Fresh Strawberry Tart with Port Glaze
Delicious recipe from a (new?) local Minneapolis food blogger Healthy and Gourmet.
Day Game at Target Field, simply great!
Very nice painting by Michael Birawer at Target Field. It looked about 8 feet wide.
Depressing Phone Tree
“If you are calling regarding a death claim please press 9,
if you are calling regarding a cancer policy please press 5, …”
Double Grilled Cheese Dego
US v. Ghana at Riverview Theater
Today my brother-in-law Hector and I went to the Riverview Theater to check out the US v. Ghana game in the World Cup. I was excited to watch the game and hopeful that the US would get past the round of 16 for the first time. Luckily Hector got there 30 minutes early or we would have been out of the luck. The place was packed.
It’s hard to see the people but there wasn’t an empty seat in the place. People were really into the game. After Ghana took an early lead the room was filled with energy when Donovan took his penalty kick and scored to tie the game.
The game was on another continent, but at that moment, and many other moments, it felt like we were only a bit off the pitch. What a great game, even though we lost.
Flickr, Leaving You in Control
I want to take a moment to applaud Flickr. It
really frustrates me when websites do not give you full control of your
data. I decided that I wanted to start over on Flickr and delete every
picture I have. Some services make this so painful. In Flickr though, it
was just a couple of clearly labeled and easily accessible clicks away.
That took a while, but when it was done I had a blank slate to start with again.
Thank you Flickr for making it very clear that I am in charge of my account and what is there.
Big Green Egg truck spotted in front of Settergren’s Ace Hardware.
Swing Set on the Way!
We are redoing a lot of the outdoor space in the backyard of our new house. We’ve wanted to put in a swing set for Mazie but it was a real challenge to find something that would fit in our standard city lot. It took a lot of creative thinking but we finally figured out a way to make it work and Tammy found a swing set that would fit in the space.
Tammy ordered the unit from CedarWorks. They send a rendered model of the swing set when you order it. Pretty cool.
