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I just wrapped up another Poapathon contest to get a design for our Things 4 Good Fall Fundraiser. The designers were amazing, creative, and put forward several options that were great fits for our event. If you need design help it is an amazing resource! 🎨

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I’ve seen a lot of people trying out Mastodon. I use micro.blog and it supports Mastodon, so if you would like to follow my writing follow @jamiethingelstad@mastodon.social and I’ll be in your Mastodon feed.

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Early morning frost on the cattail marsh by County Road 11.

Frost-covered cattails and marsh grasses stretch toward a stand of bare winter trees under a pale gray sky.
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Morning run to MacDaddy’s Donut Garage in Ironton! Bringing back breakfast for the group. 🍩

Smiling man in an orange Columbia puffer jacket taking a selfie next to the illuminated MacDaddys Donut Garage sign at dusk.
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Big Dipper. It is really wild to me that I could get this with my iPhone, handheld. Editing in Darkroom was critical.

Night sky filled with stars including the Big Dipper constellation above a dark silhouette of trees along the horizon.
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Tasty beer flight at Cuyuna Brewing.

Four-beer flight at Cuyuna Brewing on a wood paddle with a card listing Cherry, Cider, Crusher, and Stout
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The Oura Ring detected I was sick before I did. This is what my 2nd round of COVID looked like as it started. It also noted elevated sleeping heart rate.

Bar chart showing body temperature deviation in Fahrenheit with a spike to roughly plus 2 degrees Fahrenheit during a COVID illness period.
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What must be the worst holidays for dogs: Independence Day and loud fireworks, Halloween and frequent doorbell ringing.

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Happy Halloween! Thingelstad pumpkins for 2022!

Two carved jack-o-lanterns glowing on stone porch steps beside a white column, with several small uncarved pumpkins grouped on the lower step.Two glowing carved jack-o-lanterns on stone steps beside decorative gourds in orange, yellow, and pale green

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Carved jack-o-lantern on brick porch steps beside seven small uncarved pumpkins of various shapes and colors.