Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the post office for my mother.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.
• We addressed our Christmas cards.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Sweet Josie from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Torpedo from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve:  I was too tired to blog.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Homage

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run: Firetower, Memorial, Westhaven, Club Pines, Belvedere, Shamrock, White Oak, etc.
• I prepared Three Songs for Maarten.
• We watched my nephew’s organ recital from the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  White Zombie from Catawba Brewing Company in Morganton and Purely Intentional Breakfast Stout from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  I filled up my webmail storage.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Cheddar jalapeno bagel

Word of the day:  Flout

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the post office again to pick up a package but they could not find it.
• I went to the bank for my mother.
• I went to the post office for the third time in two days because they found my package.
• Andy and I went for a walk.
• I went to Harris-Teeter for my mother.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I organized my father’s medicines for the week.
• I printed five different versions of my mother’s Christmas letter on fancy paper.
• I organized my mother’s medicines for the week.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Shotgun Betty from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Torpedo from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve:  To numerous to count.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The found package contained a soft long-sleeve Pisgah Brewing shirt for Andy.

Word of the day:  Antedeluvian

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the post office to pick up a package but they could not find it.
• I went to the pharmacy for my father. Only one out of three prescriptions was ready.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
• We watched Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Coffee Toffee Bar Crunch

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

Today’s pet peeve:  All my errands today were fruitless.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I have never had a kidney stone.

Word of the day:  Contraband

Today’s highlights:

• We had a holiday quiz at today’s Team Break at work.
• 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 Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Our sink repair yesterday was successful.

Word of the day:  Spontaneous

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

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

Today’s pet peeve:  My mother had a difficult time trying to type her Christmas letter.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Rescind

Today’s highlights:

• I went Staples for my mother.
• I went to the post office for my mother.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Cranberry Kolsch from White Street Brewing Company in Youngsville and Hoppy Holidays from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  The customer service workers at the post office were not wearing face masks.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My mother liked the free peppermint cheesecake from Eli’s.

Word of the day:  Paucity

Today’s highlights:

• We had a virtual Life Pulse meeting at work.
• We had a zoom running club meeting after work.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Bad Penny from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve:  Today was just a hard day.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  We like our new tuques.

Word of the day:  Lucrative

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I delivered pansies to my father.
• We went for a walk in Elm Street Park, Green Springs Park and campus.
• We did some chores at my mother’s house:
  • We decorated the mantel.
  • We brought down the Christmas pill
  • We changed the HVAC filters.
  • We pruned a tree.
  • We planted ornamental kale in the outside planters.
  • I repotted four houseplants.
• I worked on a video for work.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  White Zombie from Catawba Brewing Company in Morganton and Hoppy Holidays from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  I tried to record a video about running for work and it was awful.

Today’s moment of gratitude: I got a lot of other stuff done.

Word of the day:  Mangle

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a long run in my old 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.
• I went to the garden center at Lowe’s to pick up plants: pansies for my father and ornamental kale for my mother.
• I organized my mother’s medications for the week.
• We viewed a Live from London Christmas concert with Voces8, Roderick Williams, The German Gents and The Aeolians.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Cold Mountain from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Fantasy Land from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  My fathher made a medication error yesterday.

Today’s moment of gratitude: 

Word of the day:  Incandescant