Saturday Night Game Night of Rumikub with Thai Food...Not a Bad Way to Spend a Frigid Last Night in January 2026

I think I'm about ready to spread the work of several Spring '26 CWP initiatives and the online registrations are good to go for summer, although the receipts are going to someone on campus and that needs to be fixed. Karal and I also did a walk, but it hurts so we couldn't go too long. 

Pam found a restaurant called Mai Thai, and wanted to teach us to play Rumikub, although she needed me to stop and get both. Leo, Bev, and Leo joined and it made for a solid Saturday evening (numb fingers and all). Today, I need to get on top of Monday and Tuesday, as the meetings begin early, run back to back, and there's no breaks between. I need to be on top of the work before the work actually arrives. February begins today and it is brutal. 

I did my family check-ins, heard from Chitunga whose car battery went in the Des Moines cold, and picked up my new prescription at Hawley Lane Optical. It is amazing how little I can see up close any more, so the blended lens for distance and close up are really miraculous. I need them. So much for laser surgery in my 20s. 

I'm also EXTREMELY thankful there will be no storm today...just more cold and winds. I couldn't hand another snow event, especially given the long hauls of Monday and Tuesday. We just need to make it through the obligations. 

First, today, is a day of putting the pieces in place for a smoother week. 

And I'm ready for a warm-up. Any time. Any day. This cold needs to head back to Canada.