Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.
• We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Gimme S’more

Today’s beer:  Starchaser from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

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

Today’s moment of gratitude:  It was a nice night for walking.

Word of the day:  Vulcanize

Today’s highlights:

• We had a New Year’s resolution-themed Team Break at work.
• 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 Charlotte and AVL from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  It’s almost the weekend.

Word of the day:  Servile

Today’s highlights:

• I took my mother to the dental lab.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Mirror for the Sun from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Rapport

Today’s highlights:

• We went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Haychaser from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville and Pernicious from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My mother has a vaccine appointment for next week.

Word of the day:  Pedantic

Today’s highlights:

• I had a virtual Life Pulse meeting at work.
• I took my mother to a dentist appointment.
• I went to the bank for my mother.
• I went to the pharmacy for my father.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

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

Today’s pet peeve:  It was too cold and rainy to go for a walk.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My father has a vaccine appointment for next week.

Word of the day:  Mimesis

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run in Brook Valley.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Pilsner from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Haptic

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk in Rock Spring.
• 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 Publix.
• We viewed a concert from the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Live from London.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Wild Little Thing from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve:  The cashier at Harris-Teeter rang up my apples twice.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Baksheesh

Today’s highlights:

• I received a new laptop for work.
• Andy had a tele-physical therapy appointment.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
• We watched Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Today’s beer:  Bad Penny from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and AVL from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Amok

Today’s highlights:

• I took my mother to the dentist.
• We had a holiday gift show-and-tell for our team break at work.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Starchaser from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Pernicious from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler.

Today’s pet peeve:  The USPS delivered mail addressed to someone I don’t know in Montpelier to me down here.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I tracked down the rightful recipient via Front Porch Forum.

Word of the day:  Devious

Today’s highlights:

• We went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Mirror for the Sun from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville and Hoppyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem.

Today’s pet peeve:  It was a dark day for democracy in the US with the Capitol under seige from a mob of idiots.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Pugilism