Mazie is planting the garden She loves to garden and commune with the plants. The strawberries and blueberries did well over the winter.

Boat Day Selfie

  1. Cold morning requiring hat, jackets, and gloves on May 21.
  2. This may the most Minnesotan picture of me.
  3. I think I look a bit like my Grandpa Ardell.

It is Boat Day 2022! Got the pontoon from LaCanne’s, went under I-35, up the Cannon River, through Wells Lake, and then home to Cannon Lake. Cold morning.

Lots of hail and heavy rain showed up out of nowhere in Downtown Minneapolis.

I’ve been exploring various “noun” crypto projects recently. When I found The Internoun Project I decided to grab the Wikipedia noun for my collection. I’m a big fan and supporter of Wikipedia.

Firmware upgrades are the best. 🤓

Gorgeous night for some Minnesota Twins baseball! ⚾️

We had a fun time shooting Nerf pellets at each other in various games at Urban Tactical Combat today.

I just sent issue 219 of the Weekly Thing, which also marks the Five Year anniversary! It is also my first issue back after an unscheduled break. It was fun to get things going again. Subscribers got a PAOP token to mark the occasion.

At Children’s Theatre Company for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical! Tyler is a big fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

I’m the top collector on Nifty Ink. I just have so much fun here. It is one of my favorite web3 sites.

Very intense thunderstorms tonight. Knocked power out for an hour and still counting. AT&T internet service stopped working but just came back.

Outdoor sculpture at Hermitage Farm in Kentucky. Delicious Mother’s Day brunch at Barn8.

Atwood Farms, Kentucky.

Good morning from Goshen, KY. Horse country. Beautiful.

Kentucky Derby Bets

Race 6

  • Gun It (5) to Place

Race 7

  • Doppelgänger (10) to Show

Race 8

  • Bells the One (6) to Win
  • Kimini (4) to Win

Race 11

  • Public Sector (3) to Show
  • Kentucky Ghost (9) to Show

Race 12 — 148th Kentucky Derby

  • Zandon (10) to Show 💰
  • Zandon (10) to Win
  • Cyberknife (16) to Show
  • Smile Happy (5) to Show
  • Simplification (13) to Show

This was a very unique place to stay before going to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. Woke up in the Airstream to the sound of horses neighing.

Race 7, Churchill Downs. Win for Jack Christopher!