Saturday November 15 (more) to Sunday November 23, 2014

Saturday 11/15/14:  Forgot to include:  Reading by Jason D. Wittman at DreamHaven Books.

I won a prize:  a DVD of Planet of the Cats and Revenge of the Mice.  Err, Cat People and Curse of the Cat People.

***Thursday 11/20/14 From Lee Gold:  "Sunday 11/16/14.  World and Future Building MinnSpec meetup at Black:  Coffee and Waffles.  It worked well, despite my poor planning.  (I thought Black would be uncrowded on Sunday. Figured about 5 people would attend, and there were about 13. Acoustics rather less favorable than I realized.)

"It devolved into several conversation groups.

"Note:  Black has black coffee, but doesn't seem to have black waffles."

Blackberry syrup? (I may suggest that, but it's only a partial fix.)

"Wednesday 11/19/14.  -'Cold Weather Hits All of US,'- Star Tribune story listing, front page.

"So, how well did Honolulu do at snow removal?"

Los Angeles didn't have any snow either.
Or any special cold weather last night.

***Friday 11/21/14:  Outdoor Adventure Expo at Midwest Mountaineering.  Earned one raffle ticket, entered one prize drawing.  Picked up swag, including a device originally designed for cleaning horses' hooves and repurposed for cleaning camping footwear and other equipment.

At a sled dog table, petted a puppy not old enough to pull a sled (nine weeks.)  At the "adopt a Siberian Husky" booth, petted a full-grown husky.

***Sunday 11/23/14:  Back to the Expo.  Attended presentation on Croatia and Slovenia, by someone who conducts tours there.  I visited Croatia, back when it was part of Yugoslavia.  The presenter's taste was somewhat different from mine.  (Not unexpected; he warned the audience about taste differences when he began speaking and showing slides.)

***Bought an exercise device:  a thick rubber ring meant for developing hand, finger, and forearm strength and for stress relief.