pho shiki, oh how I missed you!

Jun 22, 2020

My first time in a restaurant since early March and Pho Shiki was the choice. Without hesitation. Ben and I wore our masks inside and were seated by a dude also wearing a mask. There were only two other tables with people seated so distancing wasn’t a problem.

What made me a bit uncomfortable was that our server was NOT wearing a mask. I understand they’re uncomfortable, but still — it wouldn’t have killed her to put one on just when visiting the table of patrons.

We celebrated Mom’s 49th birthday again on Saturday. Was awesome having everyone here — albeit social distanced. I didn’t wear a mask, but I served no one.

The pesky neighbors

Merida update: Although her behavior has improved a whole heap, we still have things to work on. What seems to help most insofar as managing her as she’s acting out is to get her on a leash immediately. One thing I haven’t yet figured out is what to do when she gets something she isn’t supposed to have.

For example… Carl keeps his water bottle in a coolie cup. (See it on his side in the photo above?). He set it on the ground by his chair for a brief minute and Merida had it. She and took off like a jet, crunching the empty bottle and dodging all attempts to get it from her. When chased, she thinks it’s play. If you don’t chase her, she destroys whatever it is she has.

Merida is simply a turd. Dharma is the only one that doesn’t seem to mind.

TIL (today I learned): Robert Downey Jr. was paid $10M for only 8 minutes of screen time in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’. He got paid over $1 million per minute he’s in the movie. Read more here…