Good day for a middle-of-the-week day.

  • We overslept by almost :45 this morning. Not exactly the most auspicious start for a day, but we dealt with it. Of course, the fact that we still had plenty of prep-time didn’t hurt, either.
  • Picked up a cup of double-espresso-shot-laden frozen mocha goodness on the way to….
  • Work, where we only stayed for an hour-and-a-half; mail volumes were very light, so we….
  • Went to lunch with Julia, Rick and Dee. We went to Chinese Gourmet, a buffet style restaurant with a Mongolian stir fry section. Lunch was good. And we even got in a couple of mixed-up song titles, in the process. After lunch, Rick and Dee headed to Rick’s place for a little bit of X-Box’ing, while…
  • Jess, Julia and I headed to the nearest Trax station and…
  • We rode downtown to The Gateway. It was Julia’s first time both on Trax and going to The Gateway. Again, it was cold and we had to wait for a northbound train, but we persevered! We walked the length of the shopping center Have I mentioned that it is an open-air shopping center? What about the weather? Did I mention that it was cold? I have? I did? Okay, just wanted to make sure. One of our stops was at the sporting goods store, Galyan’s. Two levels of sporting goodness… and a three-story, indoor climbing wall. We watched a couple of people – a young boy and a Gen-X’er – on the wall. Surprise, surprise: I took pictures.
    • The boy: 1, 2, 3, 4.
    • The guy: 1, 2, 3, 4.
  • After a stop in Barnes & Noble, for hot chocolates (Jess and Julia), a cafe mocha (me), and a couple of magazines (also me)…
  • We hopped back on Trax, headed to the car and called it a day.

I’ve mentioned and posted pictures of Jess, Dee and Rick before, but I realized on the ride home that I didn’t have one of Julia. This should rectify that situation; Julia is on the left, Jess is on the right. The rest of the day’s pictures can be seen here.

Quotes of the Day: While at lunch, When Doves Cry played on the Muzak station. Dee, ever vigilant for the opportunity to share a witticism had the following to say:

  • “Animals do strike curious poses…. especially in headlights.”
  • “Sheep scare me when they strike seductive poses.”

Dee. Gotta love him.

I also got a call from my friend , Joe (for the record: he’s the clean-shaven one with hair – on the left), who has a stopover here tomorrow night. We haven’t seen him since he was here last Spring for a trade show; it will be good to see him.

And that brings us to the end of another edition of “What’s Happening In Lake Saline.” Tune in tomorrow – same LJ channel, same LJ time – for more of our merry misadventures. Good night and have a pleasant tomorning!

Peace.