Monday Morning Check-In: Fear of Revolving Doors
Reading Time: 4 minutes. Happy Monday! Hope everyone survived the weekend and is ready to melt because apparently Mother Nature looked at Minnesota’s weather forecast and said, “Let’s see what…
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Monday Check-In: Dog Walking
Reading Time: 7 minutes. Our pup is apparently not quite ready for state park trails. We took her to Nerstrand State Park which is pretty conveniently close to where we…
Monday Check-In: New Wheels
Reading Time: 7 minutes. Last week we got some new cars. I picked up a Subaru WRX, which is basically the car I spent years grinding with the most in…
Monday Check-In: Tug of War
Reading Time: 5 minutes. What I’ve Been Doing This weekend I led a Cub Scout campout, which went pretty well overall. Tent camping with Cub Scouts is always an adventure.…
A Debate with ChatGPT on whitewashing the Jan 6th Insurrection
Reading Time: 37 minutes. I decided to have a debate with ChatGPT. One of the interesting parts about doing this is it’s sort of like talking to someone who talks…
A Southern MN District School Referendum Fails, Thanks to A War on Public Schools, Brought to You by Your Local Facebook MAGA Uncles and Karens
Reading Time: 5 minutes. So a school referendum failed on Tuesday night in my little outskirts-of-the-Twin-Cities town (Tri-City United – Lonsdale, Montgomery, LeCenter). Look, I can respect arguments against spending…
Interview with the Future
Reading Time: 3 minutes. So apparently I got booked for an interview. Not by The New York Times, not by Rolling Stone, but by a Gen Z kid who refers…
Monday Check-In: Return from Vacation
Reading Time: 6 minutes. I made it back from the Florida Keys salt-soaked, and just self-aware enough to admit I should probably do more than occasional “dad cardio.” I mostly…
Eroding Trust: How False Narratives Are Undermining Public Education
Reading Time: 13 minutes. Every few months, a new “our schools are out of control and hurting our kids” story makes the rounds. Kids identifying as cats and using litter…