This morning I headed out for a 4 mile run nice and early. This route takes me past a big park and some ball fields near the local high school and middle school. Near the parking lot of the park I came across a snowman that had been made with the recent snow. In the […]
Read morePackage thefts
There’s been a rash of package thefts this holiday season, with brazen thieves walking up to houses during the day and grabbing boxes off the front steps. This is despite the fact that many people have security cameras of their front porches. It’s funny to watch the videos of these idiots who think they’re getting […]
Read moreThe problem with Star Wars fans
Saturday I was reading through some fan reviews of Star Wars The Last Jedi and noticed immediately how polarizing this latest movie seems to have been. When I checked, only 57% of the fan reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were positive. That surprised me, so I dug in a bit to see what people were saying […]
Read moreNew couch cushions
One of the simple pleasures in life is the ability to put new cushion covers on IKEA furniture. Yes, that’s right. I just said that. On Saturday the wife and I headed down to IKEA to grab some new cushion for our Kivik couch and loveseat. When I bought these couches in November of 2011, […]
Read moreStar Wars The Last Jedi
I stayed up way too late on Thursday night to attend the premier of Star Wars The Last Jedi. We brought the entire family, and also met up with friends and extended family at the theater. It’s hard to explain how irrationally excited I was for this movie, but for some reason, this particular episode […]
Read moreA call for intelligence
Recently, in the whole Roy Moore debate, there was a clip of another elected official in Alabama who was trying to defend Roy Moore’s stance against Islam. The issue that was brought up was being a public official and swearing on a Bible, which this official said that a Muslim could not do. The news […]
Read moreGentle snow over downtown
After a few days of really heavy posts, I’m going to keep it light today. I had a meeting on a higher level floor in downtown Saint Paul, and it happened to be gently snowing. Instead of a picture I decided to take a nice little video of the snow falling over the new Treasure […]
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Faith of Christmas Future
This is a three part blog series that explains my current state when it comes to matters of faith and spirituality. This is one of the hardest things I’ve written, but hopefully it will be instructive to those who might have a similar background and journey as myself. When a Christian hears of someone “losing […]
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Faith of Christmas Present
This is a three part blog series that explains my current state when it comes to matters of faith and spirituality. This is one of the hardest things I’ve written, but hopefully it will be instructive to those who might have a similar background and journey as myself. In my last post I outlined the […]
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Faith of Christmas Past
This is a three part blog series that explains my current state when it comes to matters of faith and spirituality. This is one of the hardest things I’ve written, but hopefully it will be instructive to those who might have a similar background and journey as myself. Anyone who has known me for a […]
Read moreThe Great Pipe Break of 2017
This past week a water main broke in the suburb of Oakdale, causing a sinkhole to open up next to the 694 Interstate, and compromising the road surface. It means that a large stretch of 694 has been closed all week while they fix it. What I find fascinating about this is how this caused […]
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Steamworld Dig 2
A while ago I played through Steamworld Dig on the Wii U. I really enjoyed the game and found the game play style fun and engaging. Needless to say I was excited to see that Steamworld Dig 2 was on sale recently in the Nintendo Switch eShop. I plunked down my money and have been […]
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Second Runnings 