Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Bad Penny and Trail Guide from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Gadabout

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk in the rain.
• Andy picked up bagels from Bagelman.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Amber Lager from Red Oak Brewery in Whitsett and Brave New Brown from Blowing Rock Brewing Company in Hickory

Today’s pet peeve:  The Brave New Brown was nasty.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I was able to choke it down.

Word of the day:  Nostrum

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run in my childhood neighborhood.
• I went to Harris-Teeter for my mother.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I organized my father’s medications for the week.
• Andy and I picked up two bags of trash plus some bulky items along Firetower.
• I organized my mother’s medications for the week.
• We watched a livestream concert (on delay) by Carson McKee.
• We watched Twoset Violins 3 Million Sibelius drop (on delay).

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Midnight Summit and Rising Haze from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  I found a skeleton when I was picking up trash.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  It was not human.

Word of the day:  Retrocede

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the bank for my mother.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.
• We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie

Today’s beer:  Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Special Brownies from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  The garbage disposal stopped working.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I only had one meeting at work.

Word of the day:  Categorical

Today’s highlights:

• We had a Virtual Life Pulse meeting at work today with lots of vaccine-related updates.
• We had a Team Break at work with ice breaker questions.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Amber Lager from Red Oak Brewery in Whitsett and Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve:  Our newspaper never came today.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Mrs. Jones baked my mother a candy bar cake.

Word of the day:  Jeopardy

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I attended a Zoom social event with our running club.
• Andy was recognized with the Spirit of the Club Award.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Midnight Summit and Rising Haze from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Itinerant

Today’s highlights:

• I took my mother to the dentist…hopefully for the last time for a while.
• I dropped a package off at the UPS store.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Endless River from Mother Earth Brewing and Festival Express from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve:  Another rainy day.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  At least we are not having a drought.

Word of the day:  Obeisance

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Pilsener from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve:  We were pretty wet when we got home from our walk.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I finally figured out how to find my mother’s Medigap EOB’s on-line.

Word of the day:  Optimization

Today’s highlights:

• Andy picked up bagels from Bagelman.
• Andy and I made a third trip to the river house to turn off the water. (Success.)
• We went for a run at Goose Creek State Park.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Amber Lager from Red Oak Brewery in Whitsett and Midnight Summit from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  We were shorted one bagel by the Bagelman.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My new water valve shut-off tool worked nicely.

Word of the day:  Insouciance

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a long walk.
• I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
• 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.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Endless River from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston and Rising Haze from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The flood muck has been removed from the greenway.

Word of the day:  Ad hominem