Thank you for being part of the very first Yearly Thing 2025 — a curated collection of 324 links from Weekly Thing issues 306-336, organized into ten themed chapters covering the year's most compelling ideas in technology, culture, and digital life. The Yearly Thing is an artifact: a way to hold a year of the internet in your hands while the links themselves inevitably rot. This POAP is its digital twin — proof that you were here, that you collected the 2025 edition, and that you're part of the Weekly Thing community. One physical artifact. One digital collectible. Both yours to keep.

This POAP is a small gift to friends and family in recognition of my 54th Birthday. This token is directly distributed via claim code to each recipient. The design was created with AI and features a Formula 1 inspired race scene. This year I re-discovered F1 after nearly two decades of not paying much attention. Tyler and I have both enjoyed watching the races! 🏁 Related POAPs: - 50th Birthday → https://poap.gallery/event/20896 - 51st Birthday → https://poap.gallery/event/95194 - 52nd Birthday → https://poap.gallery/event/166479 - 53rd Birthday → https://poap.gallery/drops/183305

This token commemorates our time together on Ponder — a “quiet place for your group to talk” where we connected, reflected, and held meaningful conversations away from the noise. As of December 2025, Ponder will be shutting down. The team shared that this decision was made thoughtfully, so the company could focus on other products and next steps. Thank you for being part of this community — for the ideas, the exchanges, and the friendships. This POAP marks that chapter closing, and honours the spirit of open, thoughtful discussion that Ponder embodied.

This token was distributed directly via printed claim sheets to participants in the 2025 Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser hosted by the Thingelstad family. This annual give back event raised donations for causes that we want to support by selling our handmade wooden wick candles. This year's scents included True North, Winter Wonderland, Charcoal Rose, Old Fashioned, Apple of My Eye, Tea Time, Oh My Darling, Pumpkin Pie, and Just Crackle (unscented). This year we also debuted the 24oz XL Candles in Winter Wonderland and True North, as well as the T4G Labs and Rekindled collections. Finally, this was also the first year that we offered candle lids. Many new things! We provide the materials and make the candles so that ALL proceeds from the fundraiser go to four different non-profits that we each pick. This year we supported: - Animal Welfare Institute → https://awionline.org/ - Border Angels → https://www.borderangels.org - The Food Group → https://www.thefoodgroupmn.org - Sandy Hook Promise → https://www.sandyhookpromise.org

This POAP is given to anyone that collects the six different locations in the Minneapolis Marvel category. Gold Medal Building: https://poap.gallery/drops/190544 Goldy Gopher: https://poap.gallery/drops/190545 Grain Belt Sign: https://poap.gallery/drops/190546 Northrop Chair: https://poap.gallery/drops/190547 Target Headquarters: https://poap.gallery/drops/190548 Witches Tower: https://poap.gallery/drops/190549

Winding, quiet, and framed by some of the city’s most beautiful homes, Lake of the Isles feels like a secret garden with water in the middle. Its wooded banks, delicate footbridges, and graceful curves create a tranquil escape in the heart of the city. It’s where artists sketch, dogs roam, and canoes glide silently. Claim this Lake Lover POAP for wandering through Minneapolis’s most poetic waterscape in the 612 POAP Challenge. Category: Lake Lover GPS: 44.95472, -93.31198 Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/44.95472,-93.31198 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_of_the_Isles NFT: https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/62190149032022655717025961372930289129265559683354101596648998876343173120001

It’s not just a sculpture—it’s the symbol of Minneapolis itself. Claes Oldenburg’s iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry balances playfulness with bold design, nestled in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden like it was always meant to be there. Snap a photo, dodge the mist, and admire how surrealism became civic pride. This Culture Collector POAP is your reward for embracing whimsy in the heart of the 612 POAP Challenge. Category: Culture Collector GPS: 44.97023, -93.28905 Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/44.97023,-93.28905 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonbridge_and_Cherry NFT: https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/62190149032022655717025961372930289129265559683354101596648998920323638231041