Stefan Shepherd

@stefanshepherd.bsky.social

Fiscal analyst about town. Believes there's no such thing as a guilty pleasure. Was: AZ. Now: MN -- yes, I'm aware it will be colder here, that’s a feature, not a bug. (he/him/cis/het)

The only prediction I’ll think about today is that of my uncle, born in Germany in the early 1930s, who while I sat at his dinner table in summer 2016 said in halting but forceful English to me, “Trump is a bad, bad man.” I still think about that monthly. Anyway, vote today if you haven’t yet.

Yesterday’s MN State Fair food: a cup of Martha’s Cookies (probably shouldn’t have tried to eat it all, but, you know, Martha’s); Sweet Corn & Hot Honey Cake (Farmer’s Union; fine but presentation underwhelming); and the Union’s Honey Lavender Lemonade (good but I shouldn’t waste calories on drinks)

Hey MSP peeps, can anyone recommend a good running club for older, slower people like, erm, me? At this point, anything faster than a 10-minute pace is pushing it. Vibe and good natured people more important than the training. Thanks in advance…

Me, a transplant just arrived from the desert, sowing last week, enjoying the rain: Haha, fuck yeah! Me, unloading the moving van this morning in the occasional downpour, reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

My wife was doing a crossword puzzle & the clue was something like “MTV named this Phil Collins hit one of the top 100 videos of the 80s.” She asked me what it might be, and I said probably either “Sussudio” or “In the Air Tonight”…. 1/x

Pi(e) Day final tally: 6 slices of pie at $3.14 each, 2 pizzas at $3.14 each (plus toppings). I placed the pizza order around 3pm, and by the time I picked up the pizzas at 6:15, the place had a hand-scrawled piece paper taped to the door: “NO PIZZA” like it was a horror film.