Fridley Liquor. I blame Steve. Or adulting…


Pancheros Mexican Grill. Mexican for lunch. I know everyone is shocked


I have been using Foursquare (now Swarm) for location check-ins for 10 years, now. I’m not consistent with lots of technology tools, but this one has stuck.

It’s fun to look back at where I have been. When I look at a sequence of check-ins, remembering where and why, it helps me to reconstruct a day. It’s a fun tool that has helped me personally and professionally.


APi Group. Opportunity today to work ahead


Starting 2020 with extra sleep and lots of coffee.

This bodes well. :)


APi Group. Snow day


APi Group. Grateful for light traffic and a low support call volume


Hy-Vee.


How I Made Twitter Enjoyable Again

I have transitioned to Micro.blog as my primary online presence, but I still have my Twitter account. While I have often entertained leaving it altogether, I still wish to keep my handle. I have also found that with thoughtful curation, it’s still a place to learn new things about the world and to be excited by new people and topics. One big change came after applying a suggestion from @patrickrhone. He announced that he had turned off retweets for accounts he follows.

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“If there’s anything I’ve learned about politics it’s this: as soon as you conclude the other guys are complete idiots and intentionally doing evil things, immediately stop – because something is wrong. Your BS detector should be going off like a fire alarm.”

How to Know What’s Right in Politics