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And just like that: I’m out of the office for two weeks.
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Hmmm, my fixed wireless internet is really high this morning...well the download is, not so much the upload.
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@WideEyedCurious Just heard thunder and checked the MPR Weather page https://www.mprnews.org/weather and Yes! there’s one right overhead. 3 weeks ahead. #mpr #mprnews #mprweather #MNastodon #mnwx
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It turns out that the appendix appears to have two related functions.
The first function is supporting the immune system. The appendix has a high concentration of immune tissue, so it's acting to help the immune system fight any bad things in the gut.
The second function that it serves is what we refer to as a safe reservoir for the beneficial gut bacteria that we have.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/02/1228474984/appendix-function-appendicitis-gut-health -
"For many, summertime activities such as boating and swimming are first to mind when visiting Big Sandy Lake near McGregor in northern Minnesota. However, to several generations of Ojibwe people, the shoreline of the lake is described as a “graveyard.” https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/08/07/they-are-remembered-hundreds-gather-to-honor-ojibwe-who-died-175-years-ago
NOTE: My great grandfather built a log cabin on Big Sandy Lake; before that, he and his father in law (i.e., my great, great grandfather) would set up tents to camp and fish.
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Yet another "clutching-pearls" thing for the right wingers to whine about: Last month, the Census Bureau released new data for geographic areas which provide a glimpse of how the nation’s population has been changing over the first third of the 2020s decade. It emphasizes that people of color are the main drivers of population growth for the nation as well as shifts across states, metropolitan areas and counties. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/census-shows-americas-post-2020-population-is-driven-by-diversity-especially-among-the-young/
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The more than 150 acres are home base for the Hmong American Farmers Association and 20 families of Hmong farmers, providing some elders who came to the United States as refugees decades ago with the opportunity to plant seeds and literally put down roots on land they own. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/09/15/hmong-immigrants-put-down-roots-on-dakota-county-farmland
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I had a moment of weakness at Target this morning. These alleged “Scottish” shortbread cookies are way better than those alleged “Danish” ones by a wide margin.
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From more than 8,000 submissions, the Minnesota Department of Transportation released the 49 finalists for it’s 2024 “Name a Snowplow” contest. Voting will remain open through Sunday, Jan. 28. You’re allowed to vote once and select up to eight names on your ballot. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/01/23/mndot-name-a-snowplow-contest-finalists-chosen-voting-is-open
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The father of one of my coworkers works at MnDOT (in construction and snow removal, not an office job), and apparently there have been a surprising number of asshats this summer who have tried to move construction cones because the Google map says they need to drive there. How stupid or entitled do you have to be to think that some construction zones do not apply to you and you alone? Morons.
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Just great: I lost fucking power.
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Xcel said that it would shrink its original Minnesota request for a 9.6%, $59.03 million rate increase to a 7.5%, $46.31 million hike on bills. A settlement with state officials and others would result in an extra $4.20 per month on the bills of residential customers if utility regulators approve. https://www.startribune.com/xcel-energy-gas-smaller-rate-hike-minnesota/600377647/
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Xcel Energy has been fined $14,000 for storing radioactive water without a permit in the aftermath of a spill last year at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. Xcel also revealed that the original spill started a few weeks earlier than the company originally reported, and may have released more than twice as much radioactive water as it originally estimated. https://www.startribune.com/xcel-fined-14k-mpca-over-unpermitted-storage-of-radioactive-water-at-nuclear-plant-minnesota/600328087/
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@[email protected] "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." - Mr. Carlson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGFtV6-ALoQ
#Cincinnati #WKRP #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving #TurkeyDrop -
May have to close the windows soon and concede to the upcoming 40 degree F temperature drop. 🫤
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What began as a St. Paul car dealership in the 1920s is being demolished for a new six-story development — but not before its useful parts are rescued for reuse. For weeks, salvagers, nonprofits and bargain hunters have picked over the building and still, it’s full of treasures. Especially for an entrepreneur about to open a small restaurant. https://www.startribune.com/meet-the-salvagers-saving-a-piece-of-grand-avenue-history-from-the-landfill/601663506?utm_source=gift
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A municipal park near Mount Kato in Mankato which went by various names is now officially Mni Wašté Park, pronounced “mini wash-TAY.” In Dakota it means “good water.” https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/08/22/mankato-city-park-renamed-in-dakota-language-to-mni-wat-park
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Which TV series should I binge next?
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Well, this is an odd way to sit, little girl. 😹
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...and Stevie wanted in on the action. He IS a lap cat but generally doesn't like my lap when I'm sitting at the computer.
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Apricot isn't much of a lap cat, but she IS fond of my lap when I'm sitting at the computer so long as I hold her in a blanket.
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It doesn’t seem like the rapture happened today...given all the stupid BS I’m seeing in the news. 🫤
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@WideEyedCurious What - by #geoengineering? No thanks very much. How about reducing, then eliminating, the extraction & burning of #fossilfuels, & ending the #destruction of #forests & #wetlands? Or is that just too simple & straightforward, & too liable to upset #fossilfuel #companies & their #wealthy #shareholders?
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Flags of the 11 federally recognized tribes in the state were raised for the first time at the Capitol grounds and will fly permanently at the new Tribal Flag Plaza. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/05/tribal-nations-flags-raised-in-historic-moment-at-minnesota-state-capitol
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Flags of the 11 federally recognized tribes in the state were raised for the first time at the Capitol grounds and will fly permanently at the new Tribal Flag Plaza. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/05/tribal-nations-flags-raised-in-historic-moment-at-minnesota-state-capitol
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Flags of the 11 federally recognized tribes in the state were raised for the first time at the Capitol grounds and will fly permanently at the new Tribal Flag Plaza. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/05/tribal-nations-flags-raised-in-historic-moment-at-minnesota-state-capitol
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Flags of the 11 federally recognized tribes in the state were raised for the first time at the Capitol grounds and will fly permanently at the new Tribal Flag Plaza. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/05/tribal-nations-flags-raised-in-historic-moment-at-minnesota-state-capitol
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Flags of the 11 federally recognized tribes in the state were raised for the first time at the Capitol grounds and will fly permanently at the new Tribal Flag Plaza. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/05/tribal-nations-flags-raised-in-historic-moment-at-minnesota-state-capitol
