They Were Here in Reno All Along

While stopping to pick up some groceries in Reno, I stumbled across something that certain participants in the Hugo Award Culture Wars appear have been very excited about. I took a picture to prove that they exist.

( For Those Looking for 'Nutty Nuggets' )

And sure enough, it says so right on the label.

Museum Misfire

Having received the latest issue of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum member newsletter, which gave the museum's hours as being open until the first Monday of November, Lisa and I got the idea of heading over to Portola and spending a couple of hours looking around. They don't do train rides that late in the season, but that didn't trouble us. We're members of the museum, but it has been over a year since we last visited, so Sunday morning we hitched up and headed for Portola, which isn't nearly as far away as I thought it was.

( Uh, Oh. )

We were of course disappointed at not being able to visit the museum, but it's only an hour's drive from Reno, so it's not like it was a catastrophe. And on the drive back through the Sierra Valley, we got to see some wildlife.

( Oh, Deer )

The day wasn't a total loss. We went back to Reno and cashed in some coupons and frequent-buyer credit we had at Cost Plus World Market and Grocery Outlet before going home. For a change, we did not have dinner in Reno, as neither of us was especially hungry.

Looks like we'll have to wait until next year to actually use our museum memberships in Portola again.