Today is my favorite son’s birthday. He’s 29 again this year and honestly, I’m not even going to count how old he really is.
TIL (Today I Learned): A Guinness beer has only 10 more calories than a Bud Light.
You know how I said I had my days mixed up? Welp, I almost missed posting about my buddy’s birthday today! Alisa is one year closer to retirement… and that means one year closer to us forming a business partnership.
We haven’t yet established our roles in the future business because we are both pretty decent investigators. We also haven’t adopted a business name but that too will come in time. Just know that in a few short years, all your “need to know” objectives can be realized by reaching out to our one-stop investigation shop!
That was the subject line from an email I received this morning. The body of the message contained a list of 100 places where you can eat for free on your special day. I won’t be going to any of them since I have homemade lemon-blueberry bread from Sherry to eat instead! YUM!
It’s windy, rainy and cold (35° but feels like 29° according to weather.com) and isn’t likely to improve a whole lot throughout the day. Perry’s off and wants to take me to my restaurant of choice, but I think I’d prefer to be low-key… like maybe Thai to bring home and consume over the next 3 or 4 days. 🙂
Sherry mentioned last night that she wouldn’t need another car… ever. I said, “you mean you’re keeping the car you have until you’re dead?” Yup — that’s exactly what she meant. Not gonna lie — I’m ready to slow down the pace insofar as work, but I’m far from wanting to slow down the pace of LIVING!
I want to transition my current pace of 75% of my time spent in front of the computer and on the phone working deals — to 35% doing that and the rest on stuff I enjoy.
TIL (Today I Learned): There is an illness called “erotomania.” It’s a rare condition in which patients are deluded into believing that somebody who likely doesn’t know them is infatuated with them.
Perry rolled in yesterday evening with a new Apple watch for me. Yay, Perry!
Carl got to celebrate my birthday too since I gave him my old Apple watch. This kind gesture will likely be a time sink for me — he is a bit digitally challenged. He should have a rotary phone and a Timex.
Here’s just one example that explains his digital life:
While pairing the watch to his phone, I saw he had a work address. Like… a work address with a driving time of around 2 hours. Carl has been retired for more than a few years and doesn’t know how that address got there. It was magic!
Perry got himself a new Blackstone griddle for my birthday. 🙂 Bigger than the one he has currently (a whopping 36″), I think he’s planning on having lots of company for smash burgers this summer.
TIL (Today I Learned): The last convicted Salem “witch” was officially exonerated just last year. Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was “innocent” of practicing witchcraft as of July 2022.
Today is Perry’s 51st birthday.
Because of employee shortages, he’s working the closing shift — from noon to 10:00 PM. That leaves zero time to celebrate but he’s past “that age” anyway. You know… the age where you’d rather just ease into your next trip around the sun without fanfare.
Perry HATES winter and was born in February. How rude is that? He would be totally thrilled to have a few friends over and and roast hot dogs and marshmallows outside over the Solo stove. As luck would have it, fake summer bailed after yesterday and it’s supposed to be much colder today. So instead of waiting for his special day to kick in, he started early by spending a bit of time in the spa last night…
Sadly, he had to wear shorts and use a bath towel for his b’day kick-off spa dip. I packed all swimsuits and towels in a box for the move and have no clue where they went. 😬 I’ve looked everywhere and all the packing boxes have been emptied. I figure I’ll find them right after I order new towels and suits for all of us.
TIL (Today I Learned): Andy was a goose made famous after being born with no feet. His owner outfitted him with Nike sneakers to help him stand and move, helping him to become a role model for disabled children before he was murdered in 1991 under mysterious circumstances.