Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had a “vacation” from work today.
• We took my mother to get her flu vaccine. We got shots too.
• We went to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription.
• We went to the bank to make a deposit.
• We did lots of outdoor chores.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Bad Penny from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  It took a long time to get checked in at the flu vaccine clinic since Andy and I were not patients.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  We saw a deer on our run tonight.

Word of the day:  Benefic

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  SeaBee from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and Haziness from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte.

Today’s pet peeve:  We did not see any deer on our walk tonight.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Our Chicago pizza shipment arrived on schedule.

Word of the day:  Usurp

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Oktoberfest from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville and Jam Session from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte.

Today’s pet peeve:  I tried to mail some birthday cards today and forgot that it was Columbus Day.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Mythomania

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a hike at the Turnipseed Nature Preserve in eastern Wake County.
• We drove by the Children’s Home in Middlesex.
• We went by the Country Doctor Museum in Bailey.
• We drove by the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Boone Creek Blonde from Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone and Haziness from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  The Gin Branch Trail was totally overgrown and not passable.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The Turnipseed Nature Preserve was quite peaceful.

Word of the day:  Shill

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a long run through neighborhoods and campus.
• I prepared Three Songs for Maarten.
• I went for Food Lion for my father.
• I went to Harris-Teeter for my mother.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Bad Penny from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and 7 Saturdays from R&D Brewing Company in Raleigh.

Today’s pet peeve, part 1:  Harris-Teeter was playing Christmas music.

Today’s pet peeve, part 2: Harris-Teeter is “remerchandising” which means they have rearranged all the product.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Alex and Mallory checked me out efficiently at Harris-Teeter.

Word of the day:  Pertinacious

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk after work.
• We viewed my nephew’s first doctoral recital.
• We watched Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Cannoli

Today’s beer:  Dapple Dog from Pitt Street Brewing in Greenville and Dankful from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River.

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Leitmotif

Today’s highlights:

• I hosted a Two Truths & A Lie game at today’s Team Break.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Gordgeous from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte and Dankful from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River.

Today’s pet peeve:  I had trouble connecting to my network drives at work today.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My mother’s blood pressure seems to be regulated again.

Word of the day:  Collogue

Today’s highlights:

• I had today off from work but Andy did not.
• I ran many errands:
  • I went to the eye place to have new lenses installed in my frames. (Actually two eye places.)
  • I dropped off some wooden chairs at the repair shop to be re-glued. Way out by Chicod.
  • I went to the Winterville post office to try to mail a package.
  • I went to the Postal Annex to actually mail a package.
  • I went to the Shell station to re-fuel.
  • I dropped off a food donation on Evans St.
• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  SeaBee from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and 7 Saturdays from R&D Brewing Company in Raleigh

Today’s pet peeve:  The line at the Winterville post office was long and not moving at all. At least I got to visit with my Aunt Anita before abandoning.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The eye place did not charge me for installing my lenses.

Word of the day:  Pecuniary

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Dapple Dog from Pitt Street Brewing Company and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem.

Today’s pet peeve:  My mother’s primary care physician did not call back.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I will be off work tomorrow.

Word of the day:  Forebear

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Haychaser from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville and Dankful from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  We had some good blueberries for a change.

Word of the day:  Appreciable