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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
We are tracking #firsttime moments in 2021. This is the view of the Wasatch Range looking from the east side of the mountain range from Eden, Utah. Back to #firsttime. In my entire adult life, I cannot recall ever going cross country skiing. When the invite came, not gonna lie,…
I love going into the office early before anyone else arrives. Starting the day watching the sun emerge from behind the mountains, the ducks and geese huddling in the middle of the pond and me enjoying my morning coffee. I hate the cold in general, but somehow enjoy and appreciate…
323 days ago was the last time we attended a live music performance at the high school. I remember a time where I used to think it was a chore to make time for these. Between work and commute and work and life, taking an hour and a half out…