“Remoted – Hybrid” – Day 700 (Friday) - slush and stuff

Rain. Snow. Sleet. We saw it all today. Luckily, there was a plan in place yesterday for the team to work remotely today. That bit of managerial planning removed the weather-related stress that would have accompanied the day. Thank goodness for small blessings.

Winston navigating ice-crusted snow.

Twice during the day there were quick breaks to push the slush and water and frozen granular snow around with a shovel. Twice, a plow came down the street after I had cleared openings to both driveways and created fresh obstacles to egress. 

Ever since a couple years ago when the city repaved the street, the puddle that used to collect in the street in front of my driveway now forms large and deep in my driveway. The municipal gift that keeps on giving is super fun. The collected water and slush was dark, muddy and disgusting as it launched off my shovel in an arc onto a nearby snowbank.

Winston was coaxed outside a couple times and it took maximum effort. Once, while out in the backyard, he kept sinking through the crusty snow and was up to his leg pits in snow. When he wasn't sinking, he was sliding like Bambi on ice. Winston my little trooper kept on walking, seemingly unfazed. Once he was back inside, though, he wanted no part of returning outside. He either exhibited amazing bladder control throughout the day, or was very sneaky and clever in where he snuck off to pee, because I haven’t found any wet spots yet, despite checking.  

Soju and lobster eggroll
budget-friendly fine dining.

The food front featured comfort food for lunch – leftover American Chop Suey baked in a dish with cheese. The freezer was restocked this week with egg rolls from Family Dollar and tonight’s supper selection was allegedly lobster. 

Whatever the wrapper says, the shrimp, chicken, lobster, and vegetable all taste the same. They are still good. Jinro Soju (Korea’s most popular liquor!) was chosen to accompany the $1.25 gourmet budget-friendly meal. Yes, the eggroll price increased by $0.25 since a couple weeks ago. Nothing is safe from inflation these days. 

The entertainment option for the early show was Burlesque, a 2010 movie with Cher and Christina Aguilera. Somehow, I never saw this before, but back in 2010 I had a friends and a social life that involved real people in real life. It’s not completely horrible, and it's got some great song and dance performances that make me wish I had 1/10^th the talent of either of these women and also that I had kept dancing through college and also taken those burlesque classes in Nashville a dozen years ago. Sigh.