Went to the St. Paul Saints game tonight as there was a giveaway I wanted, a Linus security blanket. Saints lost to Fargo-Moorhead 14-2, 7 of the game's runs were scored in the 9th. The Saints finally broke up the shutout in the final inning. It's a nice light-blue fleece blanket with the Saints logo on it. When there's a month left in their season I am still wanting to attend another game, this was the fourth of the season. Actually the fifth if you count a rainout, and we've already used the rain check. Labor Day weekend, when they are wrapping up the season, is likely as my schedule has plenty of full weekends for a while and I prefer to avoid going on a weeknight if I can.
I left work an hour early to increase the odds of getting the giveaway. I bid on a silent auction item, some baseball tickets to a Twins game next month, looks like I had the winning bid. I increased the odds for this by submitting my only bid in the final 5 minutes. I know this is known as 'sniping' but many others have done this before. I have been sniped, but thankfully this silent auction was more fair. If one is going to outbid, it has to be by a margin of $5 or $10 and not a nickel. I still need confirmation that I am the winner and more information like how to pay and who, but that should be arriving shortly.
It was a fairly busy day at work, at least the first half, since many special requests were being sent my way. Nearly 20 were waiting on arrival, and 10 more after finishing those. I was fine with it as it makes the day go more quickly. In the afternoon I was part of an Olympic event at my office where I made a fool out of myself. It was where one puts a rubber ball between the legs and hops the course, had to wait until I was paired with somebody. I lucked out on being paired with an AA that also likes Saints baseball games, found out by accident as I spotted her at a game before. I said I would be attending tonight, she will be there Thursday at the 20th season celebration. She went first on the relay race, had to tie up her skirt before doing the event so it wouldn't hinder the competition as much.
I left work an hour early to increase the odds of getting the giveaway. I bid on a silent auction item, some baseball tickets to a Twins game next month, looks like I had the winning bid. I increased the odds for this by submitting my only bid in the final 5 minutes. I know this is known as 'sniping' but many others have done this before. I have been sniped, but thankfully this silent auction was more fair. If one is going to outbid, it has to be by a margin of $5 or $10 and not a nickel. I still need confirmation that I am the winner and more information like how to pay and who, but that should be arriving shortly.
It was a fairly busy day at work, at least the first half, since many special requests were being sent my way. Nearly 20 were waiting on arrival, and 10 more after finishing those. I was fine with it as it makes the day go more quickly. In the afternoon I was part of an Olympic event at my office where I made a fool out of myself. It was where one puts a rubber ball between the legs and hops the course, had to wait until I was paired with somebody. I lucked out on being paired with an AA that also likes Saints baseball games, found out by accident as I spotted her at a game before. I said I would be attending tonight, she will be there Thursday at the 20th season celebration. She went first on the relay race, had to tie up her skirt before doing the event so it wouldn't hinder the competition as much.
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