2020 wasn’t a normal tax year for us, but TaxAct didn’t help – wish we could replace the whole process

Mother’s Day Brunch at Martina ❤️

It’s been a few weeks, but the return to Pizza Monday was a smashing success

Actually kept a secret all day – MK sneak attack from UMD for late Mother’s Day dinner at Tavern on Grand

“When I was drunk I killed a man, but now I drink no more”

Uber with the first triple-A pitch at CHS Field

Watching the bids fly in on this Kaprizov jersey must be making the charity team very happy

Highlights of our return to the Minneapolis @MuccisItalian: in-person Nive Man and extra special lemon pasta 💯

Am I the only one that thinks the devil kicked Johnny’s ass and should get back the golden fiddle?

Don’t often get to try something I haven’t had @SaintDinette – Sunday brunch is back!

Scene from tonight’s bike ride. Not shown: the drag racers and the tens of thousands of flying bugs along the Mississippi

How did I not know there was a Captain & Tennille Christmas song called “Daryl of the Bells?”

Great free content online from the AWS Summit

Turns out when you leave a room full of Win10 machines off for a year and half, you have a lot of updating to do (and here comes 21H1)

Major prospect sighting in Lowertown

The rain delay at the Saints game was perfectly timed with last call @SaintDinette

Your Triple-A Saints are currently the only Minnesota sportsball that doesn’t make me sad ⚾️

I know I’m always cold here at the beginning of the season, but nights like these are 💯

Saints: happy. Twins: happy. Wild: happy.

Wait, Star Wars came out 44 years ago today? Can’t remember which theater we went to, but 100% sure it’s gone now

Summer at the Fair ‘21 ❤️

Mississippi bike update: lilacs done, bugs better, water level very low

Always a pleasure to join @TjdsbTom at The Dwan

Haven’t tried to use what already exists, but my WWDC wish would be expanded Apple Music APIs (and a better app)

Trying some east side pizza at The Little Oven 🍕

Dear Arby’s: the “all-new Crinkles” are trash and if potato cakes don’t come back, we’re done

Sunday breakfast, Trattoria Mucci-style

Every season in Minnesota has it’s charms

Anybody in Minneapolis know what’s up with the Band Box? @DeRushaEats?

Downtown East food options still very limited, but today was Boludo time 🍕

First new concert tickets purchased in…can’t remember how long

After years of giving my Windows users Dell XPS laptops, now trying the X1 Nano from Lenovo

The Boss is back! Great to have live music in Mears and @TOTBOSStruck in Lowertown again

“Thank you for completing your questionnaire. Your questionnaire has been successfully processed.”

New music from Garbage? Yes, please

Tap-in birdies are cool, but the eagle would’ve been nice too

Grand Casino Hinckley will be the first Minnesota casino to host YouTube star @BCSlots later this month

The big river needs more water 💦

My to do list isn’t really shrinking much, but this spring purge of boxes at least feels like progress

Nice to listen to a new Sleater-Kinney album (even if it is only 39 minutes long)

Not open for eat-in until next month, but crossed Bark and the Bite off the list

It makes me happy seeing all of the @GrandmasMara tweets today – good luck runners!

Such a fun dinner tonight at Lindey’s Prime Steak House

Dinner for the birthday girl at Danny del Prado’s new Josefina in Wayzata #RIPBellecour

Thanks to you, we made it thru – the usual pit stop in Cloquet

Bay muffin with bacon ✅
VC wings with Bleu cheese ✅

PSA: the VC is now closed on Mondays (due to staffing). Also: not sure why iOS changes “bleu cheese” to “Bleu cheese” 🧀

Super fun to meet the @BCSlots crew tonight – thanks for your support of smoke-free gaming floors 🎰

Being reincarnated as a mayfly would suck.

Day 1: I’m back, bitches!

Day 2: …

Village Pizza, North St. Paul ✅

Not really sure how I feel about Panos Panay, Windows 11 and this launch video

Usually ride the same routes over and over, but tonight was (partially) new

Best meal I’ve had at CHS Field so far this season

It’s Turtle Time in Lowertown 🐢⚾️

Always great to see the amazing @yagyaraman – thanks for the pre-match tech talk ⚽️

Not in love with our new air fryer yet, but I’ll keep experimenting

You guys, there’s an actual restaurant open for lunch on a Monday near U.S. Bank Stadium!

Related PSA: just talked to the owner of Maxwell’s on Washington and they are reopening next Monday at 11am

That time @TurfClubMN had a (re)open house with free beer, then the Cactus Blossoms started playing

#No Payne No Gain @brunsonspub

Dinner with the girl and the boy @MuccisItalian on Lake Street ❤️

Haven’t had this since the big party – so good

Managing PHP upgrades on my new AWS instance is so much easier than before (7.4.21 & 8.0.8)

First bike ride to the office in 336 days – exquisite Minnesota summer morning

One off the list: lunch with @cmkingsbury at Old Southern BBQ Smokehouse in Linden Hills

For the most part, I really like Office/Microsoft 365. When it goes sideways, though, it gets bad quick

It’s so interesting to me that First Avenue is now on AXS

Kinda interesting that the Minnesota State Open is at the Chaska Town Course this year (Leaderboard)

Dog sitting the little man

“Yo, could you tell me where is door three?”
RIP, Biz Markie

Saint Paul Food Truck Festival in the neighborhood today @UnionDepot @TOTBOSStruck

Just finished the “final” season of Bosch – what a great show

Thank you @mspmag for the great section on the Minnesota State Fair – only 38 days away (!)

Too cold in Minnesota: everyone stays inside; too hot in Minnesota, everyone stays inside

Another excellent dinner @MuccisItalian St. Paul – thanks @cushy651 and @kenzerdoodle ❤️

Another great story by @briankrebs – no joke on the amount of time to restore a full cloud backup

Feels like my streak of no major tooth issues just came to a screeching halt tonight

Your clubhouse leader at the @3MOpen in Blaine

Recovering from a very trying week with an @chefadameaton burger from @SaintDinette

Finally crossed CōV Wayzata off the list – still a madhouse at 4pm on a Sunday

Took me five+ years, but made it back out to Paisley Park today 💜

Never a dull day at the office. It can be a little overwhelming at times, but variety is the spice of life, right?

I thought I knew a fair amount about casino gaming, then I started reading the Eilers & Krejcik website

I been bad, I been good. Dallas, Texas, Hollywood. I ain’t askin’ for much…RIP Dusty Hill 😢

Dangerously hot conditions in Lowertown tonight ⚾️🔥

Do these people know something I don’t?

Saint Paul is lucky to have Karyn Tomlinson in the old Luci space (now Myriel)

Just a magnificent Minnesota summer day for a bike ride up and down the big river

Usually try not to do the “get ready for Monday on Sunday night” thing, but cleared every file off my desktop and inbox is down to 39

Also ordered my headstone this weekend, so I’m ready for anything August has to offer

My [late] evening commute on I-94 was 1000% different from the morning commute

Nice to have a few office visitors today 🏈

Sunday breakfast @StPaulMarket is the best

Every time I ride down Summit, I reconsider my retirement from marathons (then quickly snap out of it)

It’s been a “late lunch of Mt. Dew and Cheetos at 4:30pm” kind of day today – oof

Fourteen years old and still keeps on a-tickin’

Just finished the first season of Hacks – really liked the LA/Vegas vibe (and location shots)

Foundational to our modern society, fiber is both amazing technology and unbelievably delicate

Returned to LinkedIn this week (after a long hiatus) and find it fascinating how people interact now versus the pre-Microsoft days

Lowertown tonight had cat video people at CHS Field, fireworks, music in Mears, @TOTBOSStruck and one daughter ❤️

Ready for another season? Won $17 on this one 🏈

Keys to today’s game: Parlour burger now in Polaris Club and hot dogs have returned to the press box

Sunday brunch in Lowertown @SaintDinette 💯

One from the list – had an excellent meal at Ono Hawaiian Plates in the North Loop

LinkedIn 2.0 Update: minimal spam so far, fun to see what people are up to, can only add a limited number of people per week

Setup for Robert Cray tonight isn’t as nice as the zoo, but better than I expected for a racetrack

Concert update: Robert Cray never ages and people still can’t shut up for 90 minutes

Just drove from downtown St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis through the I-94 construction and didn’t use my brakes once 🍀

The latest Twins sighting in Lowertown ⚾️

My music find of the week: this album has a live track with Robert Cray *and* Lee Oskar

So nice to have @LucyMichelle in Lowertown tonight (along with @munsongs and @TOTBOSStruck)

The drunk Vikings fan at Tom Reid’s said I look like Elon Musk and I’m not sure what I do with that

Are you ready to rock?

It was already sad knowing he wasn’t scheduled to be on drums in October – RIP Charlie Watts 💔

Video shoot today wasn’t my best work: COVID test + standing next to a glass railing overhanging a 50-foot drop = awkward public speaking

Howard Stutz: sports betting legal and active in 22 states (plus D.C.); legal (but not yet active) in 10 additional states

Weekend brunch @SaintDinette with added sunshine ☀️ ❤️

Pre-Milk Run pasta carbo load dinner at Terzo ✅

Finished my tenth Milk Run today (first in six years). Also will hit 500 days on the watch move streak

It was different this year, but the traditions continued on @mnstatefair

Still a sucker for good social media food specials @brunsonspub

So they flipped my parent’s old house 💵💵💵💵

We could have Saturday brunch @SaintDinette every week forever ❤️ #SashSpritz

There was a lot to unpack in this one – well done, Mike White

Harry Bosch would approve

Pre-Mozzer dinner @ Bouchon – vive le Thomas Keller

After Donald Ross, Pete Dye is the architect I most wish I could’ve met and interviewed

Twenty fewer runs compared to last night, but the weather in Lowertown is perfect for baseball rn

OK, this Metallica tribute album of covers is pretty awesome

Thanks to @yagyaraman and Atomic Data for a great afternoon of socializing and information sharing at Allianz Field

I could listen to these two forever 🎸

These guys are pretty good too 🐢

So do I jump on iOS 15 today or wait until the new phone on Friday?

When I see clickbait like this, I just know everything on that page will be what I had today

The pre-Saints menu @SaintDinette just can’t be beat ⚾️ 🍔

The Final Stretch continues in Lowertown ⚾️

My last Saints game as a resident of Lowertown ⚾️

Took longer than I expected, but also recommend the improved phone-to-phone upgrade path (over iCloud backup)

So the new camera on the iPhone 13 Pro is fun

Great food and service for lunch today @TomReidsPub – pleasure to meet the namesake, as well

An update on the Band Box Diner

Beautiful evening outside @icehousempls to see @MattWilsonMusic and opener Chris Lynch

Congrats to Cretin alumnus Daniel Docherty on the triple crown of 5K, 10K and TC10 titles this weekend 🥇

Happy G2E week to those who celebrate

Didn’t see @MFPIP at O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co, but it was really, really nice (stopped at Malcolm Yards too)

Celebrating three years today with the stellar @SaintDinette crew

Everyone in Minnesota should hurry up and get outside before the weather turns

Really great to get back together at the St. Paul Grill with the Large Venue Tech Collective tonight

Drove past my childhood home tonight and saw this little albino guy in the front yard 🐿

Left my par putt on 18 four inches short for a 79, but I feel much better now thanks to @SaintDinette

The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular @mnzoo tonight was sold out – thanks for the tip @sarahmariette

Weekends when I can hit @SaintDinette on both days are pretty great weekends

Saint Paul PSA: the Battle Creek construction project is now complete

Such thoughtful and creative gifts from the @usbankstadium crew 🏈

Buffalo safari ✅

Hello, old friend – 100% worth the drive @dskoglund_MN

First hotel exercise room I’ve used in who knows how many months – move streak day 554

The namesake falls in South Dakota’s largest city were really nice

Welcome back to Minnesota, Mr. Jagger

Feel like I’ve set up and/or updated about 9000 devices today

Just another lovely dinner @SaintDinette with @tniver and the whole fam

The cowboy burger at Hen House Eatery is really something 🤠 🍔

The Reluctant Graveyard @TheCedar with @jmessersmith

Just informed by the Vikings this is officially my first game in the building as a fan 🏈

Baby Yoda, what did you do with all the fans?

Elvis was in the building – fun, historic night @FirstAvenue

Decided to try a Magic Keyboard instead of a new MBP (for now) and see if I can live in an iPadOS world for a little while

Doesn’t get much better than a @theCharlieParr hometown show with our Bulldog

We’ve been listening to this a lot since The Rolling Stones concert – so good

Extraordinary November day at Gooseberry with the bulldoge ❤️☀️

iPad + Magic Keyboard ✅
Prompt + PEM key ✅
AWS instance updated ✅

Arguably the best starting stretch of songs at an RT concert ever (plus @davidhuckfelt)

The month of December is shaping up to be one for the ages

Really nice to have Tim Murray greeting people again for lunch downtown

Never change, Cecil’s Deli, you da best

So grateful for another wonderful brunch @SaintDinette with the host of the @niverniverland podcast, Nive Man

Caught up on the @niverniverland episodes with @tniver @stephmarch and @DeRushaEats – so fun (and where can I get my flavor wheel?)

Late office lunch at Pizzeria Lola; now another excellent dinner @SaintDinette

Just a hauntingly beautiful set by Benson Ramsey tonight @TheFitzTheater

So happy this show eventually happened, and grateful that @cmkingsbury could come with me

I can forgive Zantigo for the ‘Tigo fries issue, but I’m done with Arby’s until they bring back potato cakes

Pro move: “Hey, Siri, play the soundtrack from Xanadu”

It would be cool to be in Vegas for re:Invent, but thank you AWS for doing the free hybrid thing

False advertising in net

Kudos to Don Becker and the Wilfs for the Omni Viking Lakes and Kyndred Hearth – very nice

Big congrats to @tniver and the @SaintDinette crew for being named to the 2021 MSP 50 💫

Had airport clown breakfast to celebrate my return to business travel ✈️

Closed my rings for the 600th straight day with a surreal walk around Beverly Hills tonight

Cecil’s retains the crown, but Nate ‘n Al’s is a strong second

Wonderful evening with Toyya and Tracy at the Beverly Hills Mr. Chow

Staples Center (just can’t call it the other name) with @RichWang3 and DJ @SnoopDogg 💯

Always kinda forget just how much SoCal loves cars

Last @SaintDinette brunch as a resident of the building. Now we’ll drive and park to see @tniver and the amazing crew

MSP airport Muzak: Scorpions, Ozzy, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe 🤘

ETOPS is great and all, but I sure miss long-haul trips on the 747 ✈️

Happy 30th wedding anniversary to @cmkingsbury ❤️🌸🌴

Polish, mild original lemon garlic, pineapple field, chips & lemonade @ Puka Dog

Had the most amazing trail run today along the Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail

Does every round of golf in Hawaii come with a rainbow? Great morning at Poipu Bay 🌈 ⛳️

Normally subscribe to the “when in Rome” mantra and get seafood, but this filet at Beach House was superb

Today’s trail run included several surprises, including a cave crawl, free range tortoises, horse tours and a flowing freshwater stream

Enough Kauai shenanigans – back in 27F Saint Paul at the always wonderful @MuccisItalian

We didn’t plan it this way, but seems very apropos to move in Minnesota on winter solstice 🏠 ❄️

I’m no fancy food blogger, but the @SaintDinette burger will always be ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

There have been a lot of creative plate presentations @SaintDinette over the years, but this duck might be my favorite 🦆

Three nights with no TV and no internet make Homer something something

Lo, there was high-speed fiber internet to the home, with much Wi-Fi 6 rejoicing

Just placed my nerdiest order ever: a Star Wars Rogue Squadron carpet for the entryway

It took two days, but my phone is finally back to normal (restore, eSIM and 2FA issues, wallet items, watch streak)📱

Good luck to my friends John and Jim this weekend – stay warm!

NYE dinner at Khâluna 💯 (thank you, SK)

Lots of great Lowertown memories at Rayette Lofts, but a new year begins down the river 🎉❤️