When looking for our EV, we had a strict length limit due to our off street parking situation. It really helped in narrowing down our choices because even in the EV market the cars are huge.

My crown popped off while I was chewing on my breakfast: a coffee nip. Old people problems, I guess.

Trees in the Asylum Garden - 1889 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14691

Two Women, 1929 #naveart #frida

She’s worked for months to get up here by herself.

We have a pretty significant stucco issue that hopefully we can have repaired instead of redoing the whole house. Anyone have a recommendation for a stucco repair company in Minneapolis?

'White cat' by Maud Lewis (1903 - 1970 ), Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia #womensart

Four months for driving drunk and killing someone. Over twice the legal limit. Want to get away nearly punishment free for murder? Kill someone with your car. www.startribune.com/brother-plea...

Just saved $20 on a $145 grocery bill, including a BOGO pound of coffee by remembering to do this. Thanks Jenny!

The swiftly approaching end of JD Vance's political career is going to be absolutely spectacular to watch.

DREAMING OF H-MART: A company linked to the popular Korean grocery just bought the former Cub Foods site at the Midway Marketplace on University Avenue -- as well as the former Walmart building. What does that mean? It means $16.5 million just changed hands. www.twincities.com/2026/06/17/s...

Shorts update: they have departed from and returned to Lexington twice more. I do not believe I am ever going to get them.

I wish the federal government would just leave Minnesota the fuck alone

Vodka. I can drink it if it is completely masked by something like a Bloody Mary, but even then I much prefer tequila. Or lately, give me all the NA choices.

You know that feeling when you have a high fever and your skin gets super sensitive and any touch is uncomfortable? It’s called allodynia and I’ve had that over most of my body for the last three days as a side effect of a dosage increase of a drug I’ve been taking for three years. It really sucks.

On Wednesday, the shorts I bought online arrived in the Minneapolis Distribution Center. Today, it is leaving from Lexington KY. I really wanted to wear the shorts today. 😭 I would have just drove to Bloomington to buy the stupid shorts, but my coupon was online only.

Highly recommend the Wonderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo.

At a coffee shop playing Tom’s Diner. Earlier we were at a skate park with kids wearing Nirvana, Misfits, and Green Day tees with baggie jeans. It’s weird that my teens/early 20s are cool.

This kind of lame, grumpy thinking should walk into the lake. “Lots of people like this thing i think is lame.” Literally who cares. Go make something cool yourself

My kid got her first library card today and she’s so excited. I hope she holds on to and uses this one into adulthood. Her signature is just perfect.

Day three of vacation. Plan today was packing up campsite and more swimming. Which would have been wet and cold. Instead we are at one of the big suburban libraries which is warm, dry and fun.

The small hole in our tent that turned into a big hole that caused us a very wet night.

Small hole in the rain fly means very wet family in the tent. Not sure what our next step is. Suppose there isn’t much you can do at 3am.

Camping in the far Western suburbs. Only one other tent in our loop and they left for dinner. It would be wonderful if we weren’t 50 feet from a very busy county road with many semis. Hoping it quiets after rush hour.

My beagle has killed two rabbits in two days. I’m worried that there is more coming, and unfortunately we are going camping and I don’t think the housesitter will be up to dealing with the remains. Not sure what to do…

Are you a Twin Cities area adult who doesn't know how to swim? This summer there are drop-in lessons for adults, on Fridays, 6-7 p.m. at the Highland Park Aquatic Center. $10/week, no registration required. www.stpaul.gov/departments/...

PreK Graduate!

Someone just flew by our house going 60+MPH. Police car was following shortly behind. I thought we weren’t doing police chases anymore.

A person on my team is eight years older than me. She is a great-grandmother. I have a five year old. Life is wild and time has no meaning.

Few people ever find a niche passion that intersects with a niche talent and at an age when they’re unapologetic about both. Before the world says “you should be embarrassed.” He’s gonna end up being a world renowned ornithological researcher or educator.

I am in the middle of a ridiculously busy week, which ends with PreK Graduation and the teacher's retirement party the next day. Then? Nothing. No more tennis, no more swimming, no more tumbling. My husband works about 50% less. Summer is here!!!

What are we even doing anymore? Half of those interviewed have cried or had a panic attack at work in the past month! www.startribune.com/offices-are-...

Its Pride Month! And my agency is celebrating it (supposedly). Maybe this will be the month they stop publishing reports on the intranet with Trans people's deadnames in it, which is a violation of the respectful workplace policy.

And we now have a babysitter!!! Met with a lovely 15 year old who likes kids and also works at Super Summer. Only took me 5.5 years to find my kid her first non-family babysitter.

I’ve seen some people asking for confirmation, so: yes, the Minnesota Republicans’ state convention did indeed hold a moment of silence for convicted murdered Derek Chauvin (who is not dead) (unless he is; we could be in a Schrödinger's Murderer situation). www.startribune.com/live-battle-...

What a lovely day! We biked to a 5.5 year old birthday party at Lake Nokomis Playground. But, Minneapolis really needs to invest in cargo bike friendly bike racks next to every playground (and pool) across the city.

During summers, I've been in office 5 days a week because it was impossible for me to work from home. We finally figured out a way for us to have a/c in the attic and I'm using it for the first time today. It is really great.

Oh shit. I posted about needing a babysitter on Fridays on Facebook and got way too many people interested in the 45 minutes I had the post up. Now I have to figure out how to choose someone.

📚just about 25 books to go—today’s the deadline to get them to students for the summer! Filter “not purchased” to see which ones remain. All go to kids at a school where 70 percent of students were in hiding at home this winter due to ICE Discount code: SUMMER +Store pick up (school will get them)

🚨Nokomis Shoe is having a sidewalk sale today. Lots of Hokas and other athletic shoes. I think the sale lasts the weekend.

My coworker’s kid is going to State for softball. If they make it to the Championship, they will have day games on Tues, Wed, Thurs and Friday next week. In Mankato. During Finals. How is it not on the weekend?

Dinner tonight: a bucket of broasted chicken from Carbones. They still use their own delivery drivers!

I just bought four books for kids. 53 left on this wish list for a local school. Who else can help?

So much to love! But I’ll go with our immigrant-owned restaurant scene and every one of Minneapolis’s parks.

"AI Is gonna replace workers!" My friend, the internet hasn't yet replaced FAXES.

Once again spending my day talking about faxing. Can we please just retired this technology...

In a land speed record, it only took five working days for my HR request to get from me to my HR rep. My employee retired last week, will I get the position filled by Labor Day? Fingers crossed.

Before I post on Facebook, anyone here have a tween or teen looking to get some experience babysitting? I’m looking for someone to watch my 5yo from like 9:30-3:00 some Fridays this summer. I will be working from home the whole time, so enthusiasm is much more important than experience.

I finished The Aviator and the Showman last night. It’s a biography of Amelia Earhart and her husband. My 80s conspiracy theories had me so convinced she disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle that I assumed I was wrong on the location of Bermuda when I learned she died in the Pacific.

"Your mother is a leading candidate for governor. Do you want her to win?" Mary Lahammer asked Shelisa Demuth on this week's Almanac.