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.

Lapse

Hi Readers!

As many of you know, I'm on a short vacation in Colorado, with family. It's been alright. Tonight, we went out to eat at the Burrowing Owl vegan cafe. The food wasn't as great as I remember it being on past visits to the eatery. It was very comforting to be at an exclusively vegan restaurant though. No anxiety about any items on the menu.

I got an hour long aerobic workout in this morning. I have been adhering to the daily exercise Tenet of the Church of Bike With Joe whilst on vacation. However, I have lapsed considerably on the other two Tenets. On vacation, I am OK with some free days regarding caloric intake and social and mainstream media (SMSM) use. Notwithstanding, I plan to get back on top of the other Tenets here soon.

Tomorrow, I fully plan to go hike around at the Garden of the Gods nature park in the late morning. Then I'm taking my folks to Adam's Mountain Cafe for lunch. They have a few vegan items, though they are not an exclusively vegan eatery. They should be!

Fin.