Good morning, lovely people! I am not complaining at all about a chance to use the fire pit this late in the year. On the book: dispensary trip, laundry and actually finish assembling that pattern. #today
#today's #maintenance fixed my screen! it appeared very dim, to the point of barely showing anything. somehow a plug loosened, so wiggling and pulling and shoving the right cable i was able to repair it.
I worked 16 hours today while covering for a coworker. I'm getting too old for that shit. There will possibly be another long day tomorrow so I'm trying to relax, but the Tuxedo Gang want their trout dinner. Time to bring in the dogs and put out the cats, Yakety Yak don't talk back.
Have a good night everybody! Just one more work day... 🙄
So the deck is pretty much together. And it’s a gorjeeus evening. Hanging in the hot tub while Mark & Murray chill on the deck. The birdsong! The flowers! It’s May 30th in Michigan. #May2024#PureMichigan#Today#BloomScrolling
#today started a little rough, my second pint last night was a double IPA. I found myself wanting a pale ale, specifically something old school with a more crisp, bitter finish. That beer was the closest on offer.
I still managed to get out for a very good run this morning and feel almost back to rights.
I am hoping for a quiet day to get some reading, thinking, and further technical design work done for my $dayjob project.
Good morning! A day of sun + ideal temperatures here, and I'm grateful for that. I'm also grateful my TX daughter has power. In Tuesday's storms she + her husband lost internet, but the electricity stayed on. Most others were not so lucky.
She works in a private school. The damage and power outages were so widespread that school is cancelled for the rest of the week, effectively ending the school year.
It's only a matter of time before the effects of climate change touch us all.
I don't do this too often but #today went to this little bar. Same place I met my wife. Sat there watching the rain. And the people. And did a repeat or two. Then hailed a tuktuk amd went home.
Another cool and sunny morning for my walk, another day to concentrate on my writing.
Unfortunately, today I learned that my sister and her husband have covid. Both are elderly and immunosuppressed, my sister because of medications, my brother-in-law because he is undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. Both are vaccinated, but I'm uncertain whether or not they got the most recent shot.
Fingers crossed that they have very mild cases. Thoughts and prayers welcome. #Today
Good morning lovely people! I'm feeling a bit tight after yesterday's gardening efforts. On the book: let's see if this new bath brush will help loosen up Roxy's undercoat. Roxy bathing may take up the majority of the morning. #today
#today Dismal Wizard scuttled out onto the porch to take the morning photos while we kip inside. The images here are all iPhone 11 rushes (not yet edited) of the nice morning light we are enjoying.
Rocky has a manicure and Missy a weight check in late morning.
Missy is leaving some of her morning ration so Dismal Wrangler (aka “minion”) is slipping here some natural peanut butter.
ROFL One awkward phone call to schedule an appointment is done (getting unnecessarily tongue-tied is a superpower of mine on the phone)! I used the web portal for the ID renewal appointment so that's taken care of without fuss or chaos.
Now I can enjoy the remainder of my first day off by playing Red Dead Redemption 2. It's going to be fun to play as a gruff, handsome cowboy for a few hours. 🤩
#today has been a good day to practice my growing equanimity.
I had a couple of opportunities (construction snarls, critical but well intended $dayjob feedback) to practice my awareness and alignment. I definitely felt better in the moment, like my responses were better chosen than in the past, and no lingering attachment to negative feelings after.
That construction this morning alone would have had me grumbling most of the day only one week ago.
🍌 bake banana bread
👖 locate pants that need hemming
🧵 hem said pants
🧺 check laundry schedule and maybe do laundry?
🎮 play some Tears of the Kingdom
🎲 decide what Dimension 20 season to rewatch next (Maybe USC?)
Also probably work a little bit. I need to at least send out the schedule for tomorrow and do a social media post.
It's cool and sunny outside this morning, perfect for my early-morning walk. The flowers I bought are blooming nicely and the daisies that come back every year are getting ready to bloom, probably in a week or so.
Today will be a day of laundry and writing. There's a scene I need to write that I'm kind of dreading -- an angry argument between two men. All that negative emotion tends to get me upset as I write. But it needs to be done. When I've finished it, I will be happier.