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Patrick Stephenson

@patiomensch.bsky.social

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Documenting Dad Life in the Twin Cities 🌟 ❤️ Two daughters 🚲 Founded #30DaysofBiking and organizes rides through #JoyfulRidersClub 🏀⚾️⚽️🥇Loves Timberwolves, Twins, Loons, F1rst Wrestling 💰 Writer by trade He/him

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · Nov 16

I created a Starter Pack of folks who have attended at least one (1) or more Joyful Riders Club or 30 Days of Biking events in the Twin Cities, as well as adjacent organizations! Please let me know if you want to be added—still room to add about 80 people. go.bsky.app/UDWRiVQ

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 4h

This is the best welcome. 👁️

Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 12h

The eye of the east side!

Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 12h

I can tell!! It’s such a wonderful house.

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 14h

I used to be able to pop episodes of Spooked like candy but they’re really freaking me out this year. 😝

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David Manning @photodave219.fightins.online · 14h

117 off the bat?!!?! 455 feet?!!?! Dear god.

pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 14h

holy shit

Exit Velocity
117.2 mph
Distance
455 ft
Launch Angle
29 deg

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 14h

No, it's on Snelling. But Little Oven looks great!

Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 14h

SO MANY BIKES.

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 14h

Joyce also clued me in on an Italian restaurant that is not on my spreadsheet. She said the lasagnas are delicious and HUGE. Let's go.

Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 14h

I found a new place that can fit all my bikes. I hope to stay here about 30 years at least.

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 14h

I'm just kidding. Three miles isn't far. This just made me laugh.

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 14h

I told our new neighbors, "I'm going to miss Cafe Latte."
Joyce was like, "Oh, but it's only about 3 miles away."

No, you don't understand. It's dead to me now.

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 17h

Still thinking about it.

Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 1d

New favorite spot: YaiGu Hot Bowl! Even the potstickers had me like 🤯

It’s on Selby Avenue in Saint Paul and I need to come back and try everything.

Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 23h

Heck yeah this is a busy weekend for social rides!!

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Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition @saintpaulbike.bsky.social · 23h

Absolutely gorgeous weather for riding recently - hope you've been getting out to enjoy it!
Join us for rides this weekend: 10/10, 6pm at Union Depot for a ride w/ @moveminnesota.bsky.social and @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social
and 10/12, 1pm at Summit and MRB (the WWI Memorial) w/ @bikemn.bsky.social

a person riding a bike passes through a golden fall forest

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Chris Hine @christopherhine.bsky.social · 1d

Wolves came back from 24 down to force ... preseason overtime!

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 1d

The wait to get into this house has been excruciating*,**.

*Major exaggeration.
**Very dramatic but feels right.

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Mitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social · 2d

My daughter @madepn.bsky.social has invented a great scale for the triviality - importance spectrum. It goes from “nothing burger” to “everything bagel”.

I doff my hat in tribute to genius.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

Somebody ate their wheaties is such a 1980s joke lmao. One thing you're always gonna get on my timeline is GenX coded references

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah. Tell them the bald guy with two kids who spilled water everywhere told you about it.

Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 1d

Their business was quiet tonight, so I’m tasking you with visiting, too. Go check it out!

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 1d

New favorite spot: YaiGu Hot Bowl! Even the potstickers had me like 🤯

It’s on Selby Avenue in Saint Paul and I need to come back and try everything.

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 1d

The @mplscargobikelibrary.com is getting several electric cargo bikes donated from someone who test rode them for a review in a major publication.

Also, dream job!

Someone pay me to test & write about cargo bikes! Or send me bikes to review & let us keep them for the cargo bike library. 😊

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 1d

We have three @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social events this week. Should I wear a different costume for each one or wear the same costume for all three? You know what I want the answer to be.

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Joyful Riders Club @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social · 3d

Correct!

Rides on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

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Your annoying friend Max for Halloween @max1mil.bsky.social · 3d

Am I seeing correctly that @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social has 3 rides in a row this week?

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Patrick Stephenson @patiomensch.bsky.social · 3d

Scheduling just worked out like that lol