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Snowshoeing in the Park

Mazie and I put on our snow shoes and went for a loop around Minnehaha Creek West Park and down Minnehaha Creek. Great day for snowshoes!

We stopped for a quick photo on our way to see the Huge Snowman!

Young girl in red snowsuit and pink hat standing on snowshoes in a snowy park with bare trees behind her Man in red and black jacket and red hat standing on snowshoes in a snowy wooded park on a sunny winter day

Mazie was a pretty big fan of her snowshoes.

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One Hour of Cardboard

This wasn’t a record, but pretty close. That’s one hour of cutting and tying into bundles.

And, even though we had some warm days, my snow shelf is mostly intact still.

Flattened cardboard boxes bundled with twine stacked against a house siding beside blue recycling bins, sitting on a snow shelf in winter
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Huge Snowman

Some people in our neighborhood build a huge snowman in the park every winter. Mazie stood next to it for scale. The nose is a traffic cone. Awesome!

You can see this for yourself if you drive down Penn Ave at night and look east as you cross over Minnehaha Creek. They light it up at night so it stands out really well. I’m going to go and photograph it some evening.

Child in pink snowsuit standing beside a massive three-ball snowman with a top hat, glasses, red scarf, and traffic-cone nose in a snowy park
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The Mountain Boy Sleds I ordered have arrived. The sled pads are attached and ready to rocket down the sledding hill this weekend.

Long wooden dog sled with red foam pad and red rope handle resting on a snow-covered surface outdoors Wooden Mountain Boy sled with red padded cushion strapped in place, resting on snow outdoors near bare trees.
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TRON: Legacy

We saw the new TRON movie tonight as part of my birthday fun. In short, it was great.

IMAX promotional poster featuring a glowing cyan light cycle with a rider in a black suit on a dark reflective surface.
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Happy Birthday: MacBook Air

Apple MacBook Air laptop open and facing forward showing Mac OS X desktop with colorful aurora wallpaper and app dock

I’m writing this blog post on my super light, super fast, and super tiny 11" MacBook Air. Thanks to Tammy, my Mom & Kurt, and my sister Alona I got a really nice surprise for my birthday.

I was very impressed with this laptop when I first saw one and I had thought of all the times when an Air would be so nice to have. Notably, you couldn’t have a better bus laptop or blogging and surfing on the couch.

I’ll be installing software for a while now. 🙂

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Tyler helped Dad unload the dishwasher this morning. Chase’s lack on an opposable thumb made him much less helpful.

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Getting ready for New Year’s Eve Bistecca alla Fiorentina.

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Spotted the KBS Pro Cycling team having lunch at Yum! Bakery.

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Just ordered some huge porterhouse steaks from Clancey’s for upcoming dinner with Mike Rock and family.