The various tf-brothers have been dropping by to spell her from time to time, as their work schedules permit. Tonight, after making chicken and rice from the chicken that's been thawing since yesterday, I think we're probably going to the bar in Burgaw, NC. Since J is here and can spend the evening.
Brother P, who lives there, was poking fun at people who pronounce it burGAW. "Sounds like a bird call," he says, and demonstrates. Standing on the sidewalk in front of the hospice center, well after dark. So I gather it's BURgaw.
Anyway, the bar. The guy has like 80 beers on his list, and constantly changes them out for new ones. The deal is, if he recommends a beer and you don't like it, it's on him. He's gotten a bunch of NC rednecks (including P) to try fancy imported beers, and turned some of them into rather knowledgeable beer snobs. Color me amused.
I managed 3-4 hours worth of work the last couple days, getting some stuff done for a progress meeting today. I didn't feel I could call in, because tying up the phone for a couple hours might be bad. But I posted some results on the wiki, for people to peruse. I haven't heard anything since the meeting; I'll check with the chair tomorrow.
I have another 2.5 weeks' leave saved up, so I don't have to decide anything anytime soon. And toxicfur seems to like having me around, though it feels like I'm not doing much (take out the trash; buy a few groceries; pick up the mud the puppy tracks in; throw tennis balls for the dog). A neighbor gathered up our bills and sent them to us in a Priority Mail envelope, so we can pay them (including the bill for toxicfur's new macbook). So we're kinda sorta keeping up.
And we missed 6-8 inches of snow on Monday. Which makes me happy.
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