I started the year with only one goal and added another one in March. I hate it when that happens. Let’s hope having two goals isn’t the first step down the slippery slope to having three or even more, as I consider myself the queen slacker, the face of resistance to over-engineering retirement.
As an avid golfer, my first goal was to break 80 this year. I’ve only been at it for 20 years, so the time was right. Bingo! I shot 79 a couple of weeks ago, so that’s done. I guess that technically means I’m back to having one goal. The path should be clear for my return to mediocre golf.
My other goal is to survive the pandemic. So far, so good.
I retired from a job where everything was documented in quarterly reports and dashboards. That’s the last thing I want to do in retirement. Although I am handy with a spreadsheet, these days I use technology to help me with recreational activities! Here’s a selection from my files:
- Reading list
- Local Golf Courses I Can Walk
- Cannabis Field Notes
- Streaming List
- Road Trips
What else is the queen slacker up to? Dale bought lobsters yesterday, and we had lobster rolls for dinner. I had leftover lobster salad on a toasted English muffin for breakfast. I drank strong coffee and scanned the news.
Did some puzzles and walked for about an hour. It seems like we spent the morning thinking about dinner. But I spent much of my career thinking about dinner, so that’s nothing new.
Dale’s making a dish we call Schnitzel on a Stick. He pounds a bone-in pork chop thin and then breads it and fries it in lard, which is actually better for you than butter. Also high in taste. Please don’t judge too harshly – there will be broccoli.
Speaking of animal fats, today we had a unique challenge that required my undivided attention for, oh, I’d say 30 minutes.
Mission bacon.
One of our favorite pork products – Wright Thick Sliced Hickory Smoked Bacon – has been increasingly difficult to find, but Amazon Fresh has it, so I stepped up to the plate and put together an online order for delivery later today. Who says I’m not busy?
Although I’m not scared of mediocre golf, I practiced putting on a matt out in the garage. A little music to go with. The Last Waltz. The Band.
As I was working on this post, Dale was at his computer reading the news, and he told me Joe Biden announced his running mate is Kamala Harris.
We like Kamala and think she’s a good choice, but Dale was upset because Joe didn’t tell him first. Dale’s like, you give a candidate some money and you expect more. I said, here’s the thing, Dale, I think Joe expected more money.
Still, we are proud to do our part and are ever hopeful a new day is coming.
Great post all around. Thanks for the insights. Lard is good.
Did you know some tortilla brands actually advertise that they aren’t made with lard? What’s wrong with them?
I love Kamala. I still say I never would have had the joy of being married if it wasn’t for Kamala and Gavin.
Tell Dale she told me before the announcement.
That’s weird about tortillas. As you said, lard is good.
I told Dale that Kamala filled you in first. He was quite jealous. I do feel a wee bit more joyful than I have since the last election.
I didn’t expect a call from Joe but I was really annoyed that the “Breaking News” was announced in the two minutes I was taking out the recycling.
Sigh. It seems like everything exciting happens when you are taking out the recycling.
I’m definitely a spreadsheet girl. Nothing super fancy but I keep track of various financial information, books I read, landscaping maintenance, card making supplies inventory, blog ideas and posts, Christmas card mailing list and many others. Just about anything can be done with a spreadsheet!!
My sister knows pivot tables and all that stuff. I keep mine pretty simple! As a journalism major, it was hard for me to make the switch from Word, but it is a handy tool.
I can do pivot tables too, but nothing I’m doing at home requires that. At least not yet. I’ve actually created a database in Access for all my sewing and knitting patterns and supplies. I wish I could figure out how to build a front-end application for it, but for now, it’s serving its purpose!! I usually download to Excel and pretty up my reports there.
Love Wrights thick bacon. We get the same bacon at ALDI. Same bacon, Aldi name. Better price.
Hi Jack — thank you for much for letting me about the Aldi brand. Life without good bacon would be sad.
Which is why I told you about Aldi. I hope you have an Aldi near you. We love it. They even carry certified Angus steaks which we find very nice for grilling. Good luck