jim abbott, keynote speaker

 went to the annual meeting for blaze credit union at the mega-church in Eden Prairie this afternoon. the circus was still part of the opening act, but this time there was a keynote speaker. it was Jim Abbott, the retired baseball player, born without a right hand. Jim even had a catch with Dan Stoltz, the CEO, onstage. but Jim said he didn't want to hit the mascot truck, 'archie', the 1952 ford, so it meant having his back turned to it. when i got home i found out i have four of his baseball cards with the angels. there as a video shown before his speech, it included footage from his no-hitter with the Yankees. i got plenty of pictures there as usual, including one of the St. Paul Saints mascot, Mudonna. being a sponsor of the saints led to name recognition and choosing them when i was looking for a car loan. according to the stats given at the meeting, just under half of the employees were present. i have a friend from meetup groups who is an employee and would not be attending. i sent a text message to this friend when i was having lunch at Taco John's in Eagan before heading for the meeting. before leaving the building and claiming my $25 i saw a sign that pointed where the chapel is. i got a look at it and this 'chapel' looks as big as a sanctuary at some churches! in the morning there was chores and errand running. first stop was the post office, one order was picked up. then recycle was dropped off near the capitol, then on to the copy store. two tickets to Saints games were printed, as well as a confirmation on a member event next month. after the meeting i drove home but didn't have all that much to do for the rest of the day. i had the evening meal, then went to Aldi for groceries. after this i watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase, 'Star Wars e-1'. this completes the viewing of the five discs i had bought from half-price books. during my walks i found 76 cents.