Hot and humid.\u00a0 Possibly rainy.<\/p>\n
Happy Fathers’ Day to all the dads.\u00a0 Becoming a dad and raising my kids has been the best thing that ever happened to me.\u00a0 It definitely changed my planning horizon\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Yesterday did finally cool off a bit late in the day, but otherwise was hot and oppressively humid.\u00a0 I was north of the city running my errands, and could see the storm cells south of me.\u00a0 I did finally move south and got hammered by rain at my secondary location.\u00a0 As I moved away from there, only a mile west, it was dry as a bone.<\/p>\n
I stopped at an estate sale, with a seller that I like whose prices are always good, and LO! the upright freezer they had listed was still there.\u00a0 Second day, discounted to $200.\u00a0 It’s older but a good brand and was plugged in and very cold, so I grabbed it.\u00a0 I’ll have to move even more stuff around in the garage to accommodate it…\u00a0 Funny thing was, as I was chatting with one of the helpers (who I see and talk to fairly often at sales, and is a friend of a friend) he looked at me and said “how you gonna fill it with meat? Cuz prices are crazy and you can’t get a lot.”\u00a0\u00a0 It’s funny because I’ve been wondering the very same thing.\u00a0 If nothing else I’ve got some redundancy and excess space for a while.\u00a0 I am going to try to fill it though.<\/p>\n
Dinner was beer brats on the grill, with cookies and cupcakes for dessert.<\/p>\n
Followed dinner with family game night.\u00a0 One easy quick game of Sequence, and one long three way battle that ended in a draw.\u00a0 It’s a fun board game that uses playing cards, and even younger kids can play effectively with adults.\u00a0 Definitely recommended, and best played with two teams of two.<\/p>\n
Sequence is one of my favorites, and I also really like Ticket To Ride.\u00a0 I’m always up for one or the other.<\/p>\n
Later I got an email update from Frances.\u00a0 They have decide that Barbara has a staph infection and they are going to treat that with antibiotics.\u00a0 It will be a couple of months if everything goes well until she’s finally done, but hopefully she’ll see some improvement right away.\u00a0\u00a0 We’re still holding off on cards and flowers.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll let you know if that changes.<\/p>\n
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Out in the wider world, we’ve moved to full on third world behaviour.\u00a0 Mobs are pulling down statues of our country’s founders and military heroes.\u00a0\u00a0 Armed insurgents have captured and barricaded off an area inside one of our cities.\u00a0 They’ve held it, and plan to continue holding it.\u00a0 Make and adjust your plans accordingly.<\/p>\n
Keep stacking.<\/p>\n
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Hot and humid.\u00a0 Possibly rainy.<\/p>\n
Happy Fathers’ Day to all the dads.\u00a0 Becoming a dad and raising my kids has been the best thing that ever happened to me.\u00a0 It definitely changed my planning horizon\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Yesterday did finally cool off a bit late in the day, but otherwise was hot and oppressively humid.\u00a0 I was north of the city running my errands, and could see the storm cells south of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n