Fargo from the 13th floor of the amazing Jasper Hotel.

Aerial view of downtown Fargo North Dakota showing rooftops brick buildings a blue water tower and tree-lined streets stretching to the horizon

Took Tesla to Fargo for concert so using the Superchargers today. Mazie getting some lunges in while we charge.

Young woman kneeling beside a silver Tesla Model 3 at a busy Tesla Supercharger station with red Teslas charging nearby.

reMarkable

I got a reMarkable 2. ✍️

Handwritten journal entry on lined paper about first impressions of the reMarkable paper tablet device

We had our SPS Company Meeting at Orchestra Hall for the first time. It was a great venue and we had our annual Summer Picnic to follow. Such a cool space right in downtown Minneapolis.

It was also Archie’s last company meeting before retiring in October. He got a long standing ovation! 👏

Packed auditorium at Orchestra Hall with hundreds of attendees seated facing a stage screen displaying a Happy 15-Year Anniversary slide. A packed auditorium audience gives a standing ovation, clapping in the main floor and upper balconies of a large concert hall. Large crowd of people mingling outdoors on a plaza in downtown Minneapolis during a company summer picnic Digital sign in a hallway displaying SPS Q3 2023 Company Meeting at 2:30pm and Picnic on the Plaza at 3:30pm, with employees walking past

Tyler's 1:1 with Archie

A few weeks ago Tyler was saying how cool it would be to have a 1:1 with Archie Black, our CEO. I shared that with Archie and he said he’d be happy to do that, but we should do lunch instead.

So today Tyler came to work with me and Archie, Tyler, and I went to the Minneapolis Club for lunch. Tyler had a number of questions and Archie did as well for him.

This picture was taken in Archie’s office before we left for lunch. He asked Tyler what his favorite sport was and of course he said soccer. Archie searched around and found one soccer ball he had (Chelsea) and gave Tyler that.

Tall man in a plaid blazer stands with a young boy in a suit holding a Chelsea FC soccer ball in a sports-memorabilia-filled office

Tyler seemed pretty comfortable in my office!

Blond-haired young person in a blazer working on a sticker-covered laptop at a large desk in a city office

Delicious August lunch: Black Krim tomatoes, sliced mozzarella, Olive Oil we brought back from Italy, salt & pepper. 🍅

Caprese salad on a white plate with sliced heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper.

We watched Pink: All I Know So Far tonight as a warmup to seeing Pink with Brandi Carlile opening in Fargo next weekend.

Movie poster for Pink All I Know So Far an Amazon Original Movie streaming May 21 on Prime Video

Chilling in swing as sun goes down at Farmhilly.

Two kids sitting together on a large rope tree swing in a green sunlit backyard at dusk.

Farmhilly 8

My friend, and fellow Minnestar Catalyzer, Adrienne Peirce has this amazing house that sits on eight acres of land, and they host an annual event with bands playing all day, fun things for kids, yard games, food, and chill vibes to hang out in all day long. In all the years they have been hosting Farmhilly, we’ve never been able to attend, until this year. We finally got to attned Farmhilly 8 and had a nice chill afternoon with music, great weather, and the longest game of cornhole ever (the boys prevailed 21-20!).

Two musicians perform on an outdoor wooden stage beneath a Farmhilly banner, surrounded by speakers, lights, and amplifiers, with trees behind them. Fallen dead tree with gnarled branches in a grassy yard where people gather under canopy tents near a white farmhouse Massive old oak tree with sprawling branches on a green lawn, a person sitting on a rope swing hanging from one branch Two people toss bean bags in a cornhole game on a grassy lawn, with a painted ladybug board in the foreground and trees behind. Small crowd seated on a log and standing on a grassy hillside watching a guitarist perform on a covered outdoor stage labeled farmhilly Wood slice craft discs decorated with paint, beads, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners displayed on a white board at an outdoor event Schedule stapled to a tree listing 10 bands performing from 1:30 to 9:00pm with a pizza break at 5:30