On Christmas Eve I was one of the (must be) 1% of Americans with an office job that actually had to show up for work. Afterwards I went to Beverly and George’s Christmas party. Nick (her coworker), Justin and Shirley (George’s girlfriend) also came. We played rock band and Scene It, interrupted by a feast of Chinese food and chicken wings. A photo exists somewhere of me on a couch with my eyes closed.
COVID PREAMBLE (skip if you’ve been here before): Just like every day, everywhere, we wore our masks in the Uber, at the airports, on the flights, in the museums, in the hotel lobbies, etc. and ate outdoors for every meal except those in our own room or car. And, just like before, this kept us […]
I couldn’t resist with the title, but don’t let it make you think this is a negative review of an entire (albeit tiny) country. As per usual I’ll be a bit snarky and pessimistic about things, but there were good times to be had as well. Portugal ended up not being my favorite place in […]
I’m writing this down just for my own remembrance later. Often if there’s a question “when did we do X, or where did we go at Y?” I can search this blog to get the answer. I assume this tool will be even more useful as I age and become more naturally forgetful. Speaking of […]
