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Got my first immersive card in Pokémon TCG Pocket tonight — Pikachu ex. The videos for these are pretty cool.

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John Prine had the answer to being “too online” before being online was even a thing.

Blow up your TV, throw away your paper,
Go to the country, build you a home,
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches,
Try and find Jesus, on your own.

Spanish Pipedream released in 1971.

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John Prine: Songs & Souvenirs

I never got a chance to see John Prine play. There is a list of bands that I really regret never seeing play live. Hüsker Dü is on it. So is The Replacements. And so is John Prine. When he passed away in 2020 I was sad that we lost such an amazing songwriter.

I don’t remember how I found John Prine but I know it was on a CD run that I picked up Great Days: The John Prine Anthology and listened to disc 1 of that set many, many times.

Jason Wilber and Dave Jacques both toured and played with John Prine for well over a decade. They took the stage at The Dakota and led a great evening through the Prine catalog and encouraged the audience to sing along the verses. It was a gift from them to us — to be able to hear those songs and enjoy the music even though Prine is gone.

They also raise funds for Prine’s Hello in There Foundation from each show. Wonderful stuff. 🎶

Two musicians perform on stage at Dakota jazz club, one playing acoustic guitar at a microphone, one playing electric bass guitar.
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Painted wooden sign on an easel in a garden reading Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New with colorful floral decorations on a black background
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Climbing Stillwater’s Main Street Stairs.

Family of four taking a selfie at the base of a long outdoor staircase next to a brick building, trees visible at the top.Young person in a sweater and shorts descending long concrete outdoor stairs flanked by metal railings and lush green trees.

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Off to Stillwater area this morning. Starting with breakfast at Mon Petit Chéri.

Storefront of Lift Bridge Cowork and Mon Petit Cheri Bakery and Kitchen on a sunny small-town main street with fall pumpkins and mums outside.
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It seems that Affogatos are all of a sudden popular at a number of different places. Sadly, most places that have good ice cream have terrible coffee — and vice versa. However I was very impressed with Sebastian Joe’s delicious rendition — if only they didn’t put it in a paper cup. 🍦☕️

Nearly-finished affogato in an orange Sebastian Joes paper cup with a white spoon, sitting on a green metal outdoor table.
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We walked over to the Linden Hills Fall Festival to check out the 50th annual event. It was a nice neighborhood event but the main thing that we noted was Cal Pflum playing on the stage. He is very young but has a really great voice!

Outdoor community festival with people sitting in folding chairs on grass watching a guitarist perform on a covered stage
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We found the Illuminati. 😁

Stone pyramid sculpture with rough-textured base and stacked rocks on top, set in a lush garden beside a residential sidewalk.
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Drive-thru metrics. Needs some sparklines. Too many numbers, not enough easy to read lines.

Acer monitor mounted on wall showing fast food drive-thru performance dashboard with timers, averages, and service metrics.