Chris H
@cherdt.bsky.social
Hello stranger. I live in the Twin Cities, which is how you pronounce Saint Paul. I spend too much time in front of the computer when I should be on my bicycle. I work in infosec.
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When I saw the "Minnesota Nice. Mississippi Smarter." billboard I thought: is this offensive?
What did I hear in Alabama, the state that ranked 49th in everything? "Thank God for Mississippi."
The website claims that Mississippi turned things around. But does the ad play on that old perception?
What did I hear in Alabama, the state that ranked 49th in everything? "Thank God for Mississippi."
The website claims that Mississippi turned things around. But does the ad play on that old perception?
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
When I saw the "Minnesota Nice. Mississippi Smarter." billboard I thought: is this offensive?
What did I hear in Alabama, the state that ranked 49th in everything? "Thank God for Mississippi."
The website claims that Mississippi turned things around. But does the ad play on that old perception?
What did I hear in Alabama, the state that ranked 49th in everything? "Thank God for Mississippi."
The website claims that Mississippi turned things around. But does the ad play on that old perception?
I saw a listing on Zillow in St. Paul that features a hallway linen cabinet & drawers combo that is identical to one in my house, down to the drawer pulls
There must have been an era when everyone wanted closets and they were willing to turn hallway space into closet space
There must have been an era when everyone wanted closets and they were willing to turn hallway space into closet space
September 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I saw a listing on Zillow in St. Paul that features a hallway linen cabinet & drawers combo that is identical to one in my house, down to the drawer pulls
There must have been an era when everyone wanted closets and they were willing to turn hallway space into closet space
There must have been an era when everyone wanted closets and they were willing to turn hallway space into closet space
When I remarked on the unicycle's corn dog valve cover at the State Fair's bike corral, a man in a cow costume produced another corn dog valve cover and gave it to me
That's a statistically improbable sentence, but 100% true
That's a statistically improbable sentence, but 100% true
September 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
When I remarked on the unicycle's corn dog valve cover at the State Fair's bike corral, a man in a cow costume produced another corn dog valve cover and gave it to me
That's a statistically improbable sentence, but 100% true
That's a statistically improbable sentence, but 100% true
The subsequent alert I received:
August 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The subsequent alert I received:
Success! 71g bags of chocolate-covered espresso beans for $1.29 each, and four 25g dark chocolate coffee "buzz" bars for $1.99 each
I suspect the latter won't hold up on summer bike rides, but the espresso beans should be a good coffee replacement when there's no coffee to be found
I suspect the latter won't hold up on summer bike rides, but the espresso beans should be a good coffee replacement when there's no coffee to be found
May 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Success! 71g bags of chocolate-covered espresso beans for $1.29 each, and four 25g dark chocolate coffee "buzz" bars for $1.99 each
I suspect the latter won't hold up on summer bike rides, but the espresso beans should be a good coffee replacement when there's no coffee to be found
I suspect the latter won't hold up on summer bike rides, but the espresso beans should be a good coffee replacement when there's no coffee to be found
Surely Eddie (Edina) and Patsy would love any of those cities
That's what it means, right?
That's what it means, right?
March 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Surely Eddie (Edina) and Patsy would love any of those cities
That's what it means, right?
That's what it means, right?
Surdyk's thinks I can't multiply by twelve to uncover the secret of the missing case discount
February 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Surdyk's thinks I can't multiply by twelve to uncover the secret of the missing case discount
I resolve to continue calling out b.s. when I see it
January 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I resolve to continue calling out b.s. when I see it
Don't know if you've had Redondo's linguiça, they have it pre-shaped and sliced for musubi. In the past I've found it at United Noodles.
(This quality photo is directly from Redondo's website, they scrimp on photography and pass the savings on to you?)
(This quality photo is directly from Redondo's website, they scrimp on photography and pass the savings on to you?)
![A really mediocre photo of a 10 ounce package of Redondo's brand musubi shaped Portuguese brand [sic] sausage](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xqo6hocuol4qcxk6k2qcgwvp/bafkreicsbuo5y2puabmlkxouq7wcqxyq5u22vbcnkyo53xis4sgolkzo6m@jpeg)
December 30, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Don't know if you've had Redondo's linguiça, they have it pre-shaped and sliced for musubi. In the past I've found it at United Noodles.
(This quality photo is directly from Redondo's website, they scrimp on photography and pass the savings on to you?)
(This quality photo is directly from Redondo's website, they scrimp on photography and pass the savings on to you?)
This is not a drill! The Red Honey Double Ferment coffee from Yunnan, China, is back at Wesley Andrews in Minneapolis.
I loved this coffee so much last year and was sad when it was sold out. You should get some before I buy it all.
I loved this coffee so much last year and was sad when it was sold out. You should get some before I buy it all.
December 29, 2024 at 12:35 AM
This is not a drill! The Red Honey Double Ferment coffee from Yunnan, China, is back at Wesley Andrews in Minneapolis.
I loved this coffee so much last year and was sad when it was sold out. You should get some before I buy it all.
I loved this coffee so much last year and was sad when it was sold out. You should get some before I buy it all.
I have really been enjoying this coffee the past few weeks, which is fairly funky and not for all tastes. I picked this up at Market Gourmet in Duluth.
November 25, 2024 at 6:57 PM
I have really been enjoying this coffee the past few weeks, which is fairly funky and not for all tastes. I picked this up at Market Gourmet in Duluth.
Buried deep in an article about removing fluoride from municipal drinking water that also includes scary text about how *high levels* of fluoride can affect cognitive abilities in kids
"Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water or rainwater? And only pure grain alcohol?"
"Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water or rainwater? And only pure grain alcohol?"
November 22, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Buried deep in an article about removing fluoride from municipal drinking water that also includes scary text about how *high levels* of fluoride can affect cognitive abilities in kids
"Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water or rainwater? And only pure grain alcohol?"
"Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water or rainwater? And only pure grain alcohol?"
Remember when Eugene V. Debs ran for president from prison? Me neither, that was in 1920. Bit before my time. But you can still buy replica buttons from the Debs Foundation.
He received 3.4% of the vote that year as the Socialist Party candidate. (Warren Harding won the election that year.)
He received 3.4% of the vote that year as the Socialist Party candidate. (Warren Harding won the election that year.)
November 5, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Remember when Eugene V. Debs ran for president from prison? Me neither, that was in 1920. Bit before my time. But you can still buy replica buttons from the Debs Foundation.
He received 3.4% of the vote that year as the Socialist Party candidate. (Warren Harding won the election that year.)
He received 3.4% of the vote that year as the Socialist Party candidate. (Warren Harding won the election that year.)
Also, gimme back my scrollbars
November 1, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Also, gimme back my scrollbars
Lake Superior at Grand Marais, Minnesota, this morning
October 27, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Lake Superior at Grand Marais, Minnesota, this morning
I don't know if they are real exactly but there are a lot of them. Some of them are asking for donations for candidates in other states
October 16, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I don't know if they are real exactly but there are a lot of them. Some of them are asking for donations for candidates in other states
I've never played Backdoors & Breaches, but I have the cards
September 29, 2024 at 7:37 PM
I've never played Backdoors & Breaches, but I have the cards
Don't mean to brag, but this baby is huge, dwarfs a watermelon
September 23, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Don't mean to brag, but this baby is huge, dwarfs a watermelon
Me, reading about a new coffee shop: 😍😍😍☕☕☕
Me, looking up the location on the map: 😬😬😬
Me, looking up the location on the map: 😬😬😬
September 17, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Me, reading about a new coffee shop: 😍😍😍☕☕☕
Me, looking up the location on the map: 😬😬😬
Me, looking up the location on the map: 😬😬😬
A mourning cloak butterfly stopped by for a visit
September 4, 2024 at 1:34 PM
A mourning cloak butterfly stopped by for a visit
I think there's a bee asleep in the bottom flower, busy-as-a-bee my ass
August 23, 2024 at 8:36 PM
I think there's a bee asleep in the bottom flower, busy-as-a-bee my ass
There was one in 1988, it did not go well
July 28, 2024 at 5:04 PM
There was one in 1988, it did not go well