Soccer tournament in Greensboro. Oliver scored goal in 4-1 loss, tough game. Picked up Anna at UNCG and came downtown for delish brunch at Chez Genèse.
This is good bye: Gathered two eggs and scattered meal worms for the hens. They are about to leave, going to live elsewhere. Life is so complicated at the moment that we decided to give away the chickens.
Family night out to UNC’s Memorial Hall to hear the Clef Hangers men’s student a cappella group. Amazing rendition of Toto’s Africa and the classics, UNC Fight Song and James Taylor’s Carolina in my Mind (he grew up a couple of miles from where I live).
So happy to have finally learned how to connect the two Ultimate Ears Wonderboom speakers, and now I have them perched on the upper kitchen cabinets as I play music loud: first Pain by War on Drugs, then Windfall by Son Volt, now the latest Big Red Machine album.
I have to be careful with my derisive laughs during this Bachelorette premier. Erin just reminded me how goofy I was when I was dating her. Example: my resume in the form of a nutritional label.
Date night with Erin, dinner at a newish Italian restaurant, now home again. Erin is helping Oliver prepare his Halloween costume (Hades, he’s studying Mythology and loves the Percy Jackson series), and I’ve just settled into the living room where Malia is watching the Bachelorette.
Beautiful, warm day to tour American University, the National Gallery of Art, and the Mall.
Washington Metro. Waiting with Malia, on our way to dinner.
Papaya in the garden box, got there via the compost, and won’t survive the cold but reminds me of my time in Vanuatu and how easy papaya seeds sprout.
Greetings from Durham, North Carolina and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. I’m working from the office today to support a big virtual tmeeting I’ve helped plan.
A new Harbinger V2310 just delivered to the house, so I unpack it, plug in it, power it up, connect my phone via Bluetooth, and play Solsbury Hill.
Quick trip to Fitch Lumber to meet with the window guy. He’ll try to make sense of our house plans and scope out a window order. We’re building a house in the forest, so want lots of windows to enjoy the view and let in light.
Anyone in the Micro.blog community associated with American University? Taking my daughter there for a college tour next week.
That chickens post, and this one, are being sent to Micro.blog from Drummer. Great new functionality from Manton connecting to the great new system from Dave.
That chickens post, and this one, are being sent to Micro.blog from Drummer. Great new functionality from @manton connecting to the great new system from @dave.
The chickens always produce more eggs in the days after I clean out the coop and put fresh pine shavings in their laying boxes.
Erin is driving to check her mailbox and grab some items for the chicken soup (Oliver has come down with a cold but test - for Covid). Malia was at store earlier. Cats out of food. ‘We need a shared online family grocery list’ says Erin. Is there such a tool?
Backyard concert in Carrboro, North Carolina.
Shopping for beer for the first time in 3 months (was on meds that kept me off alcohol) and there are 3 mango and 1 guava beer to choose from. Yes, I like tropical fruit in my beer.
Rain through the night but Burlington Shoot Out still on so I drove Oliver here for his soccer games. Passed a DeKalb sign on the way and remembered my summers detasseling corn in Northern Illinois.
Went 3 miles with the Carrboro Run Club. Felt great to be moving again after the craziness of the last 4 weeks (plumbing repairs at home). Was informed I have been promoted to a manager role at DCRI so happy about that news.