I took a brisk walk around the Capitol this morning before the inauguration. While bitterly cold, it warmed my soul to not see National Guard troops patrolling it.
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I am so jonesing to get on an airplane again. This being trapped by the paranoia of COVID is driving me absolutely bonkers. Crappy photo and composition matches my mood.
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Enjoying the simple pleasures in life. Funny how dining out is now a treat vs. a staple of life. Thanks to COVID and various local reactions/restrictions, I fear many of our favorites (Rooter’s here) will not survive another year of soft closure/lockdown. 2021 damn sure needs to be better. What…
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Today was just barely warm enough to enjoy a cigar on the front porch. It was a nice reward for having a productive project day.
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I like to hang out here, especially in the winter. Its too damn cold for a crowd other than the fowl. Come warmer days, I’ll be walking the pond and fighting off the ankle biting geese.
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January and February always bring about introspection, mourning, and asking myself what am I going to do different this year. Today I eat nuts. Keep the mouth busy while the feeding the brain.
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First, acknowleding I missed posting yesterday. Life happens. I got caught up. Totally forgot. Second, the feels are raw tonight. A lifetime ago I served in a Marine Corps combat unit. We did shit. We took names. We came home alive. Years later, one of my brothers life came to…
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Pandemic or no, I’ve been going to the office more regularly. There is a certain dynamic that is lost on the “essential” work from home regime. While I may be a lot more productive in the home office, the lack of separation of work vs. home is starting to grate…
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Celebrating seventy seven rotations around the sun, these forks soon had their turn. Brats, Spätzle, schnitzel and rotkohl and desserts in plentiful abundance. Murder mystery next; who done it, where and with what? What a fun night.