I liked the contrast of the trees and organic waiting to bloom now that the snow is gone with the concrete and graffiti.
Nice Saturday morning in St. Paul: Hot Hands for delicious Chicken Pot Pie. Roots Roasting for a delightful cup of coffee. A nice walk in Hidden Falls Regional Park.
Complete Collection of 612 Series
One of my favorite NFT projects is the 612 Series by Erik Halaas of StayNftyMpls. I like that it is a local project, made by a local artist, and the landmarks are nearly all places that I have been to and have distinct memories of.
I decided that I wanted to get a complete collection of all 32 landmarks.
The rarest one of these is Al’s Breakfast, which there are only 2 of, so it is unlikely there will be any other complete collections of this series.
A big thank you to my bro-in-law Hector for nabbing me one of the first run NFTy FIGs of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Mine is 619 of 5,000.
It is a model of BAYC #7663 which was last sold for 62 ETH on Feb 25, 2022.
I dig it. 💛
We took a quick trip to Grand Rapids to see Annie Jr. at the Reif Center. Our nephew was playing one of the main roles. The performance was great. They had 70 kids as orphans which made for awesome orphanage scenes. A fabulous time for all!
The several inches of snow last night is a big April Fools joke right? If we just wait a while we will get a big laugh and it will disappear? 😬
Building on Dreams — Avenues for Youth
Tammy and I had a good evening at the 10th Annual Building on Dreams fundraiser for Avenues for Youth. Shayla Reaves was emcee with Katherine Meerse of Avenues giving the main message of the evening, as well as Princess Titus, the Co-Founder of Appetite for Change sharing the impact that Avenues has had. Amazing choral performances from Known MPLS bookended the evening. This organization was new to Tammy and I and we were very impressed with the good work and results they are having. Donate here!
Minnebar 17 StayNftyMpls 612 Series Giveaway
Minnebar 17 is coming up on April 22nd! For the first time ever, there will be Minnebar 17 POAPs given to all attendees, presenters, and organizers. I am excited to share that there will also be a free POAP Raffle in partnership with StayNftyMpls for everyone that collects any of the event POAPs.
StayNftyMpls is a supportive community that shares, celebrates, and encourages the creativity of our community by exploring and leveraging NFTs and blockchain technology. Erik Halaas started StayNftyMpls and launched the 612 Series (also on OpenSea) as its first collection.
The 612 Series highlights landmarks around the Twin Cities area — places that many of us have memories and stories to share about. This is a local project, with local landmarks, from a local artist!
This is all completely free and for fun! And there will be thirty-two winners!
The thirty-two 612 Series collectibles are currently in the raffle.Minnebar.eth wallet. The raffle will draw 32 winners at 4:45pm on Saturday, April 22nd. The winners will be given items from the 612 Series as follows:
- 113 Al’s Breakfast (1 of 2) contributed from thingelstad.eth
- 015 Midtown Global Market (1 of 8)
- 099 Wells Fargo Center (1 of 8)
- 137 Grain Belt Sign (1 of 8)
- 244 Foshay Tower (1 of 8)
- 277 Goldy (1 of 8)
- 368 Capella Tower (1 of 8)
- 432 Riverside Plaza (1 of 8)
- 437 Gold Medal Building (1 of 8)
- 451 Target Headquarters (1 of 8)
- 493 IDS Tower (1 of 8)
- 609 Northrup Chair (1 of 8)
- 197 Campbell Mithun Tower (1 of 9)
- 294 Martin Olav Sabo Bridge (1 of 19)
- 538 Washington Avenue Bridge (1 of 23)
- 346 Basilica (1 of 24)
- 473 Lake Nokomis (1 of 24)
- 522 Bde Maka Ska (1 of 24)
- 564 Lake Hiawatha (1 of 24)
- 416 Minnehaha Falls (1 of 25)
- 111 35W Bridge (1 of 28)
- 207 Lake Harriet (1 of 28)
- 396 Lake of the Isles (1 of 28)
- 401 Hennepin Ave Bridge (1 of 28)
- 555 Cherry and Spoon (1 of 29)
- 118 Guthrie (1 of 32)
- 212 The Walker (1 of 32)
- 275 Stone Arch Bridge (1 of 32)
- 299 Lowry Ave Bridge (1 of 32)
- 349 Witches Tower (1 of 32)
- 509 Lowry Ave Bridge (1 of 32)
- 128 MIA (1 of 36)
Once the raffle is completed, each item will be transfered to the respective winners from raffle.Minnebar.eth within three days. No action is required.
Tyler has been doing some coding projects and is liking it so I ordered some books to help him along: Coding for Kids: Python and Coding Projects in Scratch. And same as I did with Mazie, sharing my enthusiasm about GTD with Getting Things Done for Teens.
We watched Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle tonight and thought it was really fun. Better movie than I expected. Plenty of good laughs and fun action. 🍿
I’m digging these Women Cryptologists of World War II Stamps.
During World War II, some 11,000 women labored day and night, helping to process and decipher an endless stream of enemy military messages. Their work was by turns frustrating and exhilarating—and one of the conflict’s best-kept secrets. With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service honors all of the women cryptologists of World War II, whose service played an inestimable role in the Allied victory.
Our 2022 Family Yearbook has arrived! This is the fifteenth book that Tammy has created. Everyone treasures them. 💗
New York 2023 - Day 3
Partial day: 10,069 steps. 4.6 miles.
- Pack bags and checkout of Arlo Midtown.
- Breakfast at Andrews NYC.
- Walk the Highline.
- Attempted Milk Bar but location was closed.
- Cab back to Arlo Midtown to get bags.
- Walk to Angelo’s Paris to get macarons to bring home.
- Cab from Angelo’s to LGA Terminal C
- Pizza for lunch at Sunday Supper.
- On time departure on DL1529 to Minneapolis.
We finished our weekend in New York with a walk down the High Line. This is one of my favorite experiences in NYC.
Other times on the High Line: 2012, 2018, 2023 (Tyler and I), 2023 (Tammy and I), and 2023 (Family).
New York 2023 - Day 2
21,964 steps. 11.48 miles.
- Andrew’s NYC for breakfast but too busy.
- Paris Baguette for mochi donut.
- Angelina for absolutly perfect macarons. Wow.
- Blue Bottle for cappuccino.
- Blocked by NYC Half-Marathon.
- Take R train to 57th Street.
- Nintendo Store for tons of shopping.
- Apple Store on 5th Avenue.
- Walked along Central Park
- Angelos Pizza.
- Southbound Q train to 28th Street.
- Milk Bar flagship store for Birthday Cake, Cereal Milk soft serve, and Confetti Cookie.
- Museum of Mathematics.
- Cab to Arlo Midtown.
- Walk to meet up with Hadar & Lois.
- Fabulous dinner with Hadar & Lois at El Rio Grande.
- Walk to Exit Escape Room NYC.
- Beat the Sugar Rush room!
- Walk to Times Square.
- Europan Cafe for crepes.
- Walk back to Arlo Midtown.
Tyler and I successfully solved the Sugar Rush room at Exit Escape Room NYC! We had 3m 3s time remaining on the clock. Doing puzzle rooms with just two people isn’t easy but we got it!
Nintendo NY
One of our must stop places for Tyler and I in New York was Nintendo New York! We got here on Sunday right at 11a when they opened. The store is filled with cool Nintendo history, characters, games, and of course plenty of gear to buy. We shopped and roamed around for 90 minutes taking it all in, including selfies with Link and Bowser.
New York 2023 - Day 1
19,922 steps. 10.01 miles.
- Bagels at Liberty Bagel.
- Taxi to Battery Park.
- Ferry to Liberty Island.
- Visit Statue of Liberty and Pedastal.
- Ferry to Ellis island.
- Ellis Island to look up Josef Gins on manifest.
- Fairy to Manhattan.
- Nutella crêpe from truck in Battery Park.
- Snack at Siena Bakehouse.
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
- Coffee and Hot Cocoa at Blue Bottle.
- Take 1 Train Northbound to 42nd-Times Square.
- Dinner at Shake Shack.
- Pit stop at Arlo Hotel.
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Tyler and I visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. It is strange to experience things that are so vivid in my mind but are things that happened before Tyler was born. This is all history to him. Everything is so well done here. I strongly recommend experiencing it.
I would not do well on this elevator. 💀
