Anderson Center Sculpture Garden

We visited the Anderson Center Sculpture Garden today in Red Wing. First time we had been there and it was a fun way to enjoy such a nice day.

Large rusted steel seesaw sculpture balancing a flat panel on one end and a chair on the other, displayed on a grassy field Large red steel sculpture of angular beams and plates stands on a grassy lawn under a cloudy sky Large red metal loop sculpture with blue organic forms on a grassy lawn among bare winter trees with hills behind Large abstract steel sculpture with blue peeling paint revealing rust, set on a grass lawn with bare trees in the background.

We had a nice easy hike along the Cannon River by Red Wing today. We also got delicious pizza at Red Wing Brewing and pie at Stockholm Pie in Red Wing. Fun day trip to Red Wing.

Family of four with a fluffy white goldendoodle puppy posing for a selfie on a wooded trail in early spring.

Another great Peloton spin class with fellow #TeamSPS members this morning — 30 min 80s Rock Ride! #FitByFifty 🚴‍♂️

It turns out micro.blog is a pretty excellent live blogging solution. If you use the website you can append repeatedly to a post and just hit publish whenever you want to update. Open another tab for uploading photos and you can do that as well. The post is updated within a few seconds of hitting update. 💭

I wonder if you could pop a little Javascript into the post to automatically reload the post page every couple of minutes. 🤔

(mini) Minnebar

Attending (mini) Minnebar this morning, the very first online Minnebar! It is awesome to see minnestar pivoting to further its mission during the Covid-19 pandemic. 👏

Dan Lew’s opening session on “What Tech Can Do About Climate Change” was a great way to get started.

Crowdcast livestream of a presentation slide showing an energy forecast chart predicting ICT electricity demand through 2030, with live chat visible on the right

Of course very proud that SPS Commerce is a terabyte supporter! 💙

Crowdcast browser window showing a live online event with SPS Commerce terabyte sponsor slide and a chat sidebar with 281 attendees

This is my first time using Crowdcast and the experience is very good. 👏

Joe Karlsson with “An Introduction To IoT (Internet of Toilets 🚽); Or How I Built an IoT Kitty Litter Box Using JavaScript”. Fun to see the interesting projects he’s doing. Predicts we will see this continuing to grow. For sure! 👍

Having Minnebar online is an interesting tradeoff. Something I could never do that I just did, was send the link to a number of friends, none in the Twin Cities, and suggest they sign on. There is a big inclusivity win with events moving online. 🤔

Kisha Delain with “Pair programming: Supporting Your Jr Devs Right”. It is so great to see #TeamSPS presenting at Minnebar! Kisha brought some great observations on what works to make pairing work well, which is one of the most critical ways that developers learn. 💻

Crowdcast livestream of a presentation slide reading Who am I with a photo of a blue-haired person wearing glasses, bullet points listing their background as an associate software engineer and

It is interesting to me that online events tend to have a structured method for facilitating Q&A from the audience. This is one of the things that seems to work way better in online events. Asking questions in an auditorium with 500 people is almost always a bust.

… due to other commitments I had to cut out after the first three talks. I really enjoyed this Minnebar and can’t wait to see the next iterations of events from minnestar like this! They even made the playlist available if you dug the tunes! 🎶

See also Minnebar collection.

SPS Commerce Celebrates 10th Anniversary as Public Company

Yesterday #TeamSPS celebrated our 10th anniversary of going public on the NASDAQ. To celebrate team members shared pictures of themselves in SPS gear. I switched shirts many times throughout the day! We also published a video on LinkedIn and on Twitter with everyones pictures.

It is so great to see all of the #TeamSPS pride on display, and all the little kids and pets in SPS gear as well! 👏

Smiling man taking a selfie in a kitchen wearing a dark SPS Commerce t-shirt with a colorful infinity symbol logo reading 1 equals infinity Man wearing wireless headphones and a dark gray SPS Commerce t-shirt with colorful geometric shapes, smiling at the camera Man giving thumbs up wearing a black SPS Commerce Cyberweek 2017 t-shirt, standing in a home office with a Mac and shelves of toys. Man wearing headphones and a black Tech Jam 2017 t-shirt smiles at camera in a home office with childrens art on the wall. Man giving a thumbs up wearing a black CodeDay x SPS Commerce t-shirt, standing in a home with framed children's artwork on the wall. Smiling man wearing a black Tech Jam t-shirt stands in front of a colorful cartoon mural of children and mountains. Man smiling indoors wearing a black Keep Calm and Hyper Care t-shirt, colorful cartoon mural of children and mountains behind him. Smiling man pointing at his black t-shirt printed with a pink armored robot character, standing in front of colorful pop-art painting Collection of SPS Commerce branded t-shirts and two black backpacks spread across a bed, with an open laptop showing a video call in the center.

We weren’t able to get our backyard fencing completed before we got Lucky, so we have erected this barrier that is so far holding her in. Fence company is hoping to get here in a week or two. 🤞

Side yard with an AC unit, kayaks, and outdoor gear leaning against a wooden fence forming a makeshift barrier near a brick house.

Lucky figuring out how to stand on her hind legs and look out the window.

White fluffy dog standing on hind legs at a large window, looking outside, surrounded by small guitars and a ukulele.

Tammy is on FaceTime call with sister.

Mazie is on Zoom call with Piano teacher.

Tyler is on FaceTime call with friend while playing Minecraft together online.

Thank you broadband!

First smash burgers of the year! Delicious. 🍔

Man in Minnesota hoodie and Alaska Railroad apron cooking smash burgers and toasting buns on an outdoor flat top griddle