I won’t rail against capitalism and I won’t preach about where I think you should or should not spend your own money. What I will tell you is that Mia and I kept the post-Thanksgiving hiking tradition alive for 2021. I don’t remember when we started this personal trend. It has been at least 15…
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COVID-19 Wk 64: Seventy Percent
Oregon’s governor has said she will lift most COVID restrictions in place once we hit 70% of the population with at least one vaccine shot. That looks like it could happen in the next 3-4 weeks if all goes to plan. My one and only comment about that is YIPPEE!!!!! Strawberry Season It’s strawberry season…
We Interrupt the regular news……
Instead of writing about COVID (weeks 62 & 63 by the way) I am going to take a moment to acknowledge how my life drastically changed twenty years ago this week. Mia and I met through Match.com. This was long before apps on your phone were a thing and you had to log in via…
COVID-19 Wk 61: Back to Normal(ish)?
Took a bit of a “posting vacation” the past few weeks. Sometimes it’s just nice to do stuff and not feel obligated to write about it (mostly pressure I put on myself). And sometimes I spend way too much freaking time in front of a computer at work and don’t want to touch one on…
COVID-19 Wk 55: Partially Vaccinated
I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine this past week. I wish I could express just exactly how freaking pleased I am with this. My second shot is three weeks out and then two weeks after that I hope to God that I am “good to go”. My arm was pretty sore the…
COVID-19 Wk 54: Proof of Concept
I didn’t write anything for week 53. Other than building a raised bed for some blueberry bushes in the backyard not a lot was going on. I spent way too much time in front of a computer screen last week too. We’re in the middle of budget season at my job and I spent hours…
ON & OFF RHODES 