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Manu recently added an RSS feed of new sites to Blogroll. I popped it into Feedbin to discover new blogs. I explored a few and was delighted at the diversity of sites these bloggers have. If there is an opposite of scrolling an algorithmic feed it is this. Let’s bring surfing the web back. 🏄

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Thanks to the recent fix on micro.blog allowing blogs over 5G to export I got my first backup in 2 years and 4 months! My total backup is now 11.58 GB, and it seems in the last couple years I averaged 187.5 MB of additions a month. ☺️

Finder window showing four Micro.blog archive files dated from 2021 to today, ranging in size from 4.68 GB to 11.58 GB.
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An incredible day of soccer getting to see Lionel Messi, one of the greatest soccer players to ever play the game, come onto Allianz Field and score the sole Inter Miami goal in a 4-1 loss against MN United. Security and press coverage was way more than usual. PULGA = GOAT! ⚽️🐐

Four fans pose at Allianz Field pitch-side, one child holding a handmade sign reading PULGA GOAT, soccer game in background. Inter Miami players in white and pink warm up on the pitch at Allianz Field as photographers with long lenses line the sideline Soccer players in pink and black kits mid-match on the pitch at Allianz Field before a packed crowd, with Continental and Allianz ads on the boards. Player wearing pink number 10 Messi jersey dribbles the ball on the pitch at Allianz Field as defenders close in, packed stadium in background. Soccer players in pink and black kits compete near the goal at a packed Allianz Field during an MLS match. Man in plaid shirt and blue cap takes a selfie at Allianz Field while a fan behind him holds a handmade sign reading PULGA GOAT.
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Excited to see the United play today — and even more excited to see Messi! GOAT! ⚽️

Large white UNITED letters on a lawn outside a modern stadium on a sunny day, with crowds of fans walking nearby.
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We saw Secret Mall Apartment at the Zeitgeist Zinema in Duluth. Wild story.

Movie poster for Secret Mall Apartment showing two silhouetted figures riding an escalator upward in a neon-lit mall
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Tammy instantly loved these paintings by Lissa Scotland from Duluth. We decided that these two are coming home with us. Beautiful.

Abstract acrylic painting titled Come Undone with pink organic shapes and green background in a light wood frameAbstract acrylic painting of overlapping pink and rose floral forms on a deep red background, titled You're Still Very Lovable

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Stop for delicious chocolate at Great Lakes Candy Kitchen.

Woman in plaid shirt and jeans leaning against the porch railing of Great Lakes Candy Kitchen, a white and red storefront.
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Gooseberry Falls

Exploring Gooseberry Falls today. Walked to the lake shore and back.

People are walking on a forest trail next to a sign providing fishing regulations and directions to a lake.A rocky outcrop with evergreen trees overlooks a large body of water under a cloudy sky.A waterfall cascades over rocky cliffs with a fallen tree trunk leaning against it, surrounded by evergreen trees.A small waterfall flows between rocky cliffs surrounded by lush green trees.A rocky pathway is flanked by large boulders and surrounded by sparse trees under a cloudy blue sky.A family of three poses in front of a scenic waterfall surrounded by lush greenery.A cascading waterfall flows over rocky ledges surrounded by lush green trees under a partly cloudy sky.A wooden picnic table with stone supports is situated in a grassy, wooded area.
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This was a perfect spot to meditate for a few minutes.

Park bench bolted to rocky shoreline overlooking a calm blue lake with a forested headland in the distance.
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Added 9 kWh at Gooseberry Falls while we were hiking around. Thank you Minnesota DNR!