The youngest and I went to see the latest installment of Thor the other night. My expectations for this film were relatively low, as I was just looking for a fun superhero romp. Critics had given the movie resoundingly positive reviews, so the chances were high that I’d have a good time. I’m happy to […]
Read moreNot a bad Thursday
It’s been a busy day, but a good day. It started with a nice run with my wife this morning. We don’t often run together, especially on pavement, as our speeds are just too different. However, I wanted to spend some time together with her before a trip she was taking this weekend. I then […]
Read moreThe winter blahs
Tuesday morning I got up early to go for my typical Tuesday morning run, but shortly after starting I could tell it just wasn’t clicking. Within about a half a mile everything felt like crap and I knew that if I tried to push through to 3 miles I’d feel even worse. So I ducked […]
Read moreThe death of an iMac
Back at the end of 2015 I blogged about my iMac starting to develop some graphics artifacts and being slow. Somehow, the graphics artifacts abated enough for me to get another couple years of life out of it. I managed to speed up the system with a shiny new SSD, which made it feel like […]
Read moreAll these B&W photos going around
There’s a challenge on FB right now to post B&W photos for 7 days with no context. I don’t think I’m going to join in with it, but I did snap a pic the other day that I feel works well in B&W. This is from Mears Park in downtown Saint Paul, near lowertown. It’s […]
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Icebox 480
On Saturday the wife and I drove down to River Falls, WI to participate in a wonderful end of season race, the Icebox 480. Many of our friends have run this race in years past, and we decided this year was the year we were going to join in as well. Icebox is a timed […]
Read moreA little mole
Saturday I ran the Icebox 480, and I have a wonderful race report coming soon. However, I’m tired and I decided to share a pic of a little mole that I found along the trail. He was scurrying about and looking all cute.
Read moreDepot in the morning
Downtown areas can be beautiful in the early morning. Things are quiet and serene, and on a cool morning the air is crisp and clear. On my way in to work this morning I managed a nice shot of the Union Depot in Saint Paul in the early morning light. Really happy with how this […]
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Quick Review: Mario Odyssey
My son and I went out for the midnight release of Super Mario Odyssey a week ago and he’s been having a great time with it ever since. I got a chance the other day to play a bit on my own and I can see why all of the reviews of this game are […]
Read moreStranger Things 2
Last year, everyone I know was enthralled by Stranger Things. I know I personally loved the wonderful 80’s geeky vibe, and the weird mix of sci-fi with a Goonies/Stand By Me vibe. It was a beautiful series with all the right touches to make you feel like you were right there in the 1980s again […]
Read moreLeaf drops
This past weekend we got our first real snow. It’s still in the mid-30s to 40s during the day, so it didn’t stick around too long, but it reminded us that it’s winter. My wife sent me a text when she was heading out on Saturday to come check out some leaves in the driveway. […]
Read moreMoved over to a Roku
I own a 3rd generation Apple TV, and I’ve had it for around 5 years. Before that I had a 2nd generation but had to upgrade when various services like YouTube were no longer being supported. Even before that I had a 1st generation Apple TV, which was one of the biggest experiments that Apple […]
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Second Runnings 