I created an official Olson Family Vacation 18 POAP token!

Tammy made a themed scavenger hunt / puzzle for Olson Family Vacation 18. One clue for each year. Everyone had to think hard. Each family won a custom Wicky Thing candle when they discovered the answer, and presents for the kids.

Women’s Soccer is coming to the Twin Cities! ⚽️ I love that this is being openly funded on Wefunder. You can buy a share for $25! Join me as a community owner! $581,253 raised so far.

I decided to try a subscription to Sam Harris so that I can get full episodes of the Making Sense podcast. In addition to previous episodes, his 4-hour conversation with Balaji Srinivasan, The Reckoning to Come, got me to pull the trigger.

Made some random candles tonight testing some scent levels and different burns. 👨🏼‍🔬🕯

Mazie made a Peach Melba Pie today. “I’M A PIE” 🤤🥧

We went to Canterbury Park to watch some horse racing today. We didn’t know it, but they also had Basset Hounds racing for fun which was a blast to watch.

Race 3 featured Bit Coiner. Bit Coiner won the race. An omen, HODL your Bitcoin!

After our visit to Saratoga Race Course I understood much more what was happening and how to read all the information.

We went to the Minnesota State Fair today. My brother and his family were in town and we decided to go early so that we could avoid as much of any crowd as possible. We started at 8am and left around noon. It was fun to do some of our normal traditions, and there weren’t that many people at that time.

After months of little to no rain, it comes in buckets.

Just helped my brother escape his overpriced and bloated hosted email service and move his custom domain and all saved mail to Fastmail. 🤩

We visited the Van Gogh Experience and we all enjoyed it. It is an immersive experience built on Van Gogh’s artwork. I found it very captivating and engaging. My only complaint was the lack of seating. It was a long time to sit on a cement floor. I might consider going again and watching it a couple of times.

I’m a huge fan of Cook. Crazy big pay day. $750M. 💰

Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, received more than 5m shares in the firm and sold most of them, pocketing over $750m this week. The stock grant—part of a compensation package set in 2011—was contingent on the tech firm meeting various financial targets, which it did. Under Mr Cook’s tenure, Apple’s market capitalisation has risen more than seven-fold. — Economist Espresso, Saturday, August 28.

I first heard of Rivian via The Long Way Up. Their trucks look pretty amazing. The valuation seems crazy high, but this might be a good investment still.

Rivian, a California-based electric-vehicle startup, filed confidentially for a public listing, seeking a valuation between $70bn and $80bn. Among its planned offerings are a sport-utility vehicle and a pick-up truck. Like Tesla, it wants to bypass dealerships and sell directly to customers. Deliveries were meant to start in June but have been delayed due to the pandemic. — Economist Espresso, Saturday, August 28.

What do you do when a hard rain comes right as you put the smash burgers on the flat top? Get the umbrellas! ☔️

Our garden at the lake has gone wild! The tomatoes have pulled their cages out of the dirt! The tomatoes and squash are escaping to take over the yard. The strawberries are sending advanced troops out of the beds. Order must be restored. 🚨

I’ve been experimenting with Literal.club to connect and discover books and reading connections. If you are on Literal, I am jthingelstad. Lets connect! 📚

Getting ready for our biggest Wicky Thing candle project! 110 lbs of soy wax. 144 vessels. 🤩 Lots of Wooden Wick boxes.

Just upgraded both of my Synology DS416 to DSM 7.0! Looks like a nice upgrade, with some configuration stuff to work through. ✨

We got our pottery shipment from Express Yourself Art Barn in Saugatuck today. When we finished our stuff was ready to go in the kiln. I love how everything turned out! 🤩