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Enjoyed Ron’s Gone Wrong tonight. It was a super fun movie, with a good story, and a good criticism of social apps and kids. Plus Ron was an awesome character. 🍿

Movie poster for Ron's Gone Wrong featuring a glowing robot with pixel eyes wearing a knit beanie hat
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The Omicron variant is spreading at an incredible rate. 👀 Via The New York Times (Jan 7, 2022).

U.S. COVID-19 cases chart showing a dramatic spike near Jan 2022 dwarfing all prior peaks, with tests, hospitalizations, and deaths also rising.US county-level choropleth map showing widespread dark red Covid-19 case surge across nearly all regions in January 2022.

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At SPS one of our engineers started a thread for everyone to share their “Frequently Used” emoji from Slack. It was really fun and interesting to see the themes across different peoples suggestions. Here are mine.

Slack emoji picker showing Frequently Used section with thumbs up, raised hands, checkmark, party popper, 100, laughing face, crossed fingers, panda, US flag, cake, and other common emojis
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I got really lucky on my first Wordle.

Wordle 200 2/6

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See collection of Wordle game.

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664 days into the COVID-19 pandemic and I got it. 😞 Two days after significant exposure. Fully vaccinated and boosted. Symptoms are congestion, low energy levels, tired. No coughing or headache. Taste and smell just fine.

BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card by Abbott showing a positive result with two red lines visible in the test window.
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We just barely beat the new Robot Rampage room at Trapped Puzzle Rooms in St. Paul. 59m 36s. Whew! It was a fun room! Room 38!

Family of four wearing masks holds a Robot Rampage escape room sign showing a time of 59 minutes 36 seconds at Trapped Puzzle Rooms.
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We had a fabulous hike in the snow at Wood-Rill SNA today.

Family of four smiling in a snowy wooded area, two adults and two children wearing winter hats and jackets on a sunny day.Two children in winter coats and hats run along a snowy boardwalk trail through bare trees, chased by a fluffy white dog.Person in a blue jacket and pink hat walks a white dog through a snow-covered forest of bare winter trees under a clear blue sky.Snow-covered forest floor with bare deciduous trees casting long shadows under a bright winter sun and clear blue sky.White fluffy dog sitting inside a snow-dusted stick fort in a snowy winter forest with bare treesMan in black jacket and beanie crouching behind a fluffy white dog wearing a harness, both posed in a snowy woodland setting.

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Family selfie on my big birthday! 5️⃣0️⃣

Family of four smiling together at a birthday celebration indoors, holding a fluffy white dog, with colorful hanging decorations above.
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The Big 5 O Song!

Tammy surprised me with an amazing gift for my 50th Birthday today — my very own song! A full on rock song for me featuring the family. I love it! It is on YouTube but is also published on Apple Music and Spotify!

Song by Songlorious! 🎶

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My daughter has a great way of framing my big birthday! 🤣

Thomas the Tank Engine 80th Sodor Railway badge with a handwritten note reading See, 50 isn't so bad after all!!