Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-29

I’ll keep this short, mostly because I did fairly little yesterday. I met up with my buddies in St Petersburg yesterday for lunch and a couple of beers. From there I returned to the Florida house and relaxed. I made … Continue reading

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2023-12-28

Other than eating lunch at a place called “Hookin’ Ain’t Easy”, where I had a delicious plate of smoked ribs and fried shrimp, I don’t have much to report. It’s currently raining in Florida, and after meeting up with my … Continue reading

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2023-12-27

Good day hanging in the St Petersburg area. We hit a few bars before going to Chip’s family pig roast, which was not actually a pig roast this year due to house moves, etc. It was fun, but I don’t … Continue reading

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2023-12-26

So far it’s been a decent Florida trip. I spent most of Christmas in Bradenton, visiting with a friend and then eating an expensive dinner to celebrate the holiday. Today I’ll be in St Petersburg, visiting a friend, eating a … Continue reading

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2023-12-25

Merry Christmas, friends! Made my way down to Florida yesterday and proceeded to do a bit too much celebratory drinking. It appears the brewery closures are not limited to Georgia. I discovered yesterday that Clearwater Brewing Company closed up shop … Continue reading

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2023-12-22

Still struggling today physically, but a Wordle deuce helps my mental state. Yesterday I walked four miles with my buddy Hank. We started at Medlock Park and wound our way around Emory before heading back. Of course we then ruined … Continue reading

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2023-12-21

Once again not much to mention from yesterday. It was the Raleigh Royalty’s eldest son’s eighteenth birthday. It was also the Winter Solstice nope, the solstice is today. Oh, and I did an hour on the trainer while watching soccer. … Continue reading

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2023-12-20

And *poof* the day was gone! I did all of my laundry in the morning, and a mediocre hour on the trainer yesterday afternoon, but little else yesterday. After falling asleep on the futon watching tv I slept poorly last … Continue reading

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2023-12-19

My pizza last night was pretty good, but I don’t have a lot of experience making pizza at home. I need to learn to stretch the dough thinner, and have something like semolina flour to keep the dough from sticking … Continue reading

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2023-12-18

To my surprise and joy one of my neighbors had over ten bags of yard waste on their curb Saturday morning when I walked up to meet Betsy for coffee. I espied at least a half dozen that I would … Continue reading

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