A full day
This morning jmaynard and I went up to Mankato with my looking at LCD monitors the primary reason. I planned on looking, but wasn't expecting to buy. After looking at a few places, the best bet seemed to be a 19 inch Samsung SyncMaster 930B which I eventually bought and am now using.
Another part of the trip was lunch someplace that wasn't one the usual places. Looking at the choices on Yahoo Yellow Pages, the Great Wall restaurant looked to be the best choice. I was just hoping it was not yet another buffet. It wasn't. Not only that, but the menu had a (small) Thai section. Jay and I both ordered from that section and we were both satisfied. Great Wall will get repeat business. And I now know where to get decent Chinese and decent, if limited, Thai food. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing that it's an hour's drive away.
After lunch we did a bit of geocaching, then went back to the store that had the monitor so I could buy it (I was thinking things over during lunch) and Jay got a couple things as well, which he can post about if he sees fit. One more quick stop to take advantage of a bit of a discount and get a plumbing fixture and we headed home.
I think the cold wind of the geocaching, the loudness of the store(s), and that I wasn't drinking nearly as much water as usual combined to give me a headache. After a while of warming up and rehydrating I felt good enough to set up the monitor. I'm still getting used to the 1280x1024 resolution. It's almost painfully sharp.