I had one of the most delightful days at Sleepy Eye.
1. Several of us changed the gathering place downstairs into a larger and talkative group before we walked over to the cafeteria meeting room. Earlier only four would sit there downstairs and wait. I put men on one end of the comfortable chairs and let the women talk together. We went from four in that area to nine, and the ladies loved it. (Yes, men clog and stop conversation.)
2. The sheepshead group agreed that people could gather with the women talking in a group and a little more of the men separate. That was an instant success. That group had a 90 and 80's.
3. A server wanted to give my close friend a double soup. I began with making my friend the head of the Captain's Table, which means the Captain is the boss. He did not get the Captain's prestige at once but someone got the server to be milder. The Captain was very pleased. The key is not being the boss, just being a side-kick for the boss. After the meal we talked an hour at that table, with everyone else gone.
4. One man is 99 years old and still dances.
