Category Archives: COVID19

Tiny disappointment.

So, yesterday I cooked up some pork tenderloin with the jerk seasoning I found a few weeks back. It was good – but not what I remember my Mom making. Dammit! My Mom wasn’t making her own white-people-no-spice version of … Continue reading

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What a difference a day and a cold front makes

It’s 69º (niiiice) out there and it felt good to throw on a hoodie when I headed out to Starbucks this morning. High today will be 79º – perfect for working outside. For the main screen frame, I only have … Continue reading

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Dumb things I miss

Browsing in stores. Specifically today – browsing in hardware stores. I had to get some supplies at the local Ace Hardware and I did the online order/pickup in store, cause of the fucking pandemic. Our local Ace, being a proper … Continue reading

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Everything is totally normal.

I mean, it’s very healthy and such to be having dreams about getting in fights with government agents who are stealing mailboxes, right? Gotta say, my administration/pandemic/GOP related anger/depression/anxiety has reached new highs, which I didn’t think possible, but it … Continue reading

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Dear Russian folks

Sorry you’re going to be treated as guinea pigs in the vaccine race. I mean, shit, maybe it will work and not hurt folks and all will be OK – but I wouldn’t feel the slightest bit comfortable getting that … Continue reading

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Mmm, tomatoes

Got to the farmers market again today – tomatoes! sweet peppers! apples! baklava! savory pies! The baklava & pies are from Baku Delicious, which specializes in Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Russian delights. I felt that having to compete with the bees … Continue reading

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It’s Friday, YAY!

We made it!! In kinda cool news, Virginia has a contact tracing app! Definitely designed with privacy in mind, only uses low-energy bluetooth and if folks actually download it and use it, it could be a lot of help. Basically … Continue reading

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I shouldn’t have looked

But I did – our parent companies Q2 financials were published today. We took a small hit on revenue, and net income was far in excess of the cuts in expenses, as I suspected – we could have had the … Continue reading

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Just frustrated these days.

Baseball is back and I’m super conflicted about it. Padres are #1 in the NL West, and I’m happy games are back – but we sure as shit haven’t earned this and I don’t think it’s safe. A better person … Continue reading

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Pandemic Side Effect

Well, we found out at the beach that all three of us have apparently become morning people. The latest anyone (OK, me) slept was until 9:30 and most days we were all up and about by 8:30. And we all … Continue reading

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