So we are iced in. We got a fair amount of ice last night and it’s quite cold. But we’re snuggly. That insulation we installed a year ago has changed these sort of events from a situation where we try to close off parts of the house and white-knuckle it hoping the pipes don’t freeze, to a very snuggly warm experience.

This week started with grocery Monday and not doing much of anything. Which was nice, but I think Julie needed more scheduled programming. On Wednesday I went to the Doctor and got a very positive report on my bunion surgery. I’m now just in a surgical boot and can walk on it. I also got cleared to e-bike places. So I went and picked up some McDonalds. For some reasons they didn’t have curbside so I ended up walking more than I wanted to go pick up the food inside. I also went on a walk around the neighborhood with Julie. I definitely overdid it on the first day which probably should surprise no one.

On Thursday I got a couple dudes out to Koko’s to hang out. That place is just weird. There were half a dozen employees there who seemed to be trying to avoid us. We had to order at the bar and the two bartenders seemed to be doing everything. Reminds me of old Austin and service at places like Opal Divines where the servers would disappear into the upstairs bar and get waster.

Speaking of Opal Divines. Friday we tried out our local hotel restaraunt - Machi Sushi which replaced the last Opal Divines in the Best Western across the highway. It had transformer statues out front and had all you can eat sushi. It was definitely a step up in food quality from Kura’s and was a fun experience. It’s nice to have a place everyone likes so close. Of course, I pledged to finish up any food people didn’t have room for so I ended up eating way too much sushi. Then I ordered a fried twinkie. The server made it look like an irradiated frog with 3 eyes. Good times, but I was in a bit of pain afterwards.

Saturday we put up the Christmas decorations. I managed to get on a ladder and get the lights down. Just went slow and steady. But my foot was an overstuffed sausage by the end of it. We watch Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” which started slowly, but ended up being a fun comedy.

This week I added the ability to poll you friends to Fun Old Times. I’m also working on something like the text message replacement I always wished I had.