First Coffee in 54 Days https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/05/25/first-coffee-in.html

Tough losses for the Timberwolves against the Mavericks. Tonight was heartbreaking with a bad call at the end and Naz Reid just barely missing the final three attempt. Hard fought games. 🏀

Awesome to see my Weekly Thing Seven Year Anniversary POAP highlighted in the most recent Week in POAP today. 🤩

https://collectors.poap.xyz/drop/173575 https://www.poap.news/may-21-2024/

Two decades ago when I started publishing on the web I would have never guessed that linking to websites, with no URL redirection or tracking tags, would feel almost subversive now. I now find myself delighting in adding even more links to blog posts. Creating the web I want!

I’ve gotten into the NBA playoffs a bit this year. I’m was very happy (and a little surprised?) to see the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets in game seven of their series! Let’s go Wolves! 🏀

https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/ https://www.nba.com/nuggets/

Tammy and I saw The Decemberists at the Palace Theatre tonight. They were great as always. What wasn’t great were our seats — balcony row W.

https://www.decemberists.com https://first-avenue.com/venue/palace-theatre/

This Blackened Swordfish with Spanish Rice special at 6Smith was so good I came back to have it a second time.

https://www.6smith.com

Great night for Minnesota United FC v Portland Timbers! ⚽️

Micro.blog just added a new feature to comment directly on a blog post on a hosted blog, instead of having to do it in the timeline on micro.blog. This also allows you to authenticate a comment using Mastadon or Blue Sky, in addition to micro.blog itself. Easier commenting now available!

https://news.micro.blog/2024/05/18/we-launched-two.html

We visited the Quaking Bog at Theodore Wirth today. We’d never been there and I was lucky enough to have wore my Chaco sandals. If you go, be prepared for your feet to get wet. It is a cool spot.y

https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks-destinations/parks-lakes/quaking_bog/

While we were at Theodore Wirth we also stopped by the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary and walked through the loop. It was really pretty. We’ll be back for sure.

https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks-destinations/parks-lakes/gardens__bird_sanctuaries/eloise_butler_wildflower_garden_and_bird_sanctuary/

With just one final left next week Mazie is wrapping up her Freshman year at St. Olaf. She did an amazing job in her classes and made a ton of new friends. We packed up her dorm room and moved her stuff home today. It is great to have her back home for the summer.

Tyler and I went to see the Minnesota Orchestra Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert tonight. Having never been to something like this we weren’t sure what to expect and were instantly blown away. What a fabulous experience!

https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/tickets/calendar/movies-music/star-wars-the-last-jedi/

Happy Vyshyvanka Day! https://www.thingelstad.com/2024/05/16/happy-vyshyvanka-day.html

First Dairy Queen bike ride of the year! 🍦

Seeing Purple Lilacs in bloom always reminds me of my Grandma Rose. They were her favorite. They smell lovely too. 💜

We watched Arthur the King tonight. Our family is a sucker for dog movies and this one was no exception.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/arthur_the_king

Very bright and showy Parrot Tulips at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

https://arb.umn.edu

Happy (early) Mother’s Day to my Mom! She joined us for an afternoon jaunt to the Minnesota Arboretum to see the tulips blooming and many other pretty flowers.

https://arb.umn.edu

I’m looking forward to Minnesota Technology Association Tech Connect 2024 event on Wednesday. To have a little fun I created a You’ve met Jamie Thingelstad at Tech Connect 2024 POAP to share with folks that I see there. If you are at the event say Hi and I’ll give you a claim code! 🤝

https://mntech.org/tech-connect-2024/ https://collectors.poap.xyz/drop/173328