Jamie Thingelstad https://blog.thingelstad.xyz undefined Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:09:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html https://github.com/jpmonette/feed en Jamie Thingelstad https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2168679e0da0786b4a714b4bd5bccfaf79584e6cb59d068edb0ba759e8b4cd29.jpg https://blog.thingelstad.xyz All rights reserved <![CDATA[Mazie and Tyler finished their … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/mazie-and-tyler-finished-their-or-jamie-thingelstad rVrvsZfMVPdX58LRCTdn Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:31:01 GMT Mazie and Tyler finished their Gingerbread Houses for 2025! Delightful. 🎄


]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[The cure for sub-zero temperatures. … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/the-cure-for-sub-zero-temperatures-or-jamie-thingelstad BP8q2FD4dOxU73G0fXnQ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:30:52 GMT The cure for sub-zero temperatures. 🥶🔥


]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[These meme ornaments at Runamuck … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/these-meme-ornaments-at-runamuck-or-jamie-thingelstad sCJN2QCTOZaAIlEmrXwL Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:30:32 GMT These meme ornaments at Runamuck Workshop made me laugh.

A Christmas tree is decorated with colorful lights and an ornament featuring Santa Claus making an OK gesture and the text SIX SEVEN.A Christmas tree is decorated with a humorous ornament featuring the text 67 No Cap Bruh Skibidi Rizzmas 2023 in colorful letters.A festive Christmas tree is decorated with plush toys, ornaments, and a Grinch-themed sign with the words SIX SEVEN.]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[MnTech Outlook 2026 | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/mntech-outlook-2026-or-jamie-thingelstad 3uaMjX55e0DABO5l9mBT Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:31:02 GMT Interesting comments on big goals for their organizations and the community this morning at MnTech Outlook 2026.

Some observations:

  • No surprise that AI and transformation was top of everyone’s list.

  • Pratt: “we are going to have a reduction in our white collar workforce”

  • Tomes shared his personal experiences vibe coding. Playing and directly engaging with new tech is critical.

  • Bahner: we still need coding cause somebody has to read and verify the code. I agree we need talented developers but I don’t think this is why. Nobody can read machine language or assembly. Abstraction matters. Is agentic developmetn just a new abstraction?

Thanks to Renee Edwards (Optum), Eric Pratt (Senator), Angie Schulke (Star Tribune), Kristin Bahner (Representative), and Tarek Tomes (State of Minnesota) for sharing with everyone.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[Great dinner at Salut celebrating … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/great-dinner-at-salut-celebrating-or-jamie-thingelstad IUn6HFsP3B6BK5J93HYF Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:57 GMT Great dinner at Salut celebrating my friend Jim’s birthday and a final visit before Salut closes at the end of the year.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[This morning’s moment in Waking … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/this-mornings-moment-in-waking-or-jamie-thingelstad lTkkYfsfJDdTOS67FA8C Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:31:08 GMT This morning’s moment in Waking Up was wonderfully simple.

You have one job, and it consists of two parts. Be a good person, and pay attention.

Two things.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[We tried out Loon Liquor … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/we-tried-out-loon-liquor-or-jamie-thingelstad uh4NlQFSguXAMkwFAFMu Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:31:26 GMT We tried out Loon Liquor in Northfield today for lunch. The pizza was really good and the distillery was really great to hang out in. If you are in Northfield give this place a go. They mill their own flour!


]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[We went to our 3rd … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/we-went-to-our-3rd-or-jamie-thingelstad PWIZppiIIDTFF8tUineF Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:31:15 GMT We went to our 3rd St. Olaf Christmas Festival tonight. Mazie is in St. Olaf Chapel Choir with the red robes. This is such a great event made even better when your daughter is in it!


]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[I created a Connect page … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/i-created-a-connect-page-or-jamie-thingelstad OI5tJo8TIkotjEo7xmUc Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:00:58 GMT I created a Connect page on my site that is simply an index of my profiles on various platforms.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[Add to List Shortcut | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/add-to-list-shortcut-or-jamie-thingelstad TeFqfy58iO67LCfRnJJN Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:31:08 GMT OmniFocus is my trusted system for tracking all of my commitments, as well as my “someday, maybes” and a number of other lists that I have. A while back I started using a set of “Idea Lists” that work really well for me to capture things like books to consider, shows to watch, restaurants to visit, gift ideas, and whatever else. These lists are a form of a “someday, maybe” because they are not actionable, but they are very specific to a thing where someday buckets are broader.

I want to make it as simple as possible to get things into these lists so I made one of my most simple and frequently used Shortcuts — “Add to List”. I find this super helpful and thought I would share. It relies on you have a Folder in OmniFocus where you keep these kind of lists. The magic is that it makes it super easy to capture into the right list and stay in the flow of what you are working on. For me, having it display a menu of lists and being integrated into the share sheet removes a lot of friction.

You can add the Add to List shortcut.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[Another great New Standards Holiday … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/another-great-new-standards-holiday-or-jamie-thingelstad OFgMTsWfTWwA3VJvqjEi Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:00:59 GMT Another great New Standards Holiday Show in the books!


]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[Excited for this year’s New … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/excited-for-this-years-new-or-jamie-thingelstad IPwBjekxFG1ZRNobaYOz Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:30:47 GMT Excited for this year’s New Standards Holiday Show! 🎄🎅

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[I love the words play … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/i-love-the-words-play-or-jamie-thingelstad ZRTx6gGT2VHKJVps8lyE Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:31:07 GMT I love the words play and tinker.

It is very important for me to have projects that I can play and tinker with.

Thankfully I have more than enough of them. 😆

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[Clash Royale check-in: Just got my … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/clash-royale-check-in-just-got-my-or-jamie-thingelstad psCCgKAJ1ZXMHMvTXDey Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:30:54 GMT Clash Royale check-in:

Stats: 71 days; 7,271 trophies; level 39; arena 19; In-app purchases: 😬. Connect.

Coach: Tyler

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[It was cool to be … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/it-was-cool-to-be-or-jamie-thingelstad pDLUN9WNaXZ5Akchyxpx Thu, 04 Dec 2025 04:00:56 GMT It was cool to be featured on Buttondown’s customer stories about how I use it for the Weekly Thing.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[I gave Gemini “Thinking 3 … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/i-gave-gemini-thinking-3-or-jamie-thingelstad 99tiNyAxRry1FPXlSdti Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:00:56 GMT I gave Gemini “Thinking 3 Pro” and Nano Banana Pro a more interesting question tonight. I asked it:

Please create an infographic that explains how I create the Weekly Thing. Use these three blog posts as your foundation for the process:

The result is incredible. It has one error on the “Delete” step and how that connects to Pinboard.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[Hanging out with my cousin … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/hanging-out-with-my-cousin-or-jamie-thingelstad dRODeCEpXjgTbk1h8RSV Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:00:48 GMT Hanging out with my cousin Quinn and his friends at Fat Pants Brewing for this mornings Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix! 🏎️


]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[I’m feeling pretty smart ordering … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/im-feeling-pretty-smart-ordering-or-jamie-thingelstad Sz96ozQoFzkO8Aozdz1A Fri, 28 Nov 2025 23:00:54 GMT I’m feeling pretty smart ordering candle supplies for next year’s Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser during Makesy’s 25% Black Friday special! 🤑

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[POAP 7529645 at Weekly Thing … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/poap-7529645-at-weekly-thing-or-jamie-thingelstad 3rHQ5yQYpgQrmRx8W4wS Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:31:02 GMT POAP 7529645 at Weekly Thing — Reddit Revival.

]]> thingelstad@newsletter.paragraph.com (Jamie Thingelstad) <![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving from my Mom … | Jamie Thingelstad]]> https://blog.thingelstad.xyz/happy-thanksgiving-from-my-mom-or-jamie-thingelstad 2Yv81JShp1bMV8G0j1sb Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:31:04 GMT Happy Thanksgiving from my Mom and I!

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