Evie Day 295
Hi folks. Grampa Bob back at it again. This is the first Friday of 2024, the 5th day of January.
My class this week has gone pretty well. There were a couple of labs that have been unavailable – as the cloud changes and the interface changes, there’s always a bit of lag to get labs up to date, and some of the early labs also require updated policies so they work as intended. One of the things that make the experience so positive for me is my training partner. The gentleman I am working with this week is a true professional who somehow gets my humor.
Odin is back over at my wife’s feet begging for breakfast. He doesn’t seem to do that when I have breakfast. I think he has discovered that my wife is a little easier to manipulate. I should learn a little more from his example.
I’ve made a decision about my interaction with the comments section… I’m done. I might read some of the comments, but I have to resist the urge to express my opinion. There’s only so much time in the day, and addressing every idiot isn’t worth the effort.
I’ve got the news on, and there’s a little review of a town hall with a couple of GOP presidential candidates as they prepare for the Iowa Caucuses. One of them made a stupid mistake in my book… he advocated for the revocation of a three-day waiting period to purchase firearms… and he did so in Iowa on the same day that there was also a mass shooting at an Iowa high school. I don’t know how well his position is going to land with the good people of Iowa.
We’re expecting some snow a little later today. I’ll be in class most of the day, but when I have a chance, I might see if my son has a few minutes to check our common walkways outside to make sure they are clear of the sort of things that can cause someone to fall when they get covered in snow.
Salute to my friend Daniel on his fitness efforts. On consecutive days, he ran a 5k followed by a 10k. Another friend, Mike, regularly competes in distance running events, and I don’t hide my jealousy. I miss running. I miss playing basketball. I miss a lot of things. This may not be the year, but at some point, I will have to get serious about getting my right knee replaced. My left knee, the first one I injured back in the fall of ’82, seems to be OK. I didn’t damage the meniscus on that one, but the right one was pretty well shredded on the basketball court in ’89.
Tomorrow, I’ll give my Christmas present a trial run. I have a small pork loin, and it’s time to see what I can do with my Ninja Wood Fire grill and smoker. I might want to take a few minutes to read the instructions before I make that move, though, best practices being what they are. I’ll let you know how it turned out on Monday.
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
