look, pause, discover

 i had the day off for a dental appointment, and this meant going to downtown st. paul. i got a good look around before and after it. before it i went to the food court where in once ate when working downtown, although not many options remain. the cajun grill had a sign up saying they had just closed after 26 years. this meant having pizza by the slice. then farther down in the skyway i saw a display that said 'look, pause, discover'. it was quotes from famous people, especially writers. something about 'writers blocks' and espresso coffee. guess it means looking it up some more online. hard to say what i will do when i do the next appointment in six months. i was reminded of how a sandwich shop, erbert gerbert, is still open, but not in the skyway. and then there is the skyway grill, which moved to a different food court. those two are the front runners. then there was going to rice park to see the big christmas tree, put on display by the salvation army. and then going inside the landmark center, where there was displays about governors. it went all the way up to the current one, walz. and there was some art that will be sold at auction soon to benefit a women's shelter. one had some media on it, a VHS tape of MASH, as well as a cassette of the judy garland album, 'star is born'. i got plenty done in the morning as well. there was sending another donation to goodwill, followed by getting a paper shredder at walmart, and then picking up turkey day dinners at cub foods. all three were done in eagan. then i went to the post office and two orders were picked up, and when i got home i placed orders for two more, on e-bay. i watched 'jeopardy' and found out there was a mixed drink called a 'gibson', the clue was two baseball players with that name. i went to perform in the evening and the show runner gave me a twins baseball jersey. i did not do any bank stories this time, but i did some rants about what i have seen in some facebook groups i am in. along with mention of the news story about the president pardonint turkeys for the holiday. during my walks i found 2 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when lewis black was a guest star, followed by when sheldon and amy start living together and they were called 'weird' by penny.