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Next Step Focus – Farnam Street

Next Step Focus – Farnam Street: Where you focus can hold you back. Focusing on the outcome makes the gap between now and the finish line seem larger than it is. Yesterday I wanted to go for a long run. That little voice in my head said “Imagine running for 90 minutes. Dude, you didn’t […]

Sewing Up My Clothes

I just completed a 5 minute sewing fix on my favorite sweatshirt. I find it to be such a satisfying accomplishment to bring a piece of clothing back from the brink of being thrown away or recycled. It is possible that given experience in 7th grade home-ec, when my teacher looked upon my misshapen football […]

Headwaters of the Mississippi

We were in Park Rapids this weekend for a family event and took a side trip Sunday for a scenic bike ride from the Itasca State Park Visitors Center to the headwaters of the Mississippi river. The route winds through the mature forest in the park. The colors of fall were everywhere. The leaves were […]

Rent Control

While not specifically about Minneapolis, this article on the St. Paul rent control gives an idea of what might come to pass if the the Minneapolis Question 3 passes and gives the City Council the ability to propose an ordinance on rent control. (As far as I understand it!) St. Paul is an unlikely place […]

Old Tech

This post is coming to you from a Mid-2009 MacBook Pro running Mac OS 10.6.8, (released in June of 2011) I have basically three pieces of software installed on this laptop: Eudora Email (because it remains the best email client of all time) ArcticFox (Firefox derivative that has some recently updated security) MarsEdit (for writing […]

Lunch at Owamni, New Park

The other day, we were lucky enough to score an outdoor table at *Owamni*, the new restaurant near the Stone Arch Bridge and St. Anthony Falls which serves native foods. The restaurant is excellent, I highly recommend it! Additionally, there is a brand new park adjacent to the restaurant, which you can read about here […]

Democratic Party PAC Email List Insanity

Democrats, Specifically, the ActionNetwork and NGP VAN people. Do better. Look, on one hand, I totally get it. You’ve built out advanced CRM systems for political campaigns in order to help democrats up and down the ballot target people more effectively, raise money, and hopefully win campaigns. Data and contact information help the campaigns spend […]