Freezing rain
Eastern Tallahassee
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014; 9:1o AM
Starting around 9:05 AM and at least until 9:20 we saw freezing rain (rain drops mixed with sand-sized to mustard seed-sized hail or ice particles) falling in the eastern parts of Tallahassee.
The temperature was around 33 deg F (just above the freezing point of water).
Temple and Community Center Meeting
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Leon County Community Center
This morning I along with 50 people attended a meeting organized by the Tallahassee volunteers to consider a proposal to build a Hindu Temple and Community Center in Tallahassee. This meeting had been planned for about a month and the invitation was sent to close to 150 individual e-mail addresses. The meeting room was opened around 10 AM and the volunteers set-up the room for the meeting.
After an initial meet and greet with coffee between 10 AM and 10:30 AM, the meeting proper began at 10:30 AM. It began with a prayer. The tentative agenda was displayed using a computer projector. There were introductory speeches by prominent members of the community.
Then I presented a slide show prepared by the volunteers. I took about 18 minutes to complete it. It was presented in such a way that the questions will be handled at the end of the presentation since several frequently asked questions and answers were prepared. So FAQ followed by presentation.
Once the FAQs were completed the floor was opened for discussion. Since I had a prior commitment to host the ACT Thank You Party, I had to leave the discussion around 12 Noon.