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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/

**What Does TMacD Think That You Sholud Think?**
Things	More Things	Even More Things
REMEMBER: = > ÷	Nice Seattle Chihuly Exhibit Chihuly Pics in Seattle	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 in 2018 and 2019	"Manifesto about Fairness and Wealth Inequality"	REAL ID: My Experience Getting A Real ID
With AI Agents, we need a Human In The Loop	Manifesto Elevator Pitch	PUT THE HUMAN BACK INTO THE WORKER
Wealth Concentration and AI are The Common Threat	AI In The Long Run

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

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**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 ]

2026 Biking

Once again the weather is colder this winter. Just like 2025. Donald Trump is still our fascist president and I am still protesting. I continue to be a voice of dissent. I' hoping for better biking weather soon. I keep gettng older too.

	Miles	Total	Avg.
week1, 4-Apr:	49	49	49	cold, rainy, snowy, and very windy - short rides
week2, 11-Apr:	51	100	50	pleasant weather - still short rides
week3, 18-Apr:	45	145	50	beautiful biking weather - starting some longer rides
week4, 25-Apr:	70	215	53	cool windy weather - Coon Rapids Dam ride
week5, 2-May:	71	286	57	ride arond Medicaine Lake
week6, 9-May:	60	346	57	3 rides to Hopkins and back
week7, 16-May:	57	403	57	2 rides to Hopkins and 1 sprinkle rain ride to State Fair Grounds
week8, 23-May:	65	468	58	ride to Fort Snelling
week9, 30-May:	19	0	?	ride to Fort Snelling and Whipple Federal Building

Now for some previous raw biking statistics organized by year.

**Biking Statistics By Year**
2025	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