Bill tries the laab gai. Laura told him to try it before he slathered on the sriracha sauce, but would he listen?

Enjoyed dinner at my favorite restaurant in Apple Valley tonight with Laurie, Bill Roehl (author of the LazyLightning blog), his wife, Kim, his cousin-in-law, Laura, and friend, Tim. We had a blast getting to know each other and sampling some tasty (and spicy) Thai dishes. Haven’t laughed that hard in a good, long time. Here’s a link to Bill’s review. He nailed it — all except the part where he refers to Laurie as my much better half. Oh, all right, he got that right, too.

Artist's rendering of Monday's blizzard. Well, it's a work of Art, anyway

Oh, man, this week is going to suck. From the Star Tribune weather page:

Winter weather advisory posted for the metro and much of central MN; Blizzard Watch for the southwestern third of MN for high winds, blowing snow, dangerous wind chills Monday

2-4″ Monday, another 2-4″ possible Wednesday as a second clipper moves in…remember that when it’s subzero chemicals take MUCH longer to melt snow/ice: expect very icy roads and slow commutes through midweek

Coldest week of winter? Rivaling what we endured in mid December: subzero highs possible Tuesday and Thursday. Wake-up temperatures Thursday may dip to -20 in the outlying suburbs.

Bundle up. It’s gonna be a cold couple of days.