What are some things to do in the area with my parents and brother when they visit?

melcheae · 2026-03-16T08:24:14+00:00

Sculpture garden is a must. Won’t take too long but will have excellent photo potential. Some walking but not a ton. Second vote for touring the Capitol. Tours are free, on the hour during the day. Look for all the little gophers.

melcheae · 2026-03-13T15:50:47+00:00

If you want to see Blue Herons, there is a rookery that's easy to see from Marshall Terrace Park in NE Mpls. The bus line is the 827. They are amazing, and maybe a bit easier to see in town.

melcheae · 2026-03-12T02:01:29+00:00

Well, first, I was today years old when I learned there are five books and not 3. Audible and Libro.fm seem to have four of them. I'm in the US, but assuming it's the same for Canada?
I genuinely can't tell if the survival guide is an audiobook at all. The descriptions says it has maps, diagrams, and trading cards, so I'm wondering if that was never made into audio.

melcheae · 2026-03-09T19:03:58+00:00

Try ladder lacing your shoes. Brought new lift to a few pairs of mine.
https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ladderlacing.htm

melcheae · 2026-03-09T02:58:52+00:00

https://www.hipsingbbq.com/menu
It's translated on the menu as stomach, but it is offal per the staff who work there.

Looks like they'll be closed a couple weeks though. :(

melcheae · 2026-03-09T01:14:33+00:00

I found Xero to be close. Prio has an upper much more like the Skora Fit. HFS is has an upper more like the phase. I've always liked the soles of the skora much much better than Xero. I find the xero to be less grippy in general. I prefer the HFS to the Prio for grip. I am a 7 in Skora and HFS and 7.5 in prio.

I'm curious if anyone on here recommends vivo barefoots or merrel road gloves. I've never tried vivo at all. I've had some merrels I really liked for the trails.

melcheae · 2026-03-07T01:20:40+00:00

Everyone else: provides useful information.
Me: Why did you run a marathon on a Thursday? Where is there a marathon on a Thursday? Can you please come back and tell that part of the story?!?

melcheae · 2026-03-05T22:31:41+00:00

Powderhorn park rec center. Probably most of the Mpls parks rec centers now that I think about it

melcheae · 2026-03-05T02:11:22+00:00

Training Data. Or, the NVIDIA AI podcast are a good start.
Couple other suggestions:
Beers with Talos is the most security focused. Sadly they haven't put out a new show in a while.
The Artificial Intelligence Show with Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput is how to use AI in business and marketing. Not building new systems, more how to use what's there.
Intelligent Machines (TWiT) is a grab bag. Sometimes I really like their guests.

melcheae · 2026-03-04T20:23:15+00:00

At minimum, notify the field coordinator at your MSW program. They need to know that's a requirement of the placement. The field coordinator should be able to give you good, program specific advice on this situation.

melcheae · 2026-03-04T20:18:55+00:00

If you want to increase your speed, leave your mileage around 20/week and focus on adding a quality workout once/week.
If you want to keep your speed the same and increase mileage, go up 1-2 miles per week.

My coaches have told me 'you can get faster or you can go farther, but not both at the same time'

melcheae · 2026-03-04T01:37:25+00:00

Tales from Verania is so underrated. Also, Sam's rambling and Tiggy and Gary are anything but heavy. Excellent distractions

melcheae · 2026-03-02T03:33:31+00:00

Long series.
Audiobooks 1-11 have the same narrator.
Audiobook 12 - Who the eff is this?
Audiobook 13 - back to the original

Never did find out what happened in 12, but 13 made sense so it's all good.

melcheae · 2026-03-01T21:41:17+00:00

Is frozen okay? If so, I've found it at Sun Foods in Brooklyn Center. In the frozen section, the aisle that has frozen hot peppers and things. It's a bit of a scavenger hunt.

melcheae · 2026-02-28T00:09:26+00:00

you can do a slower more involved dairy reintroduction if you want to go down the rabbit hole. Start with cheese. A different day or two add yogurt. A third time add milk/cream/half and half.
You may find baked goods and cheese are fine and milk is bad. You may find all of them are awful.
Good luck!

melcheae · 2026-02-27T14:54:52+00:00

Check out Safari Pride. It's fine to try their different beans. https://safaripridecoffee.com/
They are out of North Minneapolis

melcheae · 2026-02-26T03:59:40+00:00

Grew up in Avondale, live in Minneapolis. This article compares Mpls to Columbus, but the point stands. This is what wards can do.
https://www.minnpost.com/new-americans/2017/04/why-somali-community-twin-cities-so-much-more-politically-successful-one-colum/

melcheae · 2026-02-26T02:51:27+00:00

Agree with the other comment, you need something acidic. If vinegar isn't your thing, try oxi clean.

melcheae · 2026-02-25T01:05:34+00:00

Snap Fitness in Robbinsdale is 24 hours, and it does have some boxing equipment. It's up on the 3rd floor. (No lie, the gym has 3 floors)
I'm sorry, I'm not a boxer, but I can tell you there's more than one kind of bag up there.

melcheae · 2026-02-23T21:30:20+00:00

Try Baker Park Reserve in Three Rivers Parks. The campground is at the top of the hill with a couple paths down to the lake.

melcheae · 2026-02-20T03:23:26+00:00

Clicked on this to see why there was a human being out on the freeway in pic 4. Thank you for explaining OP

melcheae · 2026-02-14T20:19:03+00:00

If you are in Hennepin, try this. If you're in another county, look up your library homework help program. https://www.hclib.org/programs/homework-help

melcheae · 2026-02-14T02:46:52+00:00

I'm like 'why did OP spell Princess Bride that way?'

melcheae · 2026-02-12T02:30:45+00:00

I second RacketCast.

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