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The dentist let me check out the machine that milled my crown from a block of porcelain. The 3D scanning and modeling software was very impressive too. 🦷

CAD/CAM milling machine screen showing a 3D rendered porcelain dental crown with a progress bar and 12 minutes remaining.Dental milling machine cutting a pink porcelain crown block with brass drill bits and water spray inside the milling chamber

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We saw Tina Schlieske at the Aster Cafe tonight. Intimate evening of new material. Unfortunately had the 2nd worst seat in the house. Otherwise was very good. 🎶

Live band performing on a small dimly lit stage in a brick-walled venue at night, guitarist and vocalist in white shirt at a microphone with drummer behind
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Just queued up the first issue of my Weekly Thing newsletter that will go out via Buttondown! I’m very excited about the improvements I made over my winter break! I think it’s well worth subscribing too! 😎

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A bunch of #TeamSPS volunteered to demo multiple rooms at Erik’s Ranch & Retreats as they get ready to renovate them. Hard work! Great organization! Give Back!

Group of SPS Commerce volunteers posing together indoors after helping demo rooms at Eriks Ranch and RetreatsThree volunteers wearing dust masks clean up debris in a gutted room with exposed metal framing and a concrete floor.Woman in safety glasses and SPS Commerce shirt stands beside a shopping cart overflowing with demolished drywall scraps inside a building under renovation.Two volunteers demolishing drywall in a room with a sledgehammer, debris scattered across the floor during a renovation project.

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Easiest way to make customers not feel valued? Address communication with “Dear Valued Customer”. 😏

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Outdoor fun at Central Park Ice Skating Loop. ⛸

Six people in winter coats and hats leaning on a railing at an outdoor ice skating rink on a sunny day
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We took turns hitting a couple hundred balls at Batting Cages of Minnesota. ⚾️

Woman in a red batting helmet swinging a baseball bat at an indoor batting cage with balls scattered across the turf floor.
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We had a great time at the Mediterranean Small Plates class at Kitchen Window. It was the first party-style participation class we’ve taken and it was a lot of fun!

Group of adults in aprons listening to a chef instructor during a cooking class in a well-equipped demonstration kitchenTwo men in Kitchen Window cooking class aprons toasting with glasses of red wine at a cooking eventWoman in white apron smiling at camera while cooking meat in a pan on a gas stove at a Kitchen Window cooking class

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Just finished Season 2 of Succession! Some awesome TV. Can’t wait for Season 3!

Succession Season 2 HBO promotional poster showing seven people seated at a cracked marble dining table with an older man standing at the head.
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We went to Parasite tonight. Wikipedia calls it a “black comedy drama thriller”. Very original story, good movie. 🎬

Movie poster for Parasite directed by Bong Joon Ho showing four people on a lawn and patio of a modern house