Author Archives: A Dreamer

Oh, well, that was pretty pleasant

Posted on November 27, 2020

OK, so for what, near 9 months now we’ve heard “get out for a walk it will do you good” – not really bad advice even when not in a pandemic, but it was a strategy that just failed me … Continue reading →

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Happy Leftovers Day!

Posted on November 27, 2020

I hope you had a nice, calm, safe day yesterday. Our normal tiny Thanksgiving was great – only minor hitch was realizing about halfway through roasting was that I’d not moved the oven rack down a spot – easily fixed … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 26, 2020

I love Thanksgiving, and I wish it didn’t have such garbage origins. But, it’s nice to have a day of food and family and taking stock and being thankful, and acknowledging that we can do better than how it all … Continue reading →

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Happy Drinksgiving!

Posted on November 25, 2020

I will admit, it will be weird to not roll up to the bar tonight and see who has come back into town and/or is already sick of their family, LOL. But, it should be a relatively relaxed day overall, … Continue reading →

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Wait, what’s that I feel?

Posted on November 24, 2020

Could it be a wee bit of relaxation? A tiny bit of optimism? 45’s campaign is 1-35 in court. GSA Emily has finally done her fucking job. (And what a weird ass letter. I’m not OK with the death threats, … Continue reading →

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Did I say potentially quiet week?

Posted on November 23, 2020

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Today’s maybe/maybe not 8:30 meeting is now 9AM tomorrow, which is fine, but it also means that there won’t be enough time to test any changes the dev checks in as a result of the meeting, so this bug … Continue reading →

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More good news

Posted on November 23, 2020

Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine – 70% effective, 90% when done as a two dose regimen. There is a light at the end of the tunnel – just stay home and hang tight until we’re there. The only big downside I see … Continue reading →

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Whew, we have a turkey

Posted on November 22, 2020

Well, technically a bone in turkey breast, but WE HAVE IT! The plan was hit Giant, Lidl, Safeway, Giant, Safeway, Giant, Safeway, Giant and cry if that didn’t work. (Last year, I think I had to go as far as … Continue reading →

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We must be close to Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 21, 2020

The ice maker in the freezer has conked out. The other two times it has happened – the week (or day of) yes, you guessed it, Thanksgiving. The other two times it happened, it did just start working again within … Continue reading →

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Goooooooood morning!

Posted on November 21, 2020

So, my dumb ass was up until 2AM drinking and shooting the shit with my brother last night – I pushed my weekend alarm back an hour to 11:30, cause the plan was to SLEEP ALL THE SLEEPS. I woke … Continue reading →

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