Oh yeah no doubt. They all know to call me if they want to just hang out and play some music in a living room somewhere. That doesn’t require hours long drives one way.
We had a really nice Thanksgiving week in the Misanthropic household. The kid was home from college, we got together with a whole bunch of family and friends, and did some Christmasy things that weekend. However, seeing a bunch of family has had its downside. My cousins house turned out to be ground zero for a flu outbreak. Most of us who went came down with the flu of varying severity, including me, my wife and daughter, two elderly aunts and multiple cousins. I feel like I’ve essentially lost a week of my life. I was in and out of lucidity for several days, I’m now behind at work, and had to cancel three different get togethers and/ or dinners. I’m barely feeling human again, and I’ve got a lot of catching up to do for the Christmas holiday.
Alton Brown is back doing cooking videos. As always, he's an amazing teacher for such things. His latest video is showcasing a standing rib roast:
Thought i had my annual checkup today but apparently you need to make a Doc appt for them to check your BP and weight before you can actually schedule your annual checkup. Dumb. But, that's not the story. I go to schedule the actual appointment, I'm at the checkout counter and its taking forever. Eventually she calls a supervisor over saying she's having a tough time putting me on the schedule. Supervisor fucks with the computer a while, raises the white flag and calls their tech dept. They get involved and I overhear the nerd say"I've never seen this before" I swear I'm a walking EMP. I only post the humorous stories and not the multitude of electronics issues that happen to me. All. The. Time.