Read's Landing Brewing Company, MN

A great stop when you're coming up Hwy 61. Good food, good beer and great views out the front door.

Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing ft. Florence Welch

Watch it!

Wise Acre Eatery, MPLS

 

A very comfortable, cozy, unpretentious farm-to-table type place with great food and a friendly staff. And don't forget to go on a weekeday when the menu offers special items not normally available on the weekends.

roll chocolates

portland-based, perfection-seeking, chocolate edibles:
rollchocolates.com

Update #1: Admitting the problem is the first step...

This is what I wrote some time ago about my cellphone addicition:

...This is not easy for me, but some of you already know; I am addicted to cell phones. As a quick exercise while the 14.5” of snow fell yesterday, I listed out all the phones I've owned at one time or another. I believe this goes back to the year 2000, maybe 1999. I know I got the first one at the AT&T store in the ghetto-esque stripmall by Cabrini Green (where Clybourne, North, Sedgewick, and Larabee meet). In no particular order (wait, I always have a particular oder), they are:

Nokia
6030
6590 (2)
E62
9300
3360
5140
8210 (all time favorite)
Panasonic
g51m (that super small one)
Samsung
x495
Motorola
Unidentified (found it on Navy Pier)
Razr
Rokr w385 (work)
RIM
BlackBerry 7300 (work)
Sony Ericsson
w300i
s710a (hand me down)

And I now want to update this list with the following:

Apple

iPhone 3G - pretty cool if you used iTunes a lot... at the time
iPhone 5 - as of March 2013 - it's been like seeing an old friend

HTC

Aria - total crap

Motorola

Atrix - not a bad little phone

Samsung

Captivate from the Galaxy S Series - junk

Galaxy S III (current, c.2013) - warrantied twice already, geting help from AT&T can be challenging at times.

21 in total now and I may be forgetting one or two. I had thought that my addiciton had slowed in the recent years, but perhaps not so much.

Angela Miller Performs in Hollywood: Solo Round - Hollywood Week - AMERI...

Who trusts me?

Did you ever set-up an account for yourself at WhoTrustsYou.com?

 

I did a number or years ago after reading the book that goes with the site, The Speed of Trust, by Stephen Covey.

Thing of it is, I keep getting people that somehow find and take my survey every quarter or so, but I have no idea how they find my link anymore.

Weird, and kind of intriguing.

 

These are my current results based on what others see:

 

Here's What Others Say

Character:

84%

 

Competence:

84%

Others Trust You:

90%

You Consistently Interact in a Way that Builds Trust:

86%

 

Your "Trustability" with Others:

86%

 

86%... that seems like a solid "B" to me.

I'll take it.

The Ten Essentials for Outdoor Adventures

1. Navigation (map & compass)
2. Sun Protection (sun glasses, sun screen, lip balm)
3. Insulation (extra clothing)
4. Illumination (flashlight or headlamp, spare bulb & batteries)
5. First-Aid Supplies (gauze, tape, etc.)
6. Fire (firestarter, matches, lighter)
7. Repair Kit (knife, duct tape, tools, spare parts)
8. Nutrition (extra food)
9. Hydration (extra water, water purification)
10. Emergency Shelter (tarp, garbage bag)

 

Found here: http://help.mountaineers.org/kb/questions/what-are-the-ten-essentials

 

RIP Edward

D'wha!?!?

Quote of the Day

There is a part of every human soul that is rotten. It appears when we lash out in anger; when we attack in the guise of self-defense; or when we pile lie upon lie to keep the past hidden. And that part of ourselves grows or diminishes in measure to how we indulge those impulses. - Joe Lindsey

Freestyle Frozen Yogurt, Hudson, WI

Did you know there was something new in frozen yogurt? I didn't, but was happy to be introduced to this place. Everything is self-serve and sold by weight. You can choose from about a dozen flavors and ~50 toppings. If you don't like what you eat, it's your own fault.

The location is also unique (surfboard tables) and family friendly (dance floor in the back)...they even give out free bracelets for kids and adult kids. Lastly, you can choose to "freestyle" your price and potentially get all of it for free. You don't see that very often.

This place is a win and a must-stop if you're in Hudson or St. Paul.

Quote of the Day

If you ride like lightning, you're gonna crash like thunder.

Quote of the Day

Nothing happens unless first we dream

Salsa Chili Con Crosso

A gorgeous frame and a sprinkling of new blue parts makes a great looking frame swap project for the middle of winter...can't wait to ride it either.