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shipGoing Off Course - Building model ships is one of Steve Paladie's passions. The 68-year-old triathlete / nordic skier / retired guy / Juicy Lucy and Papa Murphy's "Cowboy" lovin' Bloomington resident who claims that he's actually from Eden Prairie 'cuz EP is a more prestigious place, DID NOT build the model ship that is pictured here. We don't have photos of the ships he has built, but we can say with relative certainty that the model ships Steve has built are every bit as intricate and cool-looking as the one you see here.

How do we know, you ask?

Because Steve is a VERY smart guy who is good at stuff. If he does something, you can be sure that he did it real good.

What else do we know about Steve?...

He is a chronically happy, gregarious fellow with a gigantor vocabulary and a great sense of humor. If you don't already know him, introduce yourself at a race. We bet that you'll like him immediately and that he'll say something that will make you laugh.

Steve Paladie loves hoppy beer, heart-stopping pizza and a Hungarian dog named Bailey. Here's more good stuff about Steve Paladie:

steveBACKGROUND:

Name? Steve Paladie (photo L - Doing European tourist stuff in Greece.)

Age? 68, give or take

Where you live now? West Bloomington, just short of the upscale Eden Prairie

Where were you born? Ft. Snelling Military reservation, Minnesota

Education? Min. & Wisc primary, secondary, and occasional tertiary public schools

Degrees? 98.6 on a good day

Occupation? None now, & loving it.

Former Occupations? Computer operator and corporate drone.

Family? Wife? Husband? Kids? 3 adult kids, 5 grand-brats and an understanding room-mate.

Pets? Names? Co-parent a 65 pound Vizsla mix named HRH (her royal highness) Bailey.

Tattoos? Other cool mutilations? One fading sailor on upper right arm, and a few scars only my most intimate acquaintances are allowed to see (unless vizlaanyone else asks nice.)

Best physical feature? I wish.

Anything you wish you could change about yourself? I

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