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Welcome to Greg’s annual Mai Tai party. Greg is well known for making the best mai tai’s this side of the Pacific. Greg is my ex-boss from my Ameriprise days and an all around good guy.

See you again when gas costs twice as much. It cost us $70 to refill the tank of our rental minivan.

Getting in one last Disney fix before heading to the airport. Having a little lunch at Earl of sandwich. Not the fastest place in town but good nevertheless.

Enjoying his last evening, for this trip, at a Cracker Barrel in St Petersburg, Florida.

Here is the view from our hotel room on the beach. A lot of hotels along the coast are nice enough but this is one sad looking area.

Oh Chick-fil-a. Why won’t you come make Minneapolis one of your homes? I don’t mind your weird “closed on Sunday” rule — I can look past your imperfections. Especially since there are so few of them.

I got the Shepards Pie for lunch — to die for. Oh, and a couple pints of Murphy’s stout. Phil, my bartender from Milwaukee, provided good company.