In 2008, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, and Tim Reynolds performed Jimmy Buffett’s legendary song. If you know me and my musical tastes, this is perfect.
About the election…
The race wasn’t called for Biden/Harris for four harrowing days post-election. The Biden/Harris team won the popular vote and the electoral vote; however, Trump and his minions are filing lawsuits in various states trying to cast doubts on the legitimacy…
Murphy, November 2020
WM’s schedule involves teaching his classes via Zoom in the morning and an asynchronous block of time in the afternoon where his classes are open for anyone who wants to drop in. (They don’t.) His mornings are spent in the…
Zoom Cooking Class!
Two weeks ago I broke out of my comfort zone and joined a Zoom cooking class. The teacher was Meredith Laurence, my favorite chef you’ve likely never heard of. She used to be a brand spokesperson on QVC but she’s…
Show Us Your Books November 2020
Someday, some intrepid scholar doing her PhD dissertation on blogs in the early 2000s will find my blog and others like it and be shocked. “With everything going on in 2020, people still chronicled the mundane details of life like…
What I’m Watching: A Simple Swedish Life
Since Schitt’$ Creek and The Good Place ended, I’m having a bit of a struggle getting into TV shows. Right now I crave light, warm, wholesome programming. If I’m going to cry, I need it to be because I’m choked…
Election Day 2020
It’s all come down to this day. I wrote and sent hundreds of postcards for downballot Democrats across the country. I donated money to political campaigns that I believed in. I texted with Victory 2020. The last wave of initial…
Halloween 2020
This year our town decided to go ahead with trick or treating, with caveats. They encouraged everyone to wear a mask, that trick or treating groups be limited to households, and that candy be given away at a decent distance….
October Extras 2020
Photos and thoughts from October that were a little thin for their own post. I ordered a letter board a few months back and although it is the pinnacle of late twenty-teens white lady decorating, I enjoy changing it at…
Our Office Annex
WM and I are both working from home, likely until the end of the world. We usually share the office. However, he teaches via Zoom all morning so if I have a morning meeting, I relocate to the upstairs “office…
The ballad of Brunhild
June, 2020: Me: I need to get the Brunhild (the older of our Jeeps) inspected.COVID: LOL!State of New Jersey: *Extends inspection deadline until December 31, 2020.* Two Weeks Ago: Me: Time to get Brunhild inspected!Brunhild: (dead)WM: *replaces battery* Friday: Me:…
What I’m listening to: Chillhop
This is a genre I had never heard of before the cursed year of 2020 when even the “Add Water” light on the coffeemaker is enough to kick me down an anxiety hole. Chillhop has been around for a few…