Category: culture

Cool, but warmer than lately. It really warmed up yesterday and that carried through to today. Or it should have, we’ll see when I wake up. In fact it got hot and sweaty by late afternoon. I guess our little cold front has passed.

I did a few things yesterday. Costco, gas, pickup. Cooked dinner. I need to do some domestic bliss today though.

Haircut, laundry, cleaning… if not today then soon. I’ll probably get the rest of the lights and decor down too. I usually want to leave them up as long as possible, but for some reason I’m not feeling it right now. Maybe it’s the artificial tree? First year we don’t have a [formerly] live tree, and I miss the smell and the hassle of filling the water. It’s a pretty good fake, expensive and real looking, but still a fake. Does that have an effect?

Or it could be the kids being a bit older. Dunno. Magic is missing a little bit. Or it could just be me.

In any case, the list is long and my patience and motivation are short.

Stack it up.

nick

Cool again, but warmer later. Yesterday was nice too. We’re supposed to have clear weather for a few days and increasingly warmer temps. Nice.

Didn’t do a lot yesterday. Still in holiday work avoidance mode. Did some small things like moving stuff around in my office. Took down some lights. Sorted some stuff. Not much, but every bit helps. I’m eating the elephant a bite at a time, but sometimes I think the elephant is still growing.

Today I’ll do a bit more. I’ve got a pickup to do, I think, and a trip to the post office. I’m sure more will make itself known as the day goes on. This mid week holiday messes with my head and the rhythm of my life. I’ll get over it, I’m sure.

This is a good time to do a bit of reflecting, inventorying, and possibly recalibrating. Needs and wants and even capabilities change with time and circumstances. It’s always a good idea to make sure your efforts align with them.

Stack what you need now that you have taken a good look around.

nick

Still cold, still damp. Low in the mid 30s, high in the mid 50sF if the weather liars are right. We’ll see. It was 39F when I went to bed, but still, so I thought about a tiny little fire… then opted for a warm bed.

I mostly did piddlefarting around stuff yesterday. I did epoxy the leak in the bathtub. I’m hoping this product and this application last a bit. The previous attempt was not successful due to expired product. Since the tub is scheduled for demo and replacement, stopgap measures were approved.

There was also some present wrapping for my sibling, who we’ll get together with later.

Some other small things got done too.

Today, youngest will get home from her friend’s lakehouse, host some other friends for a couple of hours, then she’ll get ready for a party tonight. Her first high school party. Oh my. That means one of us will have to be awake to get her afterwards. Probably me as I don’t drink alcohol… but I might have a tiny little fire.

The years pass and time flies. Don’t miss it. Stack the present so you can remember it later.

nick

Warm again, in Houston anyway. Some places are going to get some winter, and it looks like they are going to get it hard. Stay safe and use your preps… I’ll be wearing shorts. But then you all know that we sweat balls in the summer, and hurricanes regularly tear the place apart, so there is that.

Yesterday I did more present wrapping. Got W and D2 out the door and to the BOL. D1 made plans and W allowed them, that monkey wrenched our family plans. I am going to strenuously object next time. And I’ll have some leverage because D1 missed her curfew and caused further shifting in plans.

Today I’ll sleep in a bit to make up for the late night, then load the minivan and head up. We should be eating french meat pie and opening presents later tonight. Clearly, we won’t be having a white Christmas this year. One year we missed it by only a day or two though. We do get snow in Houston occasionally, but in my opinion and the opinion of my joints, warmer is better.

I hope no one here is doing any last minute rushing around unless it’s something you wanted to do. I know I wanted to be done with messing around before now. Sometimes, it just doesn’t work out.

Enjoy the time we have. Stack a few things…

nick