The weather has been really mild here for a few days. Highs in the high 30s. Lows probably in the high 20s. It feels really nice. I drove my girlfriend Chris to work today so I could get some groceries later. She didn’t need to be picked up until 4:30pm so I was going to … Read more
Today was a pretty quiet day. Neither Chris nor I had anything specific to do. We watched another episode of Ken Burn’s epic Country Music documentary which is very good. It will take a while but I plan to watch many of his documentaries.
My girlfriend Chris and her daughter had a date to drive north to visit her sister and additional family and make Christmas cookies all day. I took the opportunity to do something I don’t normally do: Go to the Mall of America. I wanted to walk a circuit of all 3 floors. Locals don’t go … Read more
I had a morning in person meeting with a client I have in the Twin Cities. We met last over the summer and it was good to catch up in person. I”m currently doing some email work for him. Both technical and writing. I took care of grocery shopping on the way home to get … Read more
Chris had a long day so I spent it working. It looked sunny outside so I took a walk mid-day. It was chilly but nice outside. Though I didn’t go far due to it being chilly. I was dressed warm enough but my cheeks started to get numb. Yes, that means it was colder than … Read more
I drove my girlfriend Chris to work this morning and planned to do some grocery shopping later. When I got back to the house, I ran across a Facebook post that led to me looking at something, that led me to look at something else, and then find out about a new way of organizing … Read more
I had a follow up call with one of the financial advisors I’m talking to about a new service I’m offering. They don’t want to start till January for good reasons. I reached out to the other potential candidates and a couple of new ones. This is expected in sales. We had a good conversation … Read more
Chris had a long day at work and tutoring and I stayed home, inside, and warm working on my stuff. It was pretty windy today and when Chris and I went out in the evening for a quick errand the wind chill was down around 2F or something. It’s supposed to get warmer tomorrow (low … Read more
Chris and I drove to St Joseph which is near St Cloud about 1 1/2 hours from where Chris lives. One of her brothers lives there and we gathered with her parents and other brother to eat food and play poker. The stuffed mushrooms turned out really well. They were simple, just cream cheese, parmesan, … Read more
Chris and I are going to visit her family tomorrow at one of her brother’s houses and we are bringing food so there was cooking today. For the first time for both of us we are making stuffed mushrooms which are easy and look like a really good idea. Plus deviled eggs and chili. And … Read more