Yesterday was Travalon's favorite day of the year: Small Business Saturday! We met Jilly Moose and OK Cap for coffee downtown, then the four of us went up and down State Street. I bought a poster and a tapestry that should glow under blacklight - photos soon! I was also looking for "sports" things for a Secret Santa activity I'm doing, but they had to be things small enough to fit into the smallest size of flat rate shipping box. Also, what does "sports" mean? Most people who are into sports like a particular team, so it would have been more helpful to say "Blackhawks" or "Seahawks" or whatever team they are into. Travalon and I went to the big antiques mall in town, but we didn't find anything there, so we checked the dollar store, but we didn't find anything there. We did find a funny LeBron James ornament and a random packet of NFL stuff at Walgreens, so that is what my person is getting. My one word was "blacklight," so I'm curious to see what my Secret Santa will send me... Oh yeah, we also stopped by Goodwill in case they had any random, very small sports stuff, which they did not, but I bought a hat that will glow under blacklight. I promise to post photos of all this very soon...
In the evening Travalon and I joined Kathbert at Rich's house for Thanksgiving leftovers, then I went to a Baroque music concert, and most of the pieces were in D Minor, so I liked that. I guess it was because that is considered the "requiem key," and this concert was dedicated to the victims of the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy. After Travalon picked me up, we drove through the Christmas lights display at Olin-Turville Park. Some of the old favorites seem to be missing, like the little girl who goes down the stairs and wakes up Santa, and the carolers who come to the door, but on the other hand there seemed to be more light displays than ever. Maybe those older ones just wore out?
Today Travalon and I went for a hike on the Ice Age Trail at Lapham Peak. We were trying to get to the observation tower, but we hiked quite a ways up the hill and never got to the tower, so eventually we just turned around and went back. It would be beautiful in the summer or fall, but right now everything is dead, so there isn't much to see. There are some fun boardwalks. Then we went home and watched the Packers game. The Rams were worthy opponents, but Rasul Douglas kept hassling them on the defense, and he got a pick six and almost got another one. He ended up being the player of the game. As my regular readers may remember, the Packers picked him up because all their cornerbacks were injured, and he is making a case for himself to be in the starting lineup even when everyone is back. Anyway, it was a satisfying win because it was an exciting game, although the Packers were ahead the whole time. Still, at times it was so close that their victory was by no means assured. Too bad the Badgers weren't as successful - they lost the Paul Bunyan axe to the Golden Gophers yesterday.
Famous Hat
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