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Downtown Minneapolis in golden light from the rooftop of the Hewing.

Rooftop bar patio at the Hewing Hotel at sunset with guests dining and the Minneapolis skyline glowing golden behind them.
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We saw The New Standards play tonight outside on the rooftop of the Hewing tonight. They did a good performance as always but while the venue had promise the execution was difficult. There seemed to be more people there than the space could really handle or the bar could serve.

Jazz trio performing on a rooftop terrace at dusk with city skyline behind them playing keyboard upright bass and vibraphone

See list of The New Standards shows.

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I made it out to the pontoon to get the cover back up, replace a cover pole, and get the ponding water off the cover. Mission successful. There is still a bit over a foot of water above the dock. The boat still is floating and not on the Sea Legs yet.

Man in sun hat, life vest, and rubber boots stands on flooded lake steps holding a pole, with a pontoon boat behind him. Premier pontoon boat docked under an aluminum boat lift shelter, floating in green algae-covered floodwater near a wooded shoreline. Premier pontoon boat covered in black canvas sitting in a boat lift on a flooded shoreline covered with bright green algae and aquatic weeds.
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I picked up four of these Weatherproof Electrical Connection Boxes to keep connectors safe outside at the lake, power and USB. Seems like a great solution.

Hand holding an open gray weatherproof electrical connection box outdoors, with cables routed through sealed entry points on each end. Gray weatherproof electrical connection box with a latch enclosing cable connectors, sitting on concrete outdoors with plants in the background.
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Mazie took this fun handheld time-lapse of me making a round of smash burgers tonight. 🍔

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When you want to watch France 🇫🇷 and Portugal 🇵🇹 in the Euros 2024 quarterfinals but you also want to be in the pool! ⚽️💦

Adults and children gathered at a backyard pool edge watching a tablet screen on a sunny day, with pool noodles and a Sonos speaker nearby.
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The Channel Inn had an amazing fireworks show tonight! We drove over and watched through the glass roof in the Model Y. Then we drove to a home that had an amazing show as well. 🎆🇺🇸🤩

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Just realized that the Ubiquiti U6 Long-Range access points I’m using at the cabin need PoE+ (30W) and I’ve been using PoE-af (15W) injectors. May explain some of the odd performance I’ve been seeing. Two U-PoE-at adapters ordered!

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Knee high by the 4th of July? ✅

Lush green corn stalks filling a large midwestern farm field under a partly cloudy summer sky with trees in the distance.
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Transferred the pork butts to the Big Green Egg after 21 hours on the Sous Vides. Time for smoke and developing bark.

Three seasoned pork butts resting on the grill grate of a Big Green Egg kamado smoker, lid open, outdoors.