My girlfriend Chris and I drove north to visit her parents. Her brothers also came over and we had hamburgers and other stuff. I had made brownies last night and brought those and they were a hit. (These were the famous Baked Brownies which turned out near perfect. I was pleased). We played 3 games … Read more
I woke up early to a lovely thunderstorm. The flashes of lightening were very bright, like flash photography going on outside the window. There was torrential rain. It was great. However I was up early and tired and later took a nap. I caught up on some writing. Chris and I watched some movies on … Read more
Today it was especially hot and humid. In the evening my girlfriend Chris and I went to see Rosanne Cash in concert at the Minnesota Zoo. In the Summer they use the outdoor amphitheater where the bird show performs for music concerts. The Twin Cities have such a high volume of musical and performing acts … Read more
I didn’t sleep that well and then ended up waking up early. I ended up taking a nap mid afternoon and then felt ok. My girlfriend Chris and I went to a literary reading group, the same performance group we saw back in February. Their new venue is smaller and didn’t have air conditioning so … Read more
I had a morning meeting with a coder / web developer I connected with on LinkedIn. He was fun to talk to. He has some interesting projects, we seem to share a lot of the same business values and there may be some opportunities to work together in future. We will stay in touch. I … Read more
I had a meeting in the morning with a life coach / potential client I found on LinkedIn. The meeting was good, I think he will become a client. He is an established coach with a real business and coaching clients, a couple of groups he runs, several books published, and he is a talented … Read more
It’s still pretty warm here. Hopefully it will cool down in a few days. In the evening I went to a new-ish group meeting about blogging. There were only 3 of us but it is just getting started. It was fun. I shared experience and wisdom. I’ll go back. The weather was fun, though. My … Read more
It was very warm today. When I got back from my morning walk I decided it’s definitely warm and humid here. Not as bad as a bad day in Florida but maybe a bad day in Florida in October. I saw one bunny when I was walking so the coyote’s have not yet finished their … Read more
I tried to go to a local farmers market this morning but the info I have about such things wasn’t accurate and it wasn’t there this week. Or maybe ever? But it put me near the Burnsville Aldi location so I went there and on the way back stopped at the Vietnamese store because I … Read more
I had a couple quick calls with people in Sacramento catching up on networking stuff. Otherwise I was working on work stuff. Not much to report there. My girlfriend Chris’ youngest daughter Ellie arrived back from Norway this afternoon. She had spent the last 3 months there with her sister and sister’s husband helping take … Read more