Stuck in NC

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

Today’s highlights:

• I took my father to Walmart to pick up his new glasses.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.
• We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

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

Today’s beer:  Mountain Time and 2 Below from New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, CO and Accumulation and Voodoo Ranger (Imperial) from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  Traffic here sure is bad. Shouldn’t people be staying home?

Today’s moment of gratitude:  My father has glasses again.

Word of the day:  Distend.

Today’s highlights:

• We had a Thanksgiving Retrospective team break at work.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
• We viewed a Live from London Christmas concert with Voces8 and Rachel Podger.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Voodoo Ranger (Imperial) from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  We had no tomatoes for our salad.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  I discovered that I have my Bazbeaux tuque here.

Word of the day:  Brainiac

Today’s highlights:

• 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 Accumulation from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  We could not find an Advent Day 2 video from Clare College Choir, Cambridge.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Andy found the missing puzzle piece.

Word of the day:  Tyro

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
• We watched an Advent Carol Service from Clare College, Cambridge.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  2 Below from New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, CO and Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve:  We seem to be missing a puzzle piece.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The city finally picked up our bulky trash items and our replacement Lou Malnati’s shipment arrived on time.

Word of the day:  Equity

Today’s highlights:

• 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 Dankful from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve:  The city still has not picked up our bulky trash items.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Ambient

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a long run.
• I prepared Three Songs for Maarten.
• We took in the fall decorations and put Christmas decorations.
• We got haircuts.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Pactolus Light from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville and Fantasy Land from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  I ran into an overhead light in the attic and burned my hair.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  n/a

Word of the day:  Hinterland

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk downtown and on campus.
• I went to Harris-Teeter at Bells Fork.
• I dumped our spoiled Lou Malnati pizzas at the transfer station.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I went to Harris-Teeter at University Commons.

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:  I had a Harris-Teeter coupon for $9 off three cases of Perrier. But they did not have three cases.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  The grocery stores were not busy at all today!

Word of the day:  Capitulate

Today’s highlights:

• I helped my father with some chores.
• The plumber (and the plumber’s friend) came to fix two leaking fixtures at my father’s place.
• I went to Food Lion.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
• We watched Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food

Today’s beer:  Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Cranberry Kolsch from White Street Brewing Company in Youngsville

Today’s pet peeve:  UPS delivered our Lou Malnati’s 48 hours late.

Today’s moment of gratitude:  Lou Malnati’s is sending us replacement pizzas next week and refunding the next-day shipping charge.

Word of the day:  Ulterior