My Do Is Done

 I just came back from a haircut and I look fantastic.

It has been a whirlwind of activity in the big FC as of late.  SB1 and his betrothed swept into town last Tuesday, along with their cat Biscotti, and began their quarantine.  The wife and I went over to TCG’s house until Sunday, when they got their negative test results.  TCG’s house used to be really nice, but we managed to trash it, with the help of other villagers.  We held a 60th birthday party there Saturday for Barbie, #1’s wife. She got slightly loopy and destroyed at least one of her gifts.  That is my kind of party.  The Hotelier, always prepared like the Boy Scout he is, provided all guests a bottle of Christmas cheer, a fine Pennsylvania wine called Shitshow, appropriate for 2020.

We had the boy’s call last night and discussed when we are likely to get our vaccine shots.  You can find your place in line via the NYT link below.  TCG is 65 so he gets bumped up.  #2 and I discussed BMI and working it so we could declare ourselves obese.  There are only 31 million people in CA currently ahead of me.  #1 had to drop off the call early because he pretended he had an important work call with Asia Pacific.  We also had a call last week, wherein the boy’s surprised me with a retirement gift, a sous vide cooker.  Several of them own one, and decided I was a pretentious enough foodie that I should have one too.  I plan to inaugurate it when the girl comes home next week.  I’ll be featuring a pork loin.  My wife says it comes out too dry when I BBQ it, to which I’m thinking, but not saying, “tough shit”.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/03/opinion/covid-19-vaccine-timeline.html

The Wigs departed the bay on 12/1, and quite frankly, I have not been the same since.  We spent their last full day up in Sonoma.  They treated us to a wine tasting and lunch at the Hamel Family winery for my retirement.  This is something that most of my dear readers are not familiar with, a classy event.  We got a tour of the facilities before we settled into our private room for the four-course meal and wine pairing.  I am pretty sure this is the first time I ever ate duck.  The Wigs also bought me one of their wines.  I tried to go for something under three figures, but they chastised me, so I went for the big bucks stuff. 

https://www.hamelfamilywines.com/

It appears that all our electrical work is done.  There is a PG&E inspection tomorrow and then we can cover up the moat.  I got cute and bought some little plastic alligators and put them in various strategic spots.  I know, I’m too funny.

The news says that Trump is depressed and not working much, but he certainly seems busy stirring up shit with several governors and legislatures in an attempt to overturn the will of the American people.  The Rudy and Jenna super-duper law duo now have the rona and continue to get their hats handed to them in court.  Meanwhile, fascist cosplayers, armed with guns but not brains, surrounded the home of Michigan’s secretary of state and the  majority of Republicans will not concede that Biden won.  There are plenty of articles detailing why this crap exists, e.g., “rising anxiety over declining social status”, but as far as I’m concerned, crazy is crazy.

OK, let’s all take a deep breath and look at this cute picture of Biscotti.