We finished watching Season 1 of Stick tonight. We all enjoyed it a lot and thought it was a wonderful story and show. Looking forward to the next season.

Promotional poster for Stick on Apple TV Plus starring Owen Wilson, holding a golf club and inflatable pool toy near an RV on a golf course

We have significantly increased our escape room activity in 2025! Just past half-way through the year and we are already at 23 and 82 total since 2016. 🤩

Bar chart showing escape rooms played per year from 2016 to 2025, peaking at 23 in 2025 with 87 total across all years.

QMSB Trip - Day 16

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A smattering of my cousins that were at Amanda & Reid’s wedding tonight.

Group of cousins gathered behind the bride and groom seated at a decorated head table at a wedding reception.

QMSB Trip - Day 15

✅ Quebec ✅ Montreal ✅ Stowe ✅ Bismarck

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Gemini Quantum Quest @ Breakout ND

We all stopped at Breakout ND today in Bismarck to do the Gemini Quantum Quest game. The game is a split-start so Mazie and Tyler went to one place and Tammy and I to another. After getting through the initial puzzles we joined forces and saved the space station with 11m 15s still on the clock! Room 82!

Four people smiling together in a dimly lit room with green LED lighting and a wall-mounted TV behind them.

Nice way to start the day at Youngblood Coffee in Fargo, ND.

Latte with leaf latte art in a brown ceramic cup on a saucer, beside a New York Times newspaper on a wood table in a coffee shop with a roaster visible in the background.

QMSB Trip - Day 14

  • Tammy and Mazie go for a morning walk around Fergus Falls.
  • Breakfast at Toast Cafe: Swedish Pancakes, Frikkadiller Toast (Swedish Meatballs), French Toast, Avocado Toast, and Fluffernutter to share.
  • Drive to Prairie Wetlands Learning Center.
  • Walk trail at Prairie Wetlands.
  • Drive back to Fergus Falls downtown.
  • Explore stores: Fergus Apothecary, Biffley’s & Dragon’s Den, Wildflour Bakery, Dahlia’s, Kaddatz Galleries, Dutchmen Organics, and The Bric.
  • Drive to Fargo.
  • 2:31 PM Enter North Dakota.
  • Stop at Culver’s for chicken tenders.
  • Time Machine room at Puzzled Escape Rooms.
  • Walk around downtown Fargo. Jamie gets a delicious coffee drink at Youngblood Coffee Roasters. Tammy and Mazie visit The Nines and Proper while Tyler and Jamie go to Paradox Comics-n-Cards and buy a couple of Pokémon packs.
  • Jamie and Tyler get Macrons at Bakehouse 23.
  • Dinner at Beer & Fish Company. Mazie’s favorite dessert.
  • We stop at Ferguson Books after dinner and pick up “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman. Mazie realizes how expensive hard cover books are when you don’t buy them on amazon.
  • Fill up water bottles at Jasper Hotel.
  • Jamie and Tyler get Rolled Ice Ice cream at Tea + Crepe.
  • Stop at Silver Lining Creamery on the way back to the hotel. Tammy gets salted caramel and Jamie gets German Chocolate Cake ice cream to share.
  • Really enjoyable elevator ride and feet up in hotel room. :D

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Lovely day for a Guinness.

Loved this find in downtown Fargo — #FARGOMARIOWALL.