Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• We had a Disney quiz for our Team Break at work today.
• I went to the pharmacy for my mother.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Vienna Lager from Nickelpoint Brewing Company in Raleigh and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My mother had a reprieve from double vision this afternoon.

Word of the day: Nepotism

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the pharmacy for my mother.
• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Shotgun Betty from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem.

Today’s pet peeve:  I didn’t realize that the pharmacy gave me the wrong prescriptions until after I got home.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The state board of elections sent my mother a voter guide for the judicial elections. So many judges to choose!

Word of the day: Crabwise

Today’s highlights:

• I took my mother to the dentist today.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Paycheck from Fullsteam Brewery in Durham and Festival Express from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem.

Today’s pet peeve:  The intake lady at the dentist office thought my mother’s temperature was 102 degrees. It wasn’t.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  We have had really strong candidates for our open student position at work.

Word of the day: Operose

Today’s highlights:

• I had a virtual coffee break at work today with the senior leadership team. (I drank Simply Natural chocolate milk.)
• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Wild Little Thing from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River and Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard.

Today’s pet peeve:  The five 1000-piece Charles Wysocki puzzles that arrived today have teeny-tiny pieces.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  We completed the Elite Eight of the If Ye Love Me challenge.

Word of the day:  Juncture

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run in Jacksonville out to Montford Point and back.
• We stopped at Huffman Vineyards near Richlands. My mother tells me that the nice guy that I chatted with is my cousin.
• I went to the pharmacy for my father.
• I went to Harris-Teeter for my mother.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Vienna Lager from Nickelpoint Brewing Company in Raleigh and Mountain Candy from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte.

Today’s pet peeve:  We went to Catherine Lake for a post-run picnic but we could not find any public access there.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  It was so much cooler than when we ran in Jacksonville in July.

Word of the day:  Ubiquitous

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk downtown.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I went to Harris-Teeter for my mother.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Pumpkin Pie Porter from Deep River Brewing Company in Clayton and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem, NC.

Today’s pet peeve:  It was so windy in the Harris-Teeter parking lot that I could barely steer my laden buggy to the car. (I had to tack a few times.)

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Our high today was in the mid-60’s.

Word of the day:  Fountainhead

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the bank for my mother.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

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

Today’s beer:  Sun Grown with Lime from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  RBG died.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I had no meetings at work today.

Word of the day:  Delve

Today’s highlights:

• We had a Taylor Swift quiz in our Team Break at work today.
• Andy and I went for a walk after work in the remnants of former Hurricane Sally.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Paycheck from Fullsteam Brewery in Durham and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem.

Today’s pet peeve:  I was ill-prepared for the Taylor Swift quiz.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  It was not too rainy to go for a walk.

Word of the day:  Limpid

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Shotgun Betty from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  My father reports that there was little social distancing at his cousin’s funeral.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I am wearing my new SCIENCE t-shirt.

Word of the day:  Cronyism

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the pharmacy for my mother and Andy.
• Andy and I went for a walk on the Green Mill Run Greenway and on the Grady White Boats Athletic Campus.
• I went to Dollar Tree for my father.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Weeping Willow Wit from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem.

Today’s pet peeve:  The man in front of me at Dollar Tree bought a big bag of floss picks. For a dollar.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The cashier at Dollar Tree charged me for the right number of items.

Word of the day:  Sisyphean