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First time at Marc Hue Patisserie. Won’t be my last.

Display counter at Marc Heu Patisserie showing pastries and tarts on gold stands beneath glass domes, with brick walls and espresso equipment behind.
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A pattern I’ve adopted when I’m heavily engaged with Claude Code or Codex is to have an open text file where I’m keeping the “next prompts” that I’m considering. While the agent is working I’m continuing to refine these so we are ready to move to the next feature or task.

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Mazie and I went to Project Hail Mary. It was a second watching for me and her first. She isn’t the biggest movie person but loved this one and thought that Rocky was very cute.

Man and teen girl giving thumbs up beside a lit Project Hail Mary movie poster showing Ryan Gosling in a spacesuit.
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Mazie and I had a great dinner at Khâluna. She had the Mango Fish and I had Laksa. We started with the Basil Wings (wow!). Great food and an amazing dining room to boot. Recommended!

Two people at separate restaurant tables, each holding up a phone to take a photo, smiling at the camera.
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Minnesota Technology Council

I had my first official meeting of the Technology Advisory Council a week ago. I was honored to be accepted into this group with an official appointment from Governor Walz. The role of the council is to advise Minnesota IT Services (MNIT). The group is preparing for transition with a new CIO for the State of Minnesota, and a Governor transition as well. This meeting was my first chance to see the breadth of the portfolio MNIT manages.

I’m looking forward to helping in established areas like cloud and data transformation, as well as new areas with AI deployment. I think there could also be some good opportunities to connect the State of Minnesota with the Minnesota Technology Association (MnTech) where I’m currently chair.

Official State of Minnesota Notice of Appointment naming Jamie Thingelstad as Private Business Representative, signed by Governor Tim Walz
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It took all four of us about an hour to get the canopy in the boat cover. The wind was borderline and three different times we got it on just to have it blown off. After finally getting it on we gave the boat the best cleaning ever and it is looking really good!

Pontoon boat with gray Porta-Dock canopy cover docked at a floating dock on a calm lake under partly cloudy skies.Two people cleaning a large double-decker pontoon boat with gray leather seating and a canopy top on calm water.

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Fabulous show by The New Standards at The Dakota tonight. 🎶

Live band performing at Dakota jazz club with audience seated at tables in dim blue and red stage lighting.
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Time for s’mores.

Hand holding a s'more over a campfire in a metal fire pit, with blue metal chairs and trees in the background.
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Evening bike ride to Dairy Queen for ice cream!

Four people smiling and holding Dairy Queen Blizzard cups in front of a DQ sign on a sunny day.
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First visit to Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm for 2026! Delicious pizza. 🍕

Exterior of Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm building with red sign, a wooden bench, and a covered bar area with stools.Four people smiling outdoors at a picnic table holding plates over three open pizza boxes on a sunny grassy field.