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We visited the 80’s this afternoon with a trip to the Roller Garden! 😁

Blonde girl on quad roller skates leans forward mid-stride on a wood rink floor, man on inline skates and other skaters blurred behind her. Boy in NASA shirt and woman holding hands roller skating together at an indoor rink with red lights overhead Two adults hold hands and smile while skating on a roller rink with colorful hanging lights and balloons overhead. Smiling girl on inline skates gliding across a roller rink floor lit with colorful lights, other skaters blurred in background Roller skating rink with wood floor, colorful glowing ball decorations hanging from ceiling, and many skaters of various ages
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We had a great morning helping pack over 250 boxes of food at Feed My Starving Children!

Volunteers wearing hairnets pack meal bags at a Feed My Starving Children food-packing event, with blue meal packages covering the foreground table.
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We had a fun time playing the Primetime Showdown at Game Show Battle Rooms last night! Lots of laughs! 🤣 Why couldn’t I think of a vegetable that starts with a “B”? 🙄

Group of seven people celebrating with a trophy at Game Show Battle Rooms, arms raised in victory poses Family of four posing with a large trophy at Game Show Battle Rooms under a Champions screen Dark game show venue with blue lighting, a host at a podium, and a projected Family Feud-style question about industries that work for tips. Game show venue with contestants at lit podiums, a host on stage, and a screen displaying George with a fill-in-the-blank prompt Four people and a child compete at a game show challenge table under blue stage lighting, with a Minute to Win It-style banner behind them.
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My mind was blown tonight when I was introduced to ”fractal” Romanesco broccoli! 🤯🥦

Hand holding a small head of Romanesco broccoli with vivid green fractal-patterned spiral florets
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MHTA Tech Talent 2019

At MHTA Tech Talent event today, participating in panel shortly. Mike McNamara, CIO of Target, kicking it off. Event focused on efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in technology. Looking forward to sharing our progress at SPS Commerce.

Man in dark blazer speaks at a tech•talent event podium, with a large slide showing workplace collaboration photos projected behind him.

Some very insightful data being shared this morning at MHTA Tech Talent event from Deb Broberg of RealTime Talent, Allison Liuzzi of Minnesota Compass Project, Matt Lewis of Make It. MSP.!

Woman presenting at a tech•talent conference podium beside a projected slide showing Minnesota population growth by age group from 1950 to 2070. Man in a suit presenting at a podium at the MHTA Tech Talent conference, with a slide reading People relocate for economic opportunity and meaningful social connections

Improving diversity In tech: York Solutions; Genesis10; Prime Digital Academy; Creating IT Futures; Software Guild; Summit Academy; Minnesota State IT Center of Excellence; Dougherty Family College; Apprenti; Keyot Crew212; Twin Cities Rise; Genesys Works; SciTechsperience

Presenter at a podium speaks at a tech•talent conference beside a slide showing a line graph of unfilled core IT job postings nationally from 2012 to 2017 Large conference room with attendees seated at round tables facing a speaker at a podium flanked by two screens reading There's still not enough tech talent to fill my roles.

It was great to be able to share the impressive work we’ve done at SPS Commerce to make a technology career more inclusive and accessible. A lot of progress and momentum for more! Thanks to Amy Patton for the picture!

Panel discussion on stage at a conference ballroom with audience seated at tables and a slide titled Best-in-Class Workforce Initiatives displayed on screen
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Timberwolves v Kings

Fun to be courtside watching the Timberwolves warmup. 🏀

Players in navy and white uniforms warming up on a hardwood NBA court before a game, with US Bank Arena scoreboard and Budweiser signage visible.

Basketball teams always have impressive pregame experiences. 🏀 🔈

NBA arena filled with fans bathed in blue light during pregame introductions, with a large jumbotron showing a player in an Okogie jersey holding a basketball

Timberwolves v Kings jump ball! 🏀

Jump ball at center court inside Target Center with players from two NBA teams jumping for possession as fans fill the arena.
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With all the amazing computational photography power of an iPhone XS, why can’t it properly expose a picture with a lot of snow? This seems like it should be solvable.

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Tonight was the first time since having a 3D printer that I realized something I was thinking of buying I could instead print. 😏

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Snowy drive in this morning. There are 5 lanes somewhere there. ❄️

Snow-covered 5-lane highway during a blizzard with low visibility, several cars driving cautiously near Exit 12 sign.
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Wild hockey game tonight!

NHL hockey players warming up on red-lit ice at Xcel Energy Center before a Minnesota Wild game, packed arena in background.