The cure for sub-zero temperatures. 🥶🔥

The cure for sub-zero temperatures. 🥶🔥

These meme ornaments at Runamuck Workshop made me laugh.

These meme ornaments at Runamuck Workshop made me laugh.

Interesting comments on big goals for their organizations and the community this morning at MnTech Outlook 2026.Some observations:No surprise that AI and transformation was top of everyone’s list.Pratt: “we are going to have a reduction in our white collar workforce”Tomes shared his personal experiences vibe coding. Playing and directly engaging with new tech is critical.Bahner: we still need coding cause somebody has to read and verify the code. I agree we need talented developers but I don’...

Interesting comments on big goals for their organizations and the community this morning at MnTech Outlook 2026.Some observations:No surprise that AI and transformation was top of everyone’s list.Pratt: “we are going to have a reduction in our white collar workforce”Tomes shared his personal experiences vibe coding. Playing and directly engaging with new tech is critical.Bahner: we still need coding cause somebody has to read and verify the code. I agree we need talented developers but I don’...

Great dinner at Salut celebrating my friend Jim’s birthday and a final visit before Salut closes at the end of the year.

This morning’s moment in Waking Up was wonderfully simple.You have one job, and it consists of two parts. Be a good person, and pay attention.Two things.

We tried out Loon Liquor in Northfield today for lunch. The pizza was really good and the distillery was really great to hang out in. If you are in Northfield give this place a go. They mill their own flour!

We went to our 3rd St. Olaf Christmas Festival tonight. Mazie is in St. Olaf Chapel Choir with the red robes. This is such a great event made even better when your daughter is in it!

I created a Connect page on my site that is simply an index of my profiles on various platforms.

OmniFocus is my trusted system for tracking all of my commitments, as well as my “someday, maybes” and a number of other lists that I have. A while back I started using a set of “Idea Lists” that work really well for me to capture things like books to consider, shows to watch, restaurants to visit, gift ideas, and whatever else. These lists are a form of a “someday, maybe” because they are not actionable, but they are very specific to a thing where someday buckets are broader. I want to make ...

Another great New Standards Holiday Show in the books!

Excited for this year’s New Standards Holiday Show! 🎄🎅

I love the words play and tinker. It is very important for me to have projects that I can play and tinker with. Thankfully I have more than enough of them. 😆

Great dinner at Salut celebrating my friend Jim’s birthday and a final visit before Salut closes at the end of the year.

This morning’s moment in Waking Up was wonderfully simple.You have one job, and it consists of two parts. Be a good person, and pay attention.Two things.

We tried out Loon Liquor in Northfield today for lunch. The pizza was really good and the distillery was really great to hang out in. If you are in Northfield give this place a go. They mill their own flour!

We went to our 3rd St. Olaf Christmas Festival tonight. Mazie is in St. Olaf Chapel Choir with the red robes. This is such a great event made even better when your daughter is in it!

I created a Connect page on my site that is simply an index of my profiles on various platforms.

OmniFocus is my trusted system for tracking all of my commitments, as well as my “someday, maybes” and a number of other lists that I have. A while back I started using a set of “Idea Lists” that work really well for me to capture things like books to consider, shows to watch, restaurants to visit, gift ideas, and whatever else. These lists are a form of a “someday, maybe” because they are not actionable, but they are very specific to a thing where someday buckets are broader. I want to make ...

Another great New Standards Holiday Show in the books!

Excited for this year’s New Standards Holiday Show! 🎄🎅

I love the words play and tinker. It is very important for me to have projects that I can play and tinker with. Thankfully I have more than enough of them. 😆