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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/

**What Does TMacD Think That You Sholud Think?**
Things	More Things
REMEMBER: = > ÷	"Manifesto about Fairness and Wealth Inequality"
Minneapolis Skyway System In 2018 I created a web page about the Downtown Minneapolis Skyway System. It was an accurate portrayal of the way it was back then (though that was 8 years ago and lots has changed). It also contains my opinions of this Skyway System. Perhaps you will find it interesting. These days the Downtown Minneapolis Skyway System is different than in 2018. It was better back then (IMHO). The whole country was better back then - before COVID. https://tmacd.com/skyway	Here are some random photos I took
Nice Seattle Chihuly Exhibit Chihuly Pics in Seattle	REAL ID: My Experience Getting A Real ID

I rode my bicycle from my place in Minneapolis to Brainerd, MN. Fun and challenging.

Read about my Bike Tour to Brainerd and back

Chapel

I am retired now but my most recent work involved a parallel programming language called Chapel. It has nothing to do with religion, but people love to make jokes about going to the Chapel.

Here are articles by Jonathan Dursi (https://www.dursi.ca/) about Chapel: Chapel Articles including the article "HPC is dying, and MPI is killing it" that is interesting and provides a perspective I share - and it mentions Chapel (I am biased though).

I was interviewed about Chapel just before I retired: online interview

Support the University of Minnesota

Support the U of M

**Some bike tours - most with my friend Jim**
2025 Break On Through To The Other Side Tour [ 2025 Bike Tour]
TMacD's Geezer Brainerd Bike Tour [ 2023 Bike Tour]	Tour de Pittsburgh [ 2019 Bike Tour]	Superior Riding, It Is What It Is [ 2018 Bike Tour]
TMacD and Jim's Climbing Hills, Popping Pills, Cheap Thrills, and No Spills Tour [ 2017 Bike Tour]	Old guy on a new blue bike: From Spokane, WA to Mercer, PA [ Tom joins Jim for 3 days riding through Wisconsin (see days 29 - 31) ]	TMacD and Jim's Damn The Headwinds, Full Speed Ahead Tour [ 2014 Bike Tour ]
TMacD and Jim's Opposites Attract Tour [ 2013 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's Idiots Outside Biking Around Tour [ 2012 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's 2011 Rockin' B-flat Rust Belt Tour [ 2011 Bike Tour ]
TMacD and Jim's 2009 The Lucky 13 Lakes and Dragon Flies Tour [ 2009 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's 2008 Ups and Downs Tour [ 2008 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's 2007 Driftin' through the Driftless Area and Dairy Air [ 2007 Bike Tour ]
TMacD and Jim's 2006 A Tale of Two Bike Tours [ 2006 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's 2005 Mist the Tornado Tour [ 2005 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's 2004 Mount Everest D.C. Tour [ 2004 Bike Tour ]
TMacD and Jim's (and Bob's) 2003 Air Conditioned Ride Up North Bike Tour. [ 2003 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's 2002 Tour de Big Smoke Stack bike ride. [ 2002 Bike Tour ]	TMacD and Jim's 2001 bike ride down the Mississippi River. [ 2001 Bike Tour ]
TMacD and Jim's 1999 bike ride across the hills of PA [ 1999 Bike Ride ]	The saga of TMacD and Jim's 1998 bike ride from MPLS to the Porcupine Mts. in the U.P. [ 1998 Bike Tour ]	The story of TMacD and Jim's 1997 bike ride from PA to Ro-cha-cha, NY. [ 1997 Bike Tour ]

2025 Biking

The weather is colder this winter and spring than 2024. Donald Trump is now our fascist president and this causes me to experience considerable dread and anxiety. I plan to be a voice of dissent but I also plan to ride my bikes. It's now April and I just stared to do some riding last month. However, since it is too often cold, rainy, snowy, and very windy I have not been able to ride as much as I would like. Also, due to construction just about all SE routes are closed at the moment.

	Miles	Total	Avg.
week1, 29-Mar:	54	54	54	cold, rainy, snowy, and very windy - short rides
week2, 12-Apr:	59	113	56	still a bit cold and very windy, ride Greenway to Hopkins
week3, 19-Apr:	126	239	79	some needed rain but much warmer, ride to Coon Rapids Dam
week4, 26-Apr:	69	308	77	More cool windy weather - ride to Mendota Heights
week5, 3-May:	94	402	80	Beautiful weather all week (finally)- ride to Wayzata
week6, 10-May:	48	450	74	Getting into some hot weather now, ride to Minnetonka
week7, 17-May:	71	521	74	Some rainy and some sunny weather, ride to Eagan
week8, 24-May:	93	614	76	Beautiful weather, Hopkins ride, ride new MN River trail
week9, 31-May:	83	697	76	Air Quality Issues, ride to Coon Rapids Dam
week10, 7-Jun:	21	718	71	Caught a coid this week
week11, 14-Jun:	45	762	69	Hopkins and back
week12, 21-Jun:	61	823	68	Greenway west and Cedar Lake Trail home, Coon Rapids Dam
week13, 28-Jun:	45	868	66	Again Greenway west and Cedar Lake Trail home
week14, 5-Jul:	63	931	66	Ride out to Eagan and back
week15, 12-Jul:	91	1022	68	MN River Ride, east on Bloom side, back on Eagan side
week16, 19-Jul:	97	1119	69	Ride to Champlin
week17, 26-Jul:	92	1211	71	Ride to Eagan, along MN River, to Bloomington along MN River
week18, 2-Aug:	140	1351	75	Ride to North St. Paul (tree across Gateway)
week19, 9-Aug:	153	1504	79	Eagan, Bloominton MN River ride, several rides to Hopkins)
week20, 16-Aug:	142	1646	82	Ride to Pine Point, Champlin
week21, 23-Aug:	172	1818	86	Two day ride to Saint Cloud with Jim Hathaway
week22, 30-Aug:	31	1849	84	Ride Shingle Creek trail, construction and flooding issues
week23, 6-Sep:	63	1912	83	Eagan, Bloominton MN River ride, Hopkins ride
week24, 13-Sep:	39	1951	81	Hopkins ride, Ft. Snelling ride
week25, 20-Sep:	39	2021	80	Ride to Gateway Trail
week26, 27-Sep:	43	2064	79	Local rides
week27, 4-Oct:	50	2114	78	Coon Rapids Dam
week28, 11-Oct:	55	2157	77	short rides

Now for some previous raw biking statistics organized by year.

**Biking Statistics By Year**
2024	2023	2021
2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997