Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• PT Jill came to assess my mother.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.  Light rain.  Almost crashed into a deer.  Twice.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Copperline from Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Word of the day:  Emulate

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Sky Blue from Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro and GigaBlaster from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina.

Today’s pet peeve:  Every dessert my sister makes has CoolWhip as the main ingredient.

Word of the day:  Sound

Today’s highlights:

• I had a Virtual Life Pulse meeting at work.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Citradelic from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing in Greenville .

Today’s pet peeve:  When the 14-day forecast has thunderstorms every day.

Word of the day:  Legerdemain

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I visited county seats of two counties:  Gates and Chowan.
• We went for a hike at Merchants Millpond State Park.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Oatmeal Porter from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Coastal Love from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler.

Today’s pet peeve:  Horseflies, mosquitoes and other insects in swamps.

Word of the day:  Deracinate

Bennetts Creek at Merchants Millpond State Park

Waterfall at Merchants Millpond State Park

Scum on the Millpond

At the Millpond

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a hot long run.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I went to Harris Teeter @ Bells Fork for my mother.
• I prepared Three Songs for Maarten.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Sky Blue from Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro and Giga Blaster from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina.

Today’s pet peeve:  When you accidentally wear your partner’s too-small sandals to the grocery store(s).

Word of the day:  Aphelion

Food Lion

Harris Teeter

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had a holiday from work.
• We visited the county seats of two counties:  Bertie and Hertford.
• We watched Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

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

Today’s beer:  Trippel from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville and Rainbow Dust from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte.

Today’s pet peeve:  Over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in NC today

Word of the day:  Stentorian

Hope Plantation

Winton

Murfreesboro

Chowan University

Today’s highlights:

• My office closed early today so I got to do some afternoon chores.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  American Lager, Boone Creek,  Long Leaf IPA and  Not an IPA from Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone.

Today’s pet peeve:  Running out of iCloud space

Word of the day:  Obtain

Today’s highlights:

• PTA Amy came to work with my mother.
• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Copperline from Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro and Hop, Drop N Roll from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte

Today’s pet peeve:  Running out of iCloud space

Word of the day:  Farrago

Today’s highlights:

• I had a virtual Town Hall meeting at work.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Oatmeal Porter from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Festival Express from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem.

Today’s pet peeve:  Contact dermatitis of unknown etiology.

Word of the day:  Louche

Today’s highlights:

• I had a virtual Life Pulse meeting at work.
• I went to the bank to make a deposit for my mother.
• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Boone Creek Blonde Ale from Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  When your salad mix freezes in the refrigerator…

Word of the day:  Parse