**** Just a couple of food photos in this one. So perhaps you might just want to return at a later time.
First off, I want to thank everyone who sent me emails worried that the dearth of posts over the last three months. I was going to reply to each one personally; but thought I'd just go ahead and do a post. I am well, so please don't worry. I'm also touched that folks are concerned, but there's no reason to be.
I've never been fan of working from home. I've always enjoyed the teamwork, conversation, feedback, collaborative spirit that comes with working at our offices. Folks that know me personally probably also know that I like people. Even though I keep a rather low profile with the blog; I think, unlike the Missus, I'm a people person at heart. What I did notice after a few months; on those days I'm working from home….after the 8-10-12 hours of sitting at my desk, I was just not in the mood to spend another 1 or 2, or even 3 hours sitting there to do a post, in fact I've often made it a point not to even look at my PC on weekends. This blog is a fun, labor of love for me…….and I don't ever want it not to be so. So, in essence I was pulling the plug….I needed that break. Also, Frankie's care, the Missus's long hours, and making sure She had lunch, dinner, etc….well, those things have priority. It's funny because when I started working at my current job, I worked remotely for almost 8 months…..back in 2000! But, I didn't have the blog then……there was no pandemic going on……and frankly, I probably had more energy 21 years ago!
Of course, it's been interesting working from home when the Missus works day shift. We have Frankie's "Senior living apartment" set-up. And he'll often just hang (sleep) with me in the our home office. We have a video camera set-up, so when I have to run errands, or am in our home office, I can check on him. I can set-up "pet" motion detection which alerts me to his waking up.
And being home during the day means I've been able to try places nearby that I would usually put off trying.
And then there are those places that I have on my rotation nearby.
Of course there are the places I miss when working from home as well.
Thanks for all emails, I'm really touched, and it just goes to show how great all you F(riends) o(f) Y(oso) are! And yes, more posts are on the way.
Sammy, is that you?
A couple of weeks back, the Missus sent me a text with a photo, saying "I think it's Sammy! He's looking over us!"
Whoa……what do you think? Maybe it's just wishful thinking….but, just maybe Sammy is letting us know things will be ok?
You know, we lost Sammy over four years ago, yet we still talk about him everyday….several times a day.
And yes, hopefully things are really turning the corner. California now has the lowest Covid-19 positivity rate in the US…..even better than Hawaii. Let's just hang on a bit longer!