IndieWeb people in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. 2026-01-03T20:00:37.892Z BlogFlock Benji Encalada Mora, Eric Walker, Jamie Thingelstad, Patrick Rhone, Barry Hess, Garrick van Buren, Jim Bernard, Weekly Thing http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/01/03/birthday-kingfield-and-london-fog.html 2026-01-03T17:54:44.000Z

<p>Birthday Kingfield and London Fog at Five Watt. ☕️</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/81c024c805.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/01/03/poap-at-jamie-thingelstads-th.html 2026-01-03T12:44:45.000Z

<p>POAP <a href="https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/7547791">7547791</a> at <strong><a href="https://poap.gallery/drops/220381">Jamie Thingelstad's 54th Birthday</a></strong>.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/16fe7ee1-de42-4b4a-a6b8-830718c7ac20.png" width="500" height="500" /> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/01/02/lasagna-assembly-complete-carreras-domingo.html 2026-01-03T00:19:20.000Z

<p>Lasagna assembly complete! Carreras, Domingo, and Pavarotti are done singing. See this delicious pan in 45 minutes!</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/ca55da4aa8.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/196d08e8a5.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/01/02/making-my-special-homemade-lasagna.html 2026-01-02T22:26:42.000Z

<p>Making my special homemade lasagna and &ldquo;playing one of the most important ingredients&rdquo; I use when making it: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carreras_Domingo_Pavarotti_in_Concert">Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert</a>. 🎶</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/92f294aab2.jpg" width="600" height="595" alt=""> tag:bjhess.com,2005:Post/75106 2026-01-02T16:48:00.000Z

<div class="trix-content"> <blockquote> <p>I proofread everything I write. Still, there is no better spellchecker than the "publish" button.</p> <p>– <a href="https://pxlnv.com/">Nick Heer</a> via <a href="https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/nick-heer">People and Blogs</a> via <a href="https://thejollyteapot.com/december-2025-blend/">The Jolly Teapot</a></p> </blockquote> <p>So very much this!</p> <p>As a blogger of twenty-plus years, I’ve experienced this phenomenon many, many times. That is why <a href="https://pika.page/">Pika</a> has delays built into the system. When you publish a post, it’s available on your site immediately. However, your RSS feeds do not show the post until about five minutes after publishing. If you are sending the post as a newsletter, it will not send for about fifteen minutes. When <a href="https://pika.pika.page/posts/the-pika-pulse">The Pika Pulse</a> was running, there was a delay before new posts landed on the feed. And we’ll include a delay if we reintroduce a similar feature to The Pulse in the future.</p> </div> <br><hr><br><p><a href="https://letterbird.co/bjhess?subject=Re%3A%20Spell%20Check">Reply by email</a></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/01/01/we-had-a-great-time.html 2026-01-02T00:55:43.000Z

<p>We had a great time at <a href="https://www.mtitasca.com">Mt. Itasca</a> today — cross country skiing, downhill skiing, and snowboarding for the first time!</p> <div class="microblog_collection"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/b4925af6b9-m.jpg" alt="Three snowboarders wearing helmets pose with their snowboards on a snowy slope surrounded by trees." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/b4925af6b9-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/3ed856d099-m.jpg" alt="Two people in winter clothing are skiing on a snowy slope, surrounded by trees and a ski lift." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/3ed856d099-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/4382820986-m.jpg" alt="Two people dressed in winter clothing are standing on a snowy field with ski equipment, with a green building and trees in the background." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/4382820986-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/743befb4c4-m.jpg" alt="A snowy landscape features multiple shooting targets arranged in a line, with a backdrop of leafless trees and overcast skies." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/743befb4c4-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/2187231ed5-m.jpg" alt="Three people dressed in winter clothing are smiling while standing in a snowy, wooded area." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/2187231ed5-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/a8bfcea276-m.jpg" alt="A person in a winter jacket and beanie takes a selfie in the snow with another person in the distance." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/a8bfcea276-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/9a4690293b-m.jpg" alt="A person is skiing down a snowy slope wearing winter gear and holding ski poles." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/9a4690293b-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/0d2b4cc7ed-m.jpg" alt="A person is snowboarding down a snowy slope surrounded by trees." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/0d2b4cc7ed-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/e7a935ba83-m.jpg" alt="A person is snowboarding down a snowy slope with trees in the background." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/e7a935ba83-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/da46a6fe86-m.jpg" alt="A person wearing a red winter jacket, ski helmet, and goggles is smiling on a snowy landscape with trees and a ski lift in the background." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/da46a6fe86-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/cd988c709c-m.jpg" alt="A snowy ski slope features a green ski lift station and is surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/cd988c709c-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/2276e95e31-m.jpg" alt="A person wearing a colorful jacket is standing on skis in a snowy area with a building in the background." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/2276e95e31-xl.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/bcb649486a-m.jpg" alt="Two people in winter gear stand on a snowy ski slope, with one wearing a red jacket and snowboard, and the other in a colorful jacket with skis." data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/bcb649486a-xl.jpg"></div> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/01/01/very-good-lunch-at-smoke.html 2026-01-02T00:38:13.000Z

<p>Very good lunch at <a href="https://www.smokeonthewaterwinery.com">Smoke on the Water</a> in Coleraine today. Great view inside of Trout Lake.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/a3cdfca603.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/8c1d4f5eca.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=16835 2026-01-01T19:14:52.000Z

<blockquote><p> Over the years of hunting down the true tools, I have noticed a pattern among the those that earn their place: they offer simplicity and reliability. These are not gadgets promising to revolutionise your life through complexity. They are not systems requiring elaborate maintenance or steep learning curves. They are foundational tools and habits that quietly-and without fuss-ease daily life. </p></blockquote> <p>— Nicholas Bate, <a href="https://amzn.to/4q27eTX">The Tools of Excellence: Seventy Devices, Concepts or Strategies which enable Brilliance, Easily.</a></p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=16831 2026-01-01T15:03:21.000Z

<p>Out with the old. In with the new.</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" style="display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_2675.jpg?resize=840%2C630&#038;ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_2675.JPG" border="0" width="840" height="630" /></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/01/01/staying-at-the-doc-house.html 2026-01-01T14:19:14.000Z

<p>Staying at the <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/49401152">Doc House Suites </a>in Grand Rapids and was impressed to see pour over setup was provided for coffee. ☕️</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/498ac2bcf5.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2025/12/31/happy-new-years-eve.html 2026-01-01T00:45:23.000Z

<p>Happy New Year’s Eve! 🥂</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/6a039324b4.jpg" width="450" height="600" alt=""> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=16823 2025-12-31T15:33:32.000Z

<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" style="display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6910065821_c85b560b98_o.jpg?resize=840%2C560&#038;ssl=1" alt="6910065821 c85b560b98 o." title="6910065821_c85b560b98_o.jpg" border="0" width="840" height="560" /></p> <p>Ever since she was a little kid, when Beatrix is having the most fun ever — the time of her life — her face is serious. No smiles or laughter. No wide-eyed wonderment. Dead serious. It remains that way to this day. If her face looks like this, she&#8217;s having a blast.</p> <p>This was her at Mardi Gras in New Orleans watching a parade. Loving every second. Serious.</p> <p>Seeing Hamilton or Hadestown (with the original casts, no less) on Broadway? Serious.</p> <p>Seeing <em>Frozen</em> at five years old? Very serious.</p> <p>When we were first noticing this, we&#8217;d stop to ask her, &#8220;Is everything OK honey?&#8221;</p> <p>&#8220;Yeah! Why?&#8221;</p> <p>Beatrix is one book you should never judge by her cover.</p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2025/12/30/booked-our-spring-break-flights.html 2025-12-31T03:33:39.000Z

<p>Booked our spring break flights to Amsterdam, with train travel in the middle, then visiting Mazie in Barcelona on her semester abroad and returning from there. ✈️</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=16819 2025-12-31T03:03:25.000Z

<p>I&#8217;m still stuck on the wonder that we can get turn by turn directions almost anywhere on the planet for any mode of transportation available to us including our feet!</p> <p>Way more amazing and useful to me than anything AI currently offers.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=16816 2025-12-30T23:35:06.000Z

<blockquote><p> I love running errands with you. I’m really going to miss it when I’m gone next year. </p></blockquote> <p>— Beatrix, age 17 5/6.</p> <p>(This whole going off to college thing is <em>really</em> beginning to sink in for us.)</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=16813 2025-12-30T20:05:20.000Z

<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" style="display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2672.jpg?resize=840%2C630&#038;ssl=1" alt="Patrick next to his new/used Volvo XC60" title="IMG_2672.jpg" border="0" width="840" height="630" /></p> <p>Finally replaced my missed-so-much Volvo XC70 <a href="https://www.patrickrhone.net/requiem-for-my-volvo-xc70/">that got totaled back in September</a>. This is a 2015 Volvo XC60 in great shape. Hopefully, it will serve me just as faithfully and long.</p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2025/12/30/it-seems-nearly-every-platform.html 2025-12-30T18:12:36.000Z

<p>It seems nearly every platform does a &ldquo;wrapped&rdquo; or year-in-review thing now. Only some of them are interesting to me. <a href="https://www.sanebox.com">Sanebox</a> did what these should do by explaining the value I&rsquo;m getting from the service.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2025/sanebox-wrapped-2025.png" width="600" height="389" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2025/12/28/family-game-time-with-skittles.html 2025-12-28T19:37:11.000Z

<p>Family game time with Skittles.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2025/7b6f790975.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2025/12/27/starting-on-my-christmas-lego.html 2025-12-28T01:46:01.000Z

<p>Starting on my Christmas LEGO project: the <a href="https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/ferrari-sf-24-f1-car-42207?age-gate=grown_up">Ferrari SF-24</a>. 1,361 pieces in 455 steps.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2025/827051d894.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2025/12/27/soak-in-the-hot-tub.html 2025-12-27T21:25:37.000Z

<p>Soak in the hot tub while the sauna heats up. ❄️🔥💦</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2025/a59bed53b2.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="">