Departure

Hi Readers!

I hope today's blog post finds you and brings you joy.

I depart Colorado today, to return home to Madison WI. I'm ready! While it is great to see my family and get away from home for a few days, I can only do so in small doses.

My dad somehow got COVID after we arrived here last week. He's quarantining. My mom and I appear to have avoided infection and I hope to keep it that way.

Overall, the trip was good. I accomplished all the things I wanted to do. To wit, I did a long hike at Garden of the Gods nature park and ate at the Burrowing Owl vegan cafe. I also managed to get a workout in each day I was here. That means "he who shall not be named" is on track to be "disenfranchised" by year's end, thus saving the world.

I'm looking forward to seeing my beautiful wife Deborah and our two fur babies (dogs) Nyah and Ziggy. Before that happens, I have to survive a marathon of air travel that is likely to exhause a fair portion of my patience, mental energy, and soul. But I should be able to quickly restore those things tomorrow (Christmas Eve) and the next day (Christmas Day), which I have off from my job as a self employed marriage and family therapist.

I get back to the grind on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I'm actually quite looking forward to returning to the humdrum familiarity of everyday life.

Fin.