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Today’s highlights: Andy had a Tuesday tax meeting. Andy and I went for a walk before dinner. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  Torch from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem and Hazy Little Thing from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River Today’s pet peeve: The Torch pilsners gushed again. Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a WordContinue reading “Tuesday, March 1”

Today’s highlights: Andy and I went for a run before dinner. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  White Zombie from Catawba Brewing Company in Morganton and Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River Today’s pet peeve: My mother’s Antiques Road Show was pre-empted by other programming. Today’s moment of gratitude:  I organizedContinue reading “Monday, March 1”

Today’s highlights: Andy picked up bagels from Bagelman. We went for a walk around the athletic campus. We picked up trash along Firetower. We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  Torch from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem and Wild Ride from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville Today’s petContinue reading “Sunday, February 28”

Today’s highlights: Andy and I went for a longish run. I prepared a Very Special Taylor Swift edition of Three Songs for Maarten. I went to Harris Teeter for my mother. I took yard waste and a bunch of styrofoam to the transfer station. I went to Food Lion for my father. I organized myContinue reading “Saturday, February 27”

Today’s highlights: I had a Focused Friday at work (except for four meetings). I went to the bank for my mother. I went to the pharmacy for my father. I dropped off an Amazon return at the UPS Store. I bought gas. Andy and I went for a walk before dinner. We viewed Jay’s IsolationContinue reading “Friday, February 26”

Today’s highlights: We had a virtual LifePulse meeting at work We had a Team Break at work where we tried to figure out things that everyone on our team had in common. Andy and I went for a run before dinner. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  Brave New Brown from Blowing Rock Brewing CompanyContinue reading “Thursday, February 25”

Today’s highlights: I took my mother for a check-up with her primary care physician. Andy and I went for a walk before dinner. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard and Coastal Love from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler Today’s pet peeve: Andy saw a big bug.Continue reading “Wednesday, February 24”

Today’s highlights: Andy and I went for a run before dinner. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  Starchaser from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Voodoo Ranger from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville Today’s pet peeve: n/a Today’s moment of gratitude:  There was abundant sunshine today. Word of the day:  Habeous corpus

Today’s highlights: Andy and I went for a walk before dinner. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  Fat Tire and Wild Ride from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville Today’s pet peeve: n/a Today’s moment of gratitude:  My mother found the edge piece that she had been looking for for almost a week. Word ofContinue reading “Monday, February 22”

Today’s highlights: Andy picked up bagels from Bagelman. Andy and I went for a run from John Paul II. We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay. Today’s ice cream:  n/a Today’s beer:  Starchaser from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Freak of Nature from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler Today’s pet peeve: Bagelman wasContinue reading “Sunday, February 21”