This afternoon, my mother got the first of her two COVID-19 vaccines. She was happy to show off the Band-Aid on her arm during our Facetime. This evening after dinner, my wife got a proactive ping from her doctor to let her know that school administrators were up and ask if she’d be available to…
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02/02/2021: all that extra space (and quiet) in 2020
In late 2019, the owners of the home next store moved out their renters. The renters were a nice multi-generational family whose friendship we enjoyed and we were disappointed to see them go. The owners claimed they were going to be moving back in after doing some work. The work didn’t start before the pandemic…
02/01/2021: the pergola gutters
Out my desk window is a pergola, the roof of which I recently replaced with new polycarbonate panels. Previously, there’d been holes all over the roof that leaked rain. Now, it’s dry as a bone and that’s pleasing. To complete job, I installed gutters so that the rain run-off doesn’t spill off the roof and…
01/29/2021: pistachio peace of mind
Today was the 3rd day having the 3 kids home from daycare and pre-school. I nearly lost my mind and was surprised to have one moment of relative calm while we were all watching TV and eating pistachio nuts from the shells. Until now, this activity has always been disallowed or extremely closely monitored. While…
01/28/2021: my parent’s marriage
Today is my parent’s 60th anniversary. I’m grateful they got together and don’t know where I’d be without them.