Tim Brackett
@refundpolicy.bsky.social
Safe Routes to School Practitioner • Active Living Champion • Music is life • North Shore Enthusiast • Husband • Toddler Father • FC Porto fan
Reading this article a little over two months ago has changed my commute when I have to drive. Hanging out in the right lane is so much more peaceful.
(Gift link, enjoy reading.)
(Gift link, enjoy reading.)
My Secret for Finding Peace in Traffic
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Reading this article a little over two months ago has changed my commute when I have to drive. Hanging out in the right lane is so much more peaceful.
(Gift link, enjoy reading.)
(Gift link, enjoy reading.)
I’ve picked up a new dad trick—if you are able to get out of the house to meet a friend for drinks, show up at the bar a half-hour before your friend so you have a half-hour to drink a beer alone with no one demanding your attention.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I’ve picked up a new dad trick—if you are able to get out of the house to meet a friend for drinks, show up at the bar a half-hour before your friend so you have a half-hour to drink a beer alone with no one demanding your attention.
Said it before and I will say it again—I hope the person who invented the option to skip a jukebox track mid-song rots in hell.
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Said it before and I will say it again—I hope the person who invented the option to skip a jukebox track mid-song rots in hell.
Welp. It looks like we’re getting a little bump in our property taxes this year.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Welp. It looks like we’re getting a little bump in our property taxes this year.
Ah, the long-anticipated season shift for MLS to align with the FIFA global calendar is finally happening
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Ah, the long-anticipated season shift for MLS to align with the FIFA global calendar is finally happening
Raking leaves into the street the day before street sweeping—great way to use our collective taxpayer resources or a drain on our collective taxpayer resources?
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Raking leaves into the street the day before street sweeping—great way to use our collective taxpayer resources or a drain on our collective taxpayer resources?
This is a great book, especially if you’ve lost a father recently.
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov
My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden. A man sits by his father's bedside and reports rad...
app.thestorygraph.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is a great book, especially if you’ve lost a father recently.
This weekend I’ve been able to watch about 240 minutes of soccer (Tottenham, MNUFC & FC Porto), spend 5 hours completing household chores and put up the (first) family Xmas tree. Big toddler dad win weekend over here folks 😀
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This weekend I’ve been able to watch about 240 minutes of soccer (Tottenham, MNUFC & FC Porto), spend 5 hours completing household chores and put up the (first) family Xmas tree. Big toddler dad win weekend over here folks 😀
Hey pour over coffee people in the Twin Cities, what local beans are you using?
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hey pour over coffee people in the Twin Cities, what local beans are you using?
Anyone want to see the Loons playoff match in-person today for a great price?
$100 for a pair of tickets—section 4, row 2, right behind the goal.
$100 for a pair of tickets—section 4, row 2, right behind the goal.
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anyone want to see the Loons playoff match in-person today for a great price?
$100 for a pair of tickets—section 4, row 2, right behind the goal.
$100 for a pair of tickets—section 4, row 2, right behind the goal.
Trying to convince my toddler this morning that her free trial had expired and she needs to move to a paid parenting subscription if she wants my services to continue 💰💰
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trying to convince my toddler this morning that her free trial had expired and she needs to move to a paid parenting subscription if she wants my services to continue 💰💰
At 3:30pm I was voter 586 at W-1, P-10
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
At 3:30pm I was voter 586 at W-1, P-10
This screen capture brought to you by the father of a toddler who doesn’t understand the end of daylight savings time AND is extremely extroverted and doesn’t want to be alone
November 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This screen capture brought to you by the father of a toddler who doesn’t understand the end of daylight savings time AND is extremely extroverted and doesn’t want to be alone
Happy to report the Stinson Triangle trick or treat scene is vibrant.
When we moved to this corner of NE Minneapolis pre-pandemic the neighborhood was mostly retirees, but now there are a lot of families with young children here.
When we moved to this corner of NE Minneapolis pre-pandemic the neighborhood was mostly retirees, but now there are a lot of families with young children here.
November 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Happy to report the Stinson Triangle trick or treat scene is vibrant.
When we moved to this corner of NE Minneapolis pre-pandemic the neighborhood was mostly retirees, but now there are a lot of families with young children here.
When we moved to this corner of NE Minneapolis pre-pandemic the neighborhood was mostly retirees, but now there are a lot of families with young children here.
Having been raised in a strict Evangelical home where we weren’t allowed to celebrate Halloween, it feels a little weird celebrating Halloween with my child as we both experience all of the fun Halloween traditions for the first time—together and individually.
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Having been raised in a strict Evangelical home where we weren’t allowed to celebrate Halloween, it feels a little weird celebrating Halloween with my child as we both experience all of the fun Halloween traditions for the first time—together and individually.
What a fantastic playlist
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October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What a fantastic playlist
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
The 2-year-old was asking about this refrigerator magnet picture this morning, so we talked about and listened to Steve Earle while waiting for mom to wake up.
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The 2-year-old was asking about this refrigerator magnet picture this morning, so we talked about and listened to Steve Earle while waiting for mom to wake up.
Update: the school board adopted our SRTS Comp Plan.
I’m co-presenting our new SRTS Comp Plan to the school board tonight and asking them to adopt the plan for the district. It’s hard to believe sometimes this entire process started with me writing my first ever grant application, while on parental leave with my then 4-month-old child. Wish me luck 🤞🏻
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Update: the school board adopted our SRTS Comp Plan.
Coworkers who block off their entire calendar as “busy” are the worst. 🙁
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Coworkers who block off their entire calendar as “busy” are the worst. 🙁
I’m co-presenting our new SRTS Comp Plan to the school board tonight and asking them to adopt the plan for the district. It’s hard to believe sometimes this entire process started with me writing my first ever grant application, while on parental leave with my then 4-month-old child. Wish me luck 🤞🏻
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I’m co-presenting our new SRTS Comp Plan to the school board tonight and asking them to adopt the plan for the district. It’s hard to believe sometimes this entire process started with me writing my first ever grant application, while on parental leave with my then 4-month-old child. Wish me luck 🤞🏻
Sharing the road from Iowa to Minneapolis tonight with a bunch of drunk-driving Iowa fan expats coming home from the game was not for the faint of heart 🙁
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Sharing the road from Iowa to Minneapolis tonight with a bunch of drunk-driving Iowa fan expats coming home from the game was not for the faint of heart 🙁
This is Quarry Shopping Center erasure 😜
As a predominantly student-populated neighborhood, Dinkytown is less populated during the summer months, leaving big corporations hesitant to move in.
Dinkytown residents look for fresh, affordable grocery options
A survey conducted by the university’s Undergraduate Student Government found that nearly 83 percent of students delayed getting groceries in the last month because they do not have access to a fresh ...
www.mprnews.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is Quarry Shopping Center erasure 😜
Ice, the fisher dog from the Netflix documentary “Dogs”
name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Ice, the fisher dog from the Netflix documentary “Dogs”