About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
As you might have heard, we finally got winter here in the upper Midwest. Not the Christmas-fluffy-white-snow-perfect-for-skiing-and-hot-cocoa-winter, the death-to-all-who-venture-out-of-doors winter. Both weather.com and accuweather.com say it’s a brisk -2°F (one degree lower since my last post). Strangely, Apple’s Weather Dashboard Widget tells me it’s a tropical 28°F and snowing. It’s way too cold to snow …
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3 showings on the house since we got the MLS number yesterday morning, and a drive by. Nice. The ‘For Sale’ sign comes early next week, I think it’d be cool if it was sold before then. In Ericast #50, Eric Larsen says you can’t buy a house for under $200k. Well, you can – …
The house is on the MLS now – #3152250. Woo hoo. I see this house being perfect for 3 different people: Single people (even with kids)It’s a small place, easy to maintain, with lots of storage. Easy access to downtown and the highways with a huge lot for gardening and landscaping. DINKs or DIPsJust the …
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February and August are my least favorite months in the upper Midwest. For the same but opposite reasons – uncomfortable weather. February is when the cold and depression of winter finally sets in (11°F as I write this). The snow turns mean in the cold; short-sheeting the dormant brown grass and grating like fingernails on …
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I sat down with Mike, Eric, and Pete of Banjo Brothers for the low down on their grocery pannier and what got them started in cycling bags. There’s also some bits in there about how they’re partnering with bloggers like The Fat Cyclist to improve their bags. Of course, you can buy their bags from …
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Just a few weeks after a conversation inspiring the Wanted – Real Estate Agents to Blog post, Samantha launches her Strong Urban Realty blog. Congrats Sam. Other Minneapolis real estate bloggers include Duane Thilmony offering a very comprehensive write-up of Zillow.com
Michael Koppelman recently finished uploading Raintribe‘s chantmoansingwhisperscream album. I’ve really enjoyed the tracks and thought I’d share my favorites with you: Love Like Death (the more I listen to this one, the more I like it) Money Free Man Judgement Day Give ’em a listen, and if you like them, drop him a couple bucks …
My switch to the Krups Moka Brew Some thoughts on venues as the new recording label – if they don’t the audience will. Introducing the First Crack Podcast Forum We’re selling our house and I can’t get Jonathan Coulton’s Shop Vac out of my head I play a song from The Revamps‘ new album First …
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We’re starting the listing at $189,900 and if you’re interested drop Sam a line. This place just isn’t big enough for the 3 of us. So, we’re moving on. If you’ve followed this blog, you’ll know the backyard is great for watching movies off the laptop and recording podcasts. Bamboo flooring on the first floor, …
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Dave set up wiki for the uplifter meme. I’ll be filling out Uplifter Minnesota in the coming days, and well it’s a wiki, so you can help.