Yes I’m on vacation — but I’m still updating my bits.

Finished 2.21 mile walk in 59.9 minutes (27.1 min/mile). Majority walking along the beach in loose sand enjoying the scenery and sounds. Started at Airbnb and finished for lunch on other side of the island. Saw dolphins off the top of Anna Maria Island. 🏖️🐬

Florida Spring Break: Day 2 https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/03/30/florida-spring-break-day.html

Fishing at dusk.

Sunset on the Gulf.

We are not going to get a sunset tonight. Will try again tomorrow night!

View from the door of our Airbnb on Anna Maria Island for the next four days. 🤩🏖️

Instagram walls. sigh 😔

Family selfie at MSP! ✈️

Digging the Challenge Coin that I received from @mtt today. Thank you! Pictured here alongside another challenge coin I got from Elwin Loomis. Someday I’m going to mint my own. ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin https://micro.blog/mtt https://elwinloomis.postach.io

Renewal — IndieWeb Carnival https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/03/27/renewal-indieweb-carnival.html

I signed up to run a session at Minnebar 19! I’m going to host How to Newsletter: Lessons from 300 issues of the Weekly Thing. I had originally planned do this at Minnebar 17 but had to cancel. I’m looking forward to going deep and broad on how I do all this! Come if you are in Minneapolis! https://sessions.minnestar.org/sessions/1811 https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/03/04/hosting-minnebar-how.html

Got my tickets to Minnebar 19! Tyler and I are both going. I’m planning on doing a session this year as well. More to come! https://minnestar.org/ultimate-guide-to-minnebar19/ https://tyler.thingelstad.com

Finished 1.51 mile walk in 42.1 minutes. Casual walk this evening. Was just too nice out to not go outside. Brought Lucky along and she reminded us how crazy she is around other dogs.🚶‍♂️

Finished 3.91 mile walk in 77 minutes. 🚶‍♂️

I’m very happy with these Ukrainian Tryzub Trident pins that I ordered from ShopUA 1000. Made in Ukraine. 🇺🇦 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Ukraine https://www.etsy.com/shop/shopua1000/

I’m super excited to see Ben Edwards @alttext now on micro.blog! Ben has a done a bunch but in my mind he’s always one of the folks that got minnestar off the ground. He was emailing me over the weekend about blogging stuff — I think you’re gonna like it Ben! 🙌 https://micro.blog/alttext https://alttext.micro.blog/hi-im-ben/ https://minnestar.org

I would like to create blog posts from some workouts. It seems like something that Shortcuts should make possible but I’ve not seen anything to make it easier to do. Is anyone familiar with something that does this? I’d like a map and statistics in the posts.

Months ago when I signed up to host the April IndieWeb Carnival I thought it was a great idea and now I’m finding myself atypically anxious about choosing a good topic! 😬 https://indieweb.org/IndieWeb_Carnival

LEGO and Pokémon announced that they are launching a multi-year partnership in 2026. This is going to mint an incredible amount of revenue for both companies. 💰 Consider how many of these sets will be bought and never even opened for collectors. 😲 https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2025/march/LEGO-Pok%C3%A9mon-Partnership-Announcement?locale=en-us