Saturday, March 13

Today’s highlights:

  • I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
  • My mother and I attended a virtual funeral for my father’s best friend.
  • I went to Food Lion for my father.
  • I organized my father’s medications for the week.
  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
  • I organized my mother’s medications for the week.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Appalachia and Freak of Nature from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler

Today’s pet peeve: My Amazon package still did not arrive.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My mother kept saying what a nice day she had.

Word of the day:  Ungainly

High Jinks! Bookshelves: Day 3
Beer hour

Friday, March 12

Today’s highlights:

  • I had a Focused Friday at work.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Topped Tiramisu

Today’s beer:  Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River and Wild Ride from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: My Amazon package did not arrive.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The city recently fixed the light post that would never turn off.

Word of the day:  Williwaw

High Jinks! Bookshelives: Day 2
Beer hour

Thursday, March 11

Today’s highlights:

  • We had a Would You Rather…? Team Break at work.
  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Cherry Lime Burst from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler and Voodoo Ranger from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Tutelary

Beach Party: Day 10
HIgh Jinks! Bookshelves
Beer hour

Wednesday, March 10

Today’s highlights:

  • We had a Virtual LifePulse meeting at work.
  • My mother attended a virtual funeral.
  • Andy and I got the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Mountain Time and Wild Ride from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: The system for getting vaccine appointments seems to be inefficient.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I finally threw away my sister’s year-old petrified steak.

Word of the day:  Felicitate

Beach Party: Day 9
Beer hour

Tuesday, March 9

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy had a Tuesday tax meeting.
  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Cherry Lime Burst from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler and Frostbite from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I was able to get the red wine vinaigrette out of Andy’s Pisgah Brewing shirt.

Word of the day:  Luminary

Beach Party: Day 8
Beer hour

Monday, March 8

Today’s highlights:

  • Today is my one-year anniversary of being stuck in NC.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Mountain Time and Voodoo Ranger from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: My mother lost her balance twice today.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Today is day 8 of my guitar practice challenge with no unexcused absences yet.

Word of the day:  Pivot

Beach Party: Day 7
Beer hour

Sunday, May 7

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy picked up bagels from the Bagelman.
  • We went for a long run in Cherry Oaks, Windemere, Summers Walk and Camelot.
  • We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Fat Tire and Voodoo Ranger Imperial from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: I can only remove three out of four screws from an outside vent cover.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Meticulous

Beach Party: Day 6
Zoom beer hour

Saturday, March 6

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk in the Windsor neighborhood.
  • I went to the transfer station.
  • I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
  • I went to Dollar Tree for my father.
  • I went to Food Lion for my father.
  • I organized my father’s medications for the week.
  • I organized my mother’s medications for the week.
  • We viewed a Stile Antico concert in the Live from London Spring Festival.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Fat Tire from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville and Frostbite from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Impunity

Early bloomer
Beach Party: Day 5
Beer hour

Friday, March 5

A map of each of North Carolina’s counties level of self-sufficiency that was included in a recent report created for the United Way of North Carolina.

Today’s highlights:

  • I had a Focused Friday at work.
  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked

Today’s beer:  Torch from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem and Wild Ride from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Abhor

Beach Party : Day 4
Beer Hour

Thursday, March 4

N.C. overall: U.S. ( ): Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51. Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. N.C. Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Volume 2: Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina 2010, U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

Today’s highlights:

  • I hosted a team break at work on habits and tendencies.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  White Zombie from Catawba Brewing Company in Morganton and Hazy Little Thing from Sierra Nevad Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Smorgasbord

Beach Party: Day 3
Beer hour