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St. Louis River at Jay Cooke State Park.

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Busy morning at 190º Coffee & Tea this morning.

White paper cup of latte with rose-shaped milk foam art on a sunny wood counter at a coffee shop
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Nate Bargatze in Duluth

We had a night full of laughs seeing Nate Bargatze for the first time — and as it happens it was the very first show of his new Big Dumb Eyes tour here in Duluth! The show was completely sold out. Julian McCollough served as host and there were short bits from Steven Rogers, Keith Alberstadt, and Aaron Weber before Nate took the stage for the main event. Hilarious stuff! 🤣

A person is speaking into a microphone on a stage, with an audience seated in the background. Five people are performing on a lit stage in front of a large audience in an indoor arena.
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Seated for Nate Bargatze “Big Dumb Eyes” World Tour at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth. Looking forward to seeing him for the first time.

Packed arena crowd seated around a purple-lit center stage with large hanging speaker arrays and a screen showing a cartoon portrait overhead.
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Duluth / Stairs.

Black metal fire escapes zigzagging across the facades of two brick apartment buildings in Duluth
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End of day #TeamSPS photo at MnTech Tech Connect 2025. Sitting in the chair was by popular demand. 😬😊

Group of about 14 colleagues posing together indoors at a conference, some standing, some kneeling, one seated in a chair at center front.
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Was fun to share the stage with Melissa Flicek and Jenn Zmuda at the final session of MnTech Tech Connect 2025 during the CIO & CTO Panel. Many topics around AI adoption and leading digital transformations.

Four panelists seated in leather chairs on a conference stage beneath a lit MnTech sign, mid-discussion at a technology event.
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Learned a lot at “Economic Update - Tariffs & General Economic Trends” with Matt Haggerty of RSM at MnTech Tech Connect 2025.

55% chance of recession — Economist speak for “very high”. Predicted April will be the last month of positive job growth. Many false signals due to tariff “pull-ins”.

Presenter stands at front of conference room showing a slide titled Tariff-induced recession odds are rising to a seated audience of about 40 attendees.
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Wonderful #TeamSPS group photo at MnTech Tech Connect 2025. Was very sad that I missed the photo — I got talking to people after the morning keynote and completely missed it!

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Fun to see Sam Pierson, TeamSPS alumni, at MnTech Tech Connect 2025. Was cool to hear what their team at Qlik is creating.

Two men smiling together at a conference banquet hall, one in a blue blazer and one wearing a Qlik polo shirt with a name badge.