KIA Soul

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Here's my favorite TV ad of the moment, for the KIA Soul, which appears to be competing for the same customer base as the Toyota Scion xB.

Anyway, I like how the hamster gives a cool head nod after rolling down his window, and how they groove to the beat. Great song, too.

I love how commercials are getting to be just as entertaining as the programming content.

Happy Birthday, Brad

Brad celebrated his birthday by playing a gig and eating a hamburger cake, which he said was delicious at 2 am.

In the Big City

We spent Easter weekend at Mall of America, on a repeat of last year's successful trip. The kids loved the rides, especially the Splat-O-Sphere...

The Log Jam...

And the Underwater Aquarium.

In the shark cage.

On the way home, this was the scene on I-94 west of Valley City. Crazy flooding this spring!

Here's a short video clip I took of us fording the flood in the Suburban:

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Brad rode a few rides that were too intense for me. I took video of one called Tak Attack:

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Dunkie's No Flunkie

My Mini Kix classes performed at tonight's Dakota Wizards game, and coincidentally, Brad and the boys got free tickets for the game from Gate City Bank. Even though Dylan declared that he doesn't really LIKE basketball, they ended up having a fun time.

The game turned out to be a real nail-biter that went into overtime, with the Wizards pulling out an exciting win.

I don't really LIKE basketball either, but it was still a fun evening out with the family.