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The strong must protect the sweet. Probably on my bike.

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Ty! We're well & enjoying all of snuggles w/ Hans.πŸ₯°

How we design streets determines what's possible re: our relationship to outdoors, community, & health.

Thanks to @minneapolismn.gov for protected bike lanes on 26th & 28th Streets that made this trip feel safe & therefore a real option. 1/3

05.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
Live Nation Concerts
Information to Prepare You for PISSFEST f...

Live Nation Concerts Information to Prepare You for PISSFEST f...

What could possibly prepare me

11.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Is there a more casual, year-round hockey league for kids in the TC? I feel like everything outside of the Park Board program we do in winter is super competitive or involves tons of travel.

11.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

False spring got all of our hopes up

11.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So I should put my studs back on huh

11.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Even those are like $25-$30 nowadays. Feels like a lot.

11.03.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 30335 πŸ” 7526 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 238
Mostly white cat on his back with his mouth open, with black dog above him; both wrestling like idiots

Mostly white cat on his back with his mouth open, with black dog above him; both wrestling like idiots

Waking up to the THIRD round of these dorks playing on the bed right next to me.

11.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/mpls...

11.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And you wonder why the sitting Dems are hated. They lose to a guy who bankrupted casinos. The House Always Wins unless the house is owned by Donald Trump.

And Hakeem and Schumer lose to him at the table every time.

11.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

I just saw that Killswitch Engage is playing here in June - $71! Wild stuff.

11.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My old man opinion is that concerts are way too expensive nowadays.

11.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight!!

10.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

City says no dice, and they’ve now fenced off the little cut through in the dirt too.

10.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno I’m still waiting for Siri to be… anything.

10.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One thing I enjoy about @garethlpowell.bsky.social’s writing style is that he builds out fully formed characters and universes, but in a book that somehow flies by. Jitterbug was a very quick, yet engrossing read. Fun stuff, recommended.

10.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also a lesson that the Apple AI tools are garbage at best still; it feels like they’re really just kinda going through the motions but don’t really buy into AI giving how poor quality they are.

10.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve completely turned off the Apple Intelligence on the Mac now, but dang, what a lesson to me that was.

He clearly liked that it made his writing more complex - and that made it sound more β€œprofessional”. But that also erased his voice completely, and took away what made it a unique piece.

10.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My 9 year old has been writing a book, and I saw a shift in the last week; the new chapters he’s writing are stilted, with complex words and phrases that don’t really make sense in context of his story.

Turns out he started using the AI writing tool to rewrite his writing-but it made it unreadable.

10.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I think if they developed the part of the E Lake Target parking lot along Minnehaha, as well as the remaining lot in front of Aldi, you could put in a mid-block pedestrian crossing and really kickstart downtown Longfellow.

09.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump has also reportedly begun to guess people's shoe sizes to their faces. If this goes wrong, it could potentially be dangerous, menswear writer Derek Guy told the Journal.

"If you have a suit that doesn't fit well, you'll just look bad. But if you have a shoe that doesn't fit well, you can develop physical issues," he said.

Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill in December. His shoes don't appear to fit.

Trump has also reportedly begun to guess people's shoe sizes to their faces. If this goes wrong, it could potentially be dangerous, menswear writer Derek Guy told the Journal. "If you have a suit that doesn't fit well, you'll just look bad. But if you have a shoe that doesn't fit well, you can develop physical issues," he said. Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill in December. His shoes don't appear to fit.

This is the tamest possible quote the Menswear guy has ever given, I swear.

09.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the US, the vast majority of the professionals who procure bike racks (landscape architects, architects, civil engineers, facility managers, etc.) don’t commute by bike. Many don’t test racks before picking a model. This result is therefore no surprise.

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Lawmaker, husband ride e-bike to, and from, baby’s delivery Rep. Katie Jones, a Minneapolis Democrat, and her husband, Peter Schmitt, pedaled to the hospital before and after their son was born.

In Minnesota, we're creating infrastructure to make people feel safe. Everyone should feel included- even baby Hans. πŸ₯°

www.startribune.com/lawmaker-hus...

09.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Nothing derails my day like knowing I have to make a phone call at some point.

09.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I literally spent 10 min this morning laying different ways in bed to see what got sore or didn’t. What a way to live.

09.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I recently entered my mid-40’s, and to celebrate I somehow severely injured a tendon in my arm by sleeping on it wrong.

09.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Katie is the best!!

09.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Forecast for next Sunday showing 10-12” of snow

Forecast for next Sunday showing 10-12” of snow

I simply refuse to believe this.

08.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Today!

08.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0