IndieWeb people in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. https://blogflock.com/list/1jp8j 2026-09-08T20:47:48.000Z BlogFlock jthingelstad https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17744 2026-09-08T20:47:48.000Z Patrick Rhone <p>More <strong>Small Project Week</strong> progress…</p> <p>This floating shelf in the library was sagging forward. It’s straight now (sorry, no “before” photo):</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_4884.jpg?resize=756%2C1008&ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_4884.JPG" border="0" width="756" height="1008" /></p> <p>Also, cleaned and reorganized the 3rd and final spice drawer (the worst of the bunch). Here’s a split before and after:</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/71658CFC-8E14-426F-8380-65405676F54F.jpg?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1" alt="71658CFC 8E14 426F 8380 65405676F54F." title="71658CFC-8E14-426F-8380-65405676F54F.JPG" border="0" width="840" height="840" /></p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17738 2026-09-07T23:11:39.000Z Patrick Rhone <p><strong>Small Project Week</strong> continues.</p> <p>Yet another spice drawer organized (no before picture this time)…</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_4877.jpg?resize=756%2C1008&ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_4877.JPG" border="0" width="756" height="1008" /></p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17734 2026-09-07T21:44:46.000Z Patrick Rhone <p><a href="https://pamschmid.substack.com/p/bridging-the-gap">Bridging the Gap – by Pamela Schmid – Unpacking the Words</a></p> <blockquote><p> What started as a desperate plea could so easily have gone sideways if we’d dismissed the neighbor’s concerns. But it turned out she simply needed to be heard, and isn’t that what we all all want and need, especially now? </p></blockquote> <p>What we believe in.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17731 2026-09-07T16:22:46.000Z Patrick Rhone <p>A few more items completed this morning for <strong>Small Project Week</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Replaced a latch on one of the garage windows.</li> <li>Moved several boxes if Beatrix’s old clothes from our 3rd floor to storage in the garage.</li> </ul> <p>I also made a batch of <a href="https://pinchofyum.com/life-changing-30-minute-masala-sauce">Life-Changing 30 Minute Masala Paste</a> in prep for dinner tonight.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17719 2026-09-06T23:10:58.000Z Patrick Rhone <p>More <strong>Small Project Week</strong> progress:</p> <ul> <li>Cutting, conditioning, and replacing the built-in cutting board (before on the right, after on the left).</li> <li>Hanging this “non fumeur” sign that has been kicking around loosely placed in the kitchen for years.</li> </ul> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/68EB6519-7B25-4641-B249-5A5DBBFB71B4-1.jpg?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1" alt="68EB6519 7B25 4641 B249 5A5DBBFB71B4." title="68EB6519-7B25-4641-B249-5A5DBBFB71B4.JPG" border="0" width="840" height="840" /><br /> <img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_4874.jpg?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_4874.jpg" border="0" width="840" height="840" /></p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17714 2026-09-06T15:27:34.000Z Patrick Rhone <p>Starting off <strong>Small Project Week</strong> by beginning a reorganization of our spice drawers…</p> <p>Before: a mess where you could not see what you have and had to dig around to find anything you needed.</p> <p>After: Much better. Easy to see what you have.</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BF675F1C-F723-4C3B-A6B9-7364DB56F4DD.jpg?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1" alt="BF675F1C F723 4C3B A6B9 7364DB56F4DD." title="BF675F1C-F723-4C3B-A6B9-7364DB56F4DD.JPG" border="0" width="840" height="840" /></p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17710 2026-09-06T15:19:42.000Z Patrick Rhone <p>Bethany and I are officially declaring this week <strong>Small Project Week</strong>.</p> <p>On the drive home from dropping off Beatrix we came up with a nice list of tiny small projects around the house and yard, any number of which would make life a little bit better. Small improvements, big impacts.</p> <p>Lets go!</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17707 2026-09-06T15:16:22.000Z Patrick Rhone <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_4844.jpg?resize=840%2C630&ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_4844.JPG" border="0" width="840" height="630" /></p> <p>It all happened…</p> <p>Despite the weather (it was pouring rain on move-in day). Despite the chaos (due to many factors). Despite not really getting the goodbye we wanted (everything was rushed). Beatrix moved into college and so far is settling in very well.</p> <p>I’m trying to settle into my new life too.</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_4841.jpg?resize=756%2C1008&ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_4841.JPG" border="0" width="756" height="1008" /></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/05/ive-had-claude-working-on.html 2026-09-05T21:59:20.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>I’ve had Claude working on a new project and since I have the tokens I’ve used Fable 5.0 for nearly all of it. It has done an incredibly good job with a very complex system.</p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/05/after-hours-in-the-sous.html 2026-09-05T21:31:49.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>After 20 hours in the sous vides it is time for a final smoke and bark treatment to the pork shoulder.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/3df51303-c815-4365-bf5e-616ba7554aa3.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/05/ive-always-taken-july-and.html 2026-09-05T19:03:36.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>I’ve always taken July and August off of publishing the <a href="https://weekly.thingelstad.com">Weekly Thing</a>. I think I may modify that to taking July 4th to Labor Day off. That is more tuned to plans.</p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/05/gentle-wind-pushing-mist-across.html 2026-09-05T11:39:04.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>Gentle wind pushing mist across the lake this morning.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/ad80cab7-32fb-4c74-b2f3-5d37e6e6faca.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/03/im-ready-to-call-thingy.html 2026-09-04T02:35:08.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>I’m ready to call Thingy complete! <a href="https://thingy.thingelstad.com/">Thingy</a> is the agent that has read everything I’ve ever published and helps you explore it. I recently added a ton of great stuff, including support for photos and sharing conversations. Check out <a href="https://thingy.thingelstad.com/c/shr_0ovrE-EeuNWP801jr3_mn3-qyreCnJwCbPjR2QXMytY">exploring Ireland</a> and <a href="https://thingy.thingelstad.com/c/shr_DfZ51ck5IUNjYnvYPJc2sPtJOgVm-VpHwwyOI91TyHE">going to Iceland</a> with Thingy. Pretty cool!</p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/03/otto-upgraded-to-openclaw-i.html 2026-09-04T01:57:50.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p><a href="https://ottoai.thingelstad.com">Otto</a> upgraded to <a href="https://openclaw.ai/blog/openclaw-2-accidentally">OpenClaw 2</a>. I had a super rocky start with OpenClaw but it has been working really well for a while now.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/screenshot-2026-09-03-at-8.55.05pm.png" width="600" height="208" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/03/jaunty-hair-by-josh-ellis.html 2026-09-04T01:37:13.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>My cousin Josh has been writing his <a href="https://www.ramblingjosh.com">Rambling Josh</a> column for over 20 years. (Short aside, it is funny to me that I’ve been blogging for 20 years as well. His column and my blog are very close to the same age.) In 2024 I <a href="https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/06/30/rambling-josh.html">helped Josh get all of his writing on the web</a> so that it is preserved and accessible to the world. I’m super happy that everyone can now read his writing. And now, he’s created a book from his columns. He sent me a copy (signed and all!) and it looks amazing. Go <a href="https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084">buy a copy</a>. You can also <a href="https://www.ramblingjosh.com/2026/09/02/six-and-a-lot.html">read Six and A Lot about it</a>. Congrats cousin!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/8a4e617d17.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/03/tyler-has-been-a-fan.html 2026-09-04T01:30:33.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>Tyler has been a fan of <a href="https://www.ajrbrothers.com">AJR</a> for a while now and last night we got to see them for the first time at the Minnesota State Fair. They put on a really good show with tons of energy. We had a great time! Looking forward to seeing them again! 🎶</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/38cf0eaccb.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/9a2bc8d0f8.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/09/03/i-had-an-idea-to.html 2026-09-04T01:24:52.000Z Jamie Thingelstad <p>I had an idea to “flip” <a href="https://poapkings.com/elixir/">Elixir</a>, the <a href="https://supercell.com/en/games/clashroyale/">Clash Royale</a> agent I created, upside-down and open up MCP use — <a href="https://elixir.poapkings.com">Elixir MCP</a>! Every single part of this I’ve created in other solutions. Claude (Fable 5.0) and I spec’d it out and I put Claude Code in a <code>/loop</code> and six hours later we had a working system.</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/elixir-mcp-1.png" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/elixir-mcp-2.png" alt=""></p> https://garrickvanburen.com/?p=10752 2026-09-02T15:40:10.000Z Garrick van Buren <p class="wp-block-paragraph">After a dozen years, I migrated this and all my other blogs to a new host. It took about a day and highlighted something I think we often forget:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>We can learn new stuff even as we get older. </li> <li>There are lots of ways to achieve the same outcome.</li> <li>Wait long enough and an easier (or cheaper, or better) option will appear. </li> </ul> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> <p>The post <a href="https://garrickvanburen.com/10752-2/"></a> appeared first on <a href="https://garrickvanburen.com">Garrick van Buren</a>.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17690 2026-09-01T16:36:58.000Z Patrick Rhone <p>Sorry for the radio silence here. I’ve been pretty consumed with dropping Beatrix off for her first year of college. <a href="https://www.patrickrhone.net/now/">The Now Page</a> has a little more detail. Needless to say this is a momentous and emotion-filled time of life for us all right now. It deserves our presence.</p> https://benji.dog/notes/1788204304/ 2026-08-31T19:25:04.000Z Benji Encalada Mora <p><img src="https://benji.dog/uploads/1788203350_13870.jpg" alt="four different styles of 40% mechanical keyboards" width="160"></p><p>Had a great time at this year's <a href="https://www.mnmk.org/">MN mechanical keyboard meetup</a> and even got to see my friend <a href="https://david.shanske.com/">David</a> and his keyboards in real life!</p>