Merrill Aldrich

@thepragmaticcyclist.com

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Data engineering, Architecture (like buildings architecture, perhaps some computing architecture too). Non-competitive cycling. Sports cars. Unitarian. I own the world famous* SQL911. He. Bramily.

A delicious taco
Poster for April 5 protest at noon at the Minnesota Capitol
A scene from Swedish/Danish TV show The Bridge where Martin takes a drag on a cigarette
Quote about how "efficient" DOGE is, firing and then rehiring and then firing the same people
Chair lift and ski slope under blue skies
Poster for protests at all 50 us capitols February 17
Lobby of the Art Institute, white with colored glass skylight
Screenshot of news article "Trump officials accidentally fired staff who oversee the country's nuclear stockpile"
Bike wheel on a shop bench with a new tire mounted
A Microsoft Surface with USB C only, connected through a C to A adapter to an A to B cable, and a C to HDMI adapter to an HDMI cable, and a non standard power supply
Overview of closet shelving
Closet lower cabinet mid-installation
Plywood shelves in clamps and straps in a basement workshop
Glue and eight clamps on the shelving face trim
Shelving being installed in a closet
Inside a modern cabin with large, two storey windows
A bookcase being glued up using ratcheting tie down straps
Young string players performing in the lobby of the new building
Jazz combo, tiny prohibition themed bar. Will Aldrich on alto sax.
Primed shelving pieces
Cut plywood pieces on a porch
Thanksgiving dinner selfie
Plywood ready to cut on a table saw
Completed table saw cross cut sled
Cutting plywood on the front porch
Bookcase pencil drawing
A wood shop with a table saw sled being constructed
Image of a half complete, very basic cross-cut sled for a cheap table saw
Lone cyclist riding into the woods
Six pack of Old Speckled Hen beer in bottles
Graph showing lowered gear ratios for my bike
Bike route map
Six handsome young men and a piano in the lobby of Minneapolis Orchestra Hall
Gray cat sprawled across a cast iron radiator
Swedish pancake with powdered sugar on top
Cat sitting comfortably on a 2 inch wide railing over stairs
Grey and white cat draped Salvador Dali-like over a lawn chair
Black Porsche parked at a ski area in Welch Minnesota
Touring bike with a tent and camping gear in the woods
Will shown performing on sax with his band, in the old KJs jazz club in Saint Paul