Archive for January, 2014

Freezing Rain in eastern Tallahassee

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

Freezing rain

Eastern Tallahassee

Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014; 9:1o AM

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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.

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The temperature was around 33 deg F (just above the freezing point of water).

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Attend Temple Proposal Meeting

Sunday, January 12th, 2014

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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.

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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.

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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.