Day 112 – Photo Shoot

Michael Helmke

This morning I went to a photo shoot to get some business photos taken. I wanted some professional head shots for my website and social media and so forth. I did a web search late last week looking for local photographers and this one came up and stood out for being reasonably priced yet professional: Jonathan … Read more

Day 111 – A Case of the Mondays

Red Swingline Stapler

This is sort of embarrassing. It is Tuesday as I’m writing this and I can’t come up with anything amazing to talk about that happened Monday (the episode you are hoping to read). I kept up with social media and have been posting at least something daily on Twitter and Facebook and my reach on … Read more

Day 110 – National Ice Cream Day

Izzy's Ice Cream

I went to the farmers market solo this morning so I could get there early. Most vendors sell the same things and I understand it is mostly a factor of where we are in the short Minnesota growing season. I saw lots of green beans, squash, cucumbers and a handful of other things. It is … Read more

Day 109 – Saturday

My girlfriend Chris and I left early to visit her parents near Brainerd, MN. We drove separately because we were ferrying a car back to her sisters and then over to her parents. With my morning walking and the drive today, I’ve had a lot more time to listen to podcasts and got through most … Read more

Day 108 – Lasagna

Especially on weekends, if I don’t write up the previous day’s article early in the morning, it doesn’t get written until much much later. So here we are on Sunday afternoon… I took a walk, worked, and probably had an amazing day, though many of the details escape me at the moment. I made my … Read more

Day 107 – I’ll take Mayo any day

My girlfriend Chris and I got up early and drove to Rochester, MN for her checkup at the Mayo Clinic. Everything went well and she can walk more easily now. I was impressed at the size and luxury of the place. Much of it made me think of a 4 star hotel rather than a … Read more

Day 106 – Tired

I didn’t get much sleep last night. I was up a little late due to the latte at the coffee shop with the evening meeting last night. Then I woke up at 5am because I was thinking about lots of things from the night before. During my morning walk it occurred to me that I … Read more

Day 105 – Physical Networking

I went to a business networking meeting in the early morning and a WordPress social gathering in the evening. Then went to meet my girlfriend Chris and her friends at harness racing after. Once I got there she had her big win on the last race so I wish I had gotten there earlier. The … Read more

Day 104 – More Products

I looked into the local Chamber of Commerce events schedule and didn’t see enough events this month to make it worth looking into further. I did see a note from a Minneapolis networking group that are having a visitors event early tomorrow morning (8:30am and across town) so I’ll plan on going to that. I … Read more

Day 103 – Ligretto

Ligretto Game

Sunday was pretty relaxing. My girlfriend Chris and I went to a local farmers market. I’d say farmers market prices are about 40% higher here than in Sacramento but with much higher quality of produce than in stores. We got some green beans, squash, and Thai basil (and bonus sweet basil when we bought the … Read more