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June 15, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad

Collected POAP 7371669 for The Kid’s House — 612 POAP Challenge.

Circular badge showing a pixelated Minecraft-style building with pink windows, labeled 612 POAP Challenge and The Kid's House.
June 15, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad

At the Stone Arch Bridge Festival this weekend these clear candles by Lake Escape Candle Co caught my eye. I hadn’t seen anything like it. They are made with a gel wax and they did a brilliant job using that in the design. The next day I lit one and was wowed by the way the light lit it up. Lovely!

Glass jar candles labeled Lake Michigan by Lake Escape Candle Co. containing gel wax, sand, and stones, on a wooden shelf. Lit Lake Michigan gel candle by Lake Escape Candle Co with two flames glowing through clear wax with embedded stones and sand.
June 14, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad
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Making pizzas on Blackstone pizza oven for first time.

Finished pizza.

Pepperoni pizza on a stone inside a Blackstone outdoor gas pizza oven, sitting on a stone surface outdoors. Pepperoni pizza fresh from a Blackstone outdoor pizza oven, resting on parchment paper on a metal surface outdoors.
June 14, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad

Stone Arch Bridge Fest

Today was Mazie’s birthday and one of the things she decided we should do is the Stone Arch Bridge Festival. It had been a very long time since we had been to this and I was really impressed by the size of it. There were so many artists and vendors. It felt to me like it had a …

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June 14, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad
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Got a recursive selfie while collecting the Grain Belt Sign for the 612 POAP Challenge with the family (see moment).

Favorite quote from Mazie @mthingelstad : “Why is this actually kind of fun?” Love it. 😍

Man takes a selfie on a teal bridge railing while two others behind him photograph the iconic Grain Belt Beer sign overhead.
June 14, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad

Collected POAP 7371441 for Grain Belt Sign — 612 POAP Challenge.

Circular badge with pixel art Grain Belt Sign logo in red, yellow and blue, labeled 612 POAP Challenge
June 14, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad

Collected POAP 7371432 for Hennepin Avenue Bridge — 612 POAP Challenge.

Circular badge with pixel art of Hennepin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, labeled 612 POAP Challenge and Hennepin Avenue Bridge
June 14, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad
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Mazie is officially 20!

“Alive since 2005!” — Mazie @mthingelstad

Young woman smiling in a colorful zigzag knit sweater and jeans leaning on a railing by a river with a bridge behind her.
June 14, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad

Mazie wanted to do her first triathlon on her birthday and Tammy signed up to do it with her! They were out of the house before 6am in the cold to get ready for the Rocket Racing Women’s Trifecta in Shoreview. They did great — see Tammy and Mazie results. Tammy missed a turn and ran longer than needed.

Two women in cycling gear and helmets ride bikes toward the camera on a park road lined with green trees. Woman in purple long-sleeve shirt and orange helmet rides a black bike toward the camera on a park road, smiling Young woman smiling after a triathlon, wearing a floral tri suit and Women Tri Harder medal, holding a water bottle outdoors Two women pose on grass after a triathlon, one in a St. Olaf College hoodie and bike shorts, the other in a floral trisuit wearing a finisher medal.
June 13, 2025 Jamie Thingelstad

Tyler and I got the Pokémon cards we sent to TAG Grading back today. My Galarian Perrserker V came back an 8.5. I dig the clear slabs that they use. The grading reports are insanely detailed and driven by algorithm and computer vision. It seems much more accurate than PSA, but also much harder.

Galarian Perrserker V Pokemon card graded 8.5 NM MT+ by TAG Grading, sealed in a clear plastic slab Galarian Perrserker V Pokemon card graded 8.5 NM MT+ by TAG, sealed in clear acrylic slab, black background
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