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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

My 12th grader at a big public school says they sometimes say it over the intercom to mixed participation. My 9th grader is at a charter school and they don’t do it at all.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It appears to be a 1958 Packard wagon, this photo is from the internet but shows how it looks from the front. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these before.

Front view of a 1958 Packard wagon, it has four headlights and a sloping hood.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Absolute unit cruising the streets of St. Paul today.

A 1958 Packard station wagon on a busy street, it’s two-tone orange and white with big tail fins.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's worth remembering that the stove is the only gas appliance that will still work if the electricity is out.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m not seeing very many election signs period.

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We had a whole room full of them.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Given the pearl clutching when I gently suggest 11' lanes instead of 12' I'd get laughed out of the room.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hamtramck is fun - great record shops and restaurants and very walkable.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Seems like someone could come up with a good metaphor for this sort of improvised, temporary repair.

A shower where a leaky flange has been been patched with actual band-aids

A closer look at the band-aids, carefully overlapped in a triangular pattern where the pipe leaves the ceiling

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

These are at Viengchan on West 7th if anyone’s wondering.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today I’ve also learned that you can get rice noodles branded with Twin Cities freeway signs.

A package of rice noodles from China with a photo of mountains and a plate of food with an Interstate 35W sign in the upper right corner

A package of rice noodles from China with a photo of mountains and a plate of food with an Interstate 694 sign in the upper right corner

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Local Trader Joe’s remodeled to widen the aisles but flow hasn’t really improved because people are just finding new and creative ways to take up more space. Someone should study this.

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 18/09/2026

Designing infrastructure for all ages and abilities includes folks who use motorized wheelchairs to get around their city.

Someone in a motorized wheelchair rides down a protected bikeway

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I don't know what the person in the comment Peter's referencing is responding to but she's saying something that we can probably all agree with, that transit in the U.S. is an arduous and time-consuming option for most trips that aren't to/from a city center.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I think that's a misconception - in most U.S. cities, the areas where car-free or car-lite is a practical choice are scarce and most people are priced out of them. There are people that want to rely less on cars but the barriers are real. I'm a die-hard cyclist and *I* find it impossible sometimes.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Humpty Dance includes the line “I sang on Doowutchalike” which doesn’t appear until later in the album.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Also today only, two conjunctions for the price of one.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I put 1/4 cup in a paper lunch bag with some salt, crimp it closed and and microwave for 2:45.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

He’s the Grand Royal prez *and also* a member, after all.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Pavement’s “Unseen Power of the Picket Fence” mentions Chronic Town and Reckoning

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I had never heard that term for it until I moved here, fwiw.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Getting it installed tomorrow. Appreciate the recommendation!

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Any Twin Cities folks have a recommendation for a heat pump installer?

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If there’s one thing people can’t get enough of around here it’s middling pizza.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton is astonishing, one of the best novels I've ever read.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I loved that place but couldn’t remember the name of it!

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Wisconsin charges people from out of state an extra $15 a night to camp in state parks so there is precedent here.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Been a while but I'm pretty sure we sent them on the bus.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

... in a British car with a Japanese engine.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Seattle has its own Pointergate

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Not just a widespread belief but a foundational principle of every state DOT in the country. I've been told multiple times that minor tweaks for pedestrian safety/convenience can't be done because they'd delay drivers and make them upset.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A lot of them are lease returns from when the tax credits were still in effect so there’s high supply. There’s more in the latter half of this story: www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...

canarymedia.com

Used EVs are a bargain right now — and buyers are noticing

New EV sales may be falling, but used models are more plentiful and cheaper than they’ve ever been. That’s a big opportunity as gas prices surge.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our local YMCA did this a few times a year and it was fantastic.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I like cheap/simple so I have an old Rockhopper with studded tires and fenders, break it down every spring to clean/lube and treat rust as needed. It's set up 1x7 with a friction shifter, if I lived in a flatter part of town I'd probably go single-speed.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If anyone's wondering, the first governor's race where the two major party nominees were women was in Nebraska 40 years ago: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Ne...

Screenshot from Wikipedia showing the 1986 Nebraska governor's race between Kay Orr and Helen Boosalis.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Dakota County leans more liberal than the district overall; I wouldn’t read much into that.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Check out dealerships in WI - they have fairly rigorous inspection/disclosure laws and MN does not. We found a used Mazda last fall at the Chevy dealer in Amery for about $2k less than we’d have paid in the city. Salesman knew the family who’d owned it.

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Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I remember my last landlord walking me through his five-page lease agreement and saying “every one of these rules has a story behind it.”

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Honest to God, don't think I've been inspired by a YouTube video like this in my life. What a weird savant.

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America’s largest grocery store should be out of business

YouTube video by Morning Brew

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