1. Some of us had to drive to the other side of town (15 miles) for a two-game tournament day starting at 7:45 am, so a visit to a 24-hour diner was warranted.

2. By 9:30 am our side of town lost power, for nine hours. A windstorm knocked out electricity to several counties. I've not been without power for that long in this part of the world. We drove north another fifteen miles to eat midlunch/middinner at probably the only Czech/Hungarian restaurant in the western part of the state. The first time I had food there I cried, it was so good. They're open on Thanksgiving, as they are immigrants who don't have family nearby (as am I) so that's where I'm heading.

3. Friday night we had not much thawed, and 90 minutes before a free concert and horror movie, so we went to a happy hour at a local restaurant.
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Mortgage milestone: 20% paid! In 2014 I'll have $100K principal paid on the house and that will be very sweet to see the mortgage balance drop to the five-digits!