A few Silver Tongued Cats planned to meet for in-person coffee and conversation at Panera Bread 15 minutes after this morning’s meeting. I was game; Panera is a 20-minute walk from my house, so I expected things to be in full swing when I got there. So I was surprised when I got there at 9:20 and found no one from the club – I stuck around for a few minutes, walked home, and then Diane and I set off on our usual Thursday rounds.

Later, I found out that the other people arrived starting at 9:30, long after I’d left. The official start time will be 9:30 next time, and I’ll be more patient.

Lunch was another experiment, this time using a recipe for Salmon with Cilantro-Lime Topping + Pear & Nut Salad from Platypus Wine Tours who’d taken us on a Sonoma tour in July. It was pretty good, but I think we had too much celery and could have used more nuts.

Diane and I took a quick walk in the afternoon, and then we got busy on computers until dinnertime. At 8, I suddenly realized that I was 70 calories short of my daily goal. I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to hit it every day this year, but I’m not ready to give up yet, so I took a quick and boring walk up and down the block to make up the deficit.

The saga of my missing Costco shipment continues – I’d called them nearly two weeks ago to ask for a refund for the paper towels that they hadn’t included in the replacement shipment they sent, and I was told I’d see the refund in a week or so. It hasn’t shown up; this time, I decided to try their chat function so that I’d have a record of the conversation. The current promise is that they’ll process the refund within 2-3 business days and send me an email; after that, it’s in the bank’s hands. We’ll see.

On Monday night, I’d learned that one of the members of the Silicon Valley Improvmasters was the owner of Glazier Rolled Ice Cream on Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Los Gatos. I’d been curious about the place but we’d never gone there; this gave me another reason to consider visiting.

This afternoon, we took a 5K walk through downtown Los Gatos with the South Bay Striders – I was a little hungry afterwards, but it wasn’t time for dinner, so I suggested visiting Glazier. Diane was agreeable, so off we went (we’ll do anything for more steps!).

Making rolled ice cream is an elaborate process – I don’t know how they’d cope on a busy day, since each order took more than five minutes. The result was interesting, but I think I prefer the texture of a traditional ice cream. But I’m willing to give it another try.