So the whole Christmas-New Year inspirational thought time kind of passed me by. Mostly I was just trying to deal with work stuff and baking and trying to see my Dad a little bit in a safe way.

Coronavirus time, man. It’s crazy.

We did find good hiking trails in our neighborhood, though, so that’s pretty great. And we’re trying to potty train our bird, but have discovered that training a bird is really tough because they forget things so easily. So that’s going to take another year or two, but it’s okay. She gets really proud when we both clap at her for pooping on her papers instead of on the floor or on us. Once or twice, we could tell she made the connection and let us know she needed to poop so we could take her to her paper to do her business, but come on. She’s a bird.

And that’s pretty much it. No deep thoughts, just the usual normal stuff. And getting excited for a vaccine so we can see each other safely because we are a small family, so we’re pretty darn close and it’s weird not hanging out a lot. But it looks like a warm winter, so lots of outdoor porch time with my Dad’s AMAZING porch heater. For reals, that thing puts out a ton of heat. I love it.

We’ll get through, guys. Just keep going. Support your local stores and restaurants because Amazon is going to be just fine, but the little guys need help right now, if you can. And be nice, wash your hands, and wear a mask. It’s just common courtesy; don’t make it political. Please.