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Bill @billhelm.lol · 05/09/2026

These things are legit af.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 11/08/2026

Voted. Number 219 at 11-07 at 11 am-ish@naomikritzer.bsky.social guide was awesome this primary cycle, as always.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 06/07/2026

This looks like a good time!

Thursday, July 9: Happy Gilmore at Hiawatha Golf Club
Join us for our first-ever movie at the golf course! Costumes are encouraged. Arrive early at 7 p.m. to participate in the long-drive contest, hockey stick putting contest and the costume contest. Admission is free.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 05/07/2026

Golden hour in Minneapolis.

Downtown Minneapolis with a rainbow after a storm at dusk

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 27/06/2026

First day at Bauhaus/last day at Bauhaus. 😭

First purchase at Bauhaus on their opening preview day, July 16 2014.

My goofy ass at Bauhaus brew labs on their last day.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 26/06/2026

Not every day you get to see them pave the road in front of your house. Yes, we did sit on the stoop like kids for a while.

Trucks paving the street in front of our house.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 25/06/2026

If you're wondering if it's going any better in the Charlotte Hornets fan base, the answer is it's not

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 14/06/2026

This is fucking everything. I love this.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 13/04/2026

Billboard on southwest corner of 43rd and Nicollet is gone!!

Picture where a billboard used to be on top of the building at 43rd and Nicollet

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 04/04/2026

Eldest daughter coming back from Costa Rica today. Her host family gave her this. So cute. She had a blast.

Picture of my daughter's gifts from her host family in Costa Rica, including:
- a towel with Costa Rica written on it with a turtle and my daughter's name, Abby
- a printout of a bunch of pictures
- a cute collage

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 19/03/2026

This has gotta be my best work setup yet.

Picture of my iPad on the left and my MacBook on the right, both showing NCAA basketball tournament games. On the left is a live feed of CBS Sports via my antenna at home and Plex. On the right, I'm logged into HBO Max.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 17/03/2026

feels like nobody wants this war except for supreme leader and a few of his most idiotic syncophants

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 13/03/2026

Tree blew over in the wind overnight in front of my office. Already gone. Should have known it was risky to cut the roots out to put the sidewalk in this summer. Luckily, it caused no damage.

Picture of my office with a downed tree from a windstorm

Picture of a stump in front of my office where the tree used to be.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 03/02/2026

Ngl this looks pretty good. Pretty pretty good

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 20/01/2026

I tried switching accounts and back and getting this error message when I switch back

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 17/01/2026

@boostblue.bsky.social my feeds aren’t loading in the latest version

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 11/01/2026

Seriously fuck this shit

Screen shot from flight aware showing a Minneapolis state patrol helicopter circling South Minneapolis.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 10/12/2025

Was a little surprised at my number one, guessing the two ATPs beat it handily, I just switch between two feeds on it.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 30/11/2025

This is my favorite part of having kids old enough to run the snowblower.

Picture of me holding up a coffee mug next to a storm window, which shows my daughter outside snowblowing the front walk while I enjoy the warmth of the inside.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 19/11/2025

Another conference badge for the collection started in 2017ish.

A bunch of conference badges hanging from my desk.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 31/10/2025

At Washburn-Southwest game for the section championship.

Action on the field at Southwest High School Stadium.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 30/10/2025

Food banks can always use your donations, but especially now with the foolery going on in our Nation’s capitol. Second harvest heartland has been a favorite of mine for many years if you are looking for a twin cities based org. www.2harvest.org #showyourreciepts

Receipt for second harvest heartland showing that I donated $100

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 06/10/2025

In the "Damn I'm getting old" phase of life.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 18/09/2025

cancelled Disney+/Hulu

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 05/08/2025

Amanda and I took a ride tonight. Great night for it! Got some pizza slices at Frank and Andrea’s.

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Bill @billhelm.lol · 24/07/2025

I also downloaded all of my LJ entries again... fun shit in there. A post proving I was an early adopter of podcasts from nearly 20 years ago. And apparently, I had quit. Mind you, this was pre-iPhone and native iTunes support, so I was probably running a bunch of scripts to get this to work.