How the hell is it already December?

It was Thanksgiving weekend here in the US. So a lot of us had 4 days off. All my other long weekends this year have involved travel, so although they were often fun, I typically came back tired. This 4-day weekend was 4-days of staying close to home. I got so relaxed that I spent most of Saturday thinking it was Sunday. There is probably a lesson here but I’m sure it’s going over my head.

Thanksgiving was chill for us. Just us and a roast turkey breast with mashed potatoes, balsamic and honey glazed roasted carrots,dinner rolls, and a fruit salad. On Black-Friday we went out to 2 local vendor fairs and an art gallery. We spent $9. Take that capitalism! On Saturday we did more local vendor fairs, and Sunday I went out birding in the AM. I got 46 species and one lifer on Sunday, putting me at 213 species for the year.

We also put up the Christmas tree and I put up the exterior lights. I feel a little like Charlie Brown. I’m not going to let the state of the world ruin my mood any longer. I’m going to enjoy life in spite of the bastards in charge.

On Thanksgiving Eve I wanted to watch the WKRP Thanksgiving episode, which I own in the I paid Amazon money for it sense of ownership. Amazon lost the rights to it (Apple has it now) so it’s gone from my Amazon account. And that dear readers, is how I came to acquire all 4 seasons of WKRP, now safely stored on my computer.

Links

“…I remain unconvinced that I am any better off having posted all of the stuff in all of those places over the last thirty years than had I just written it down on paper.”

An animated meditation (is that a thing?) reminding us that it’s the journey, not the destination, that counts.

Overthinking A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Watching

We binged season 2 of A Man Inside, the Ted Danson cozy mystery on Netflix. If you enjoyed season 1 you’ll enjoy season 2. We also watched Carry-On, a Netflix only movie (I think) starring Jason Bateman has a terrorist hell-bent on destruction on Christmas Eve at LAX. The movie is trying a little too hard to be Diehard, but I was entertained, which is all I ask of a movie. So two thumbs up from me. I also discovered Tasting History, a YouTube channel where the host cooks 50-500+ year old recipes and weaves in a history lesson in 20-30 minutes. They are very entertaining, and educational.

Reading

I finished up A Shattered Piece by John Scalzi last night. It’s the first book in the Old Man’s War universe in 10 years. If easy to read space opera with a side of snark is your thing, you’ll enjoy this. But it is book 7 in this universe. It’s a stand alone story, but I think you’ll enjoy it more if you go back and start at the beginning.

Listening

Tesla - Mechanical Resonance Live is currently “spinning” in the MP3 player on my computer. I also listened to quite a bit of Jukebox the Ghost this week. And Christmas music, because it is that time of year.

And that is it for this week. Remember, in a world where you can choose to be anything, you can choose to be kind.

And that is it for this week. Remember, in a world where you can choose to be anything, you can choose to be kind.

Posted on December 1, 2025   #Weekend_Update