On my bike adventure on Sunday I encountered the first flat tire I’ve gotten when biking alone. The only other time I’ve gotten a flat was with my Beer and Bikes group, and with a half dozen bikers surrounding you, everyone pitched in and the tire was changed super fast. On Sunday I was on […]
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On Saturday, I spent the morning running and volunteering at a local half-marathon with good friend Mike B. The race was held at Gear West in Long Lake which is right near a brewpub that I had never been to, Birch’s on the Lake. Despite not running a half marathon, we were both ready for […]
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Continuing the theme of gear, I recently contemplated the idea of switching from a messenger style bag to a backpack. In the end I decided to go with a backpack. Then began the arduous task of selecting a backpack that I liked. I first hit up an office supply store, but didn’t find anything that […]
Read moreThe wife and I have a small camping trailer for our excursions that we love. It’s comfortable and keeps us dry, and it’s easier to set up than a tent. We’ve managed a half dozen trips this summer, and love spending time outdoors. However, the downside is that it’s a trailer, and you can’t really […]
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In a previous post I talked about setting up a RetroPie. I loaded it up with a bunch of old games and hooked it up to our entertainment system. The boys loved it and had fun trying out campy old games. One of them in particular gave us a big laugh. My youngest found a […]
Read moreThe final trailer for Episode 8 dropped, and I have mixed feelings about watching it. I felt like it might have shown me a bit more than I wanted to see. However, having only seeing it once, I’m going to avoid going back to it so as to be more surprised by the movie when […]
Read moreThis past week Google had their big event to unveil a bunch of new hardware. Slowly but surely Google has been catching up to Apple (along with Microsoft and Samsung) and producing high end hardware that highlights their software in the most ideal way possible. This is an area where Apple has had an advantage […]
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(photo credits: Lisa K.) We had the day to ourselves, so we decided to go exploring in an area of Saint Paul that I haven’t spent a ton of time in since I was a child, West 7th. I know there’s been a lot of new things popping up around there, and so we decided […]
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This morning when I was out for a group run at Afton State Park, I came across some deer on the trail. This isn’t unexpected, as you’ll often find deer wandering around the park in the morning. What was a little funny was how close the deer let me get. As I approached on the […]
Read moreThe other night we started watching the new series The Orville. I am a huge fan of the movie Galaxy Quest, and this show seemed to be another lampooning of the whole Star Trek-style genre. It stars Seth McFarlane of Family Guy fame, so I went into this assuming a lot of laughs. I’m not […]
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I realized I hadn’t played with my Raspberry Pi in a while so the other day I decided to download RetroPie and give it a whirl. RetroPie is a game emulation system for the Pi that allows you to run old classic video games such as Super Mario and Castlevania. I grabbed the system image […]
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This past weekend, while in Duluth for a race, I took a brief break in the action to stop by the newest taproom on the North Shore, Blacklist Artisan Ales. I only had about 45 minutes between activities, and so we walked down Superior Street for a quick taste of what they had to offer. […]
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Second Runnings 