How the hell is it already December?

It was Thanksgiving weekend here in the US. So a lot of us had 4 days off. All
my other long weekends this year have involved travel, so although they were
often fun, I typically came back tired. This 4-day weekend was 4-days of staying
close to home. I got so relaxed that I spent most of Saturday thinking it was
 Sunday. There is probably a lesson here but I'm sure it's going over my head.

Thanksgiving was chill for us. Just us and a roast turkey breast with 
mashed potatoes, balsamic and honey glazed roasted carrots,dinner rolls, and a
fruit salad. On Black-Friday we went out to 2 local vendor fairs and an art
gallery. We spent $9. Take that capitalism! On Saturday we did more local vendor
fairs, and Sunday I went out birding in the AM. I got 46 species and one lifer 
on Sunday, putting me at 213 species for the year.

We also put up the Christmas tree and I put up the exterior lights. I feel a 
little like Charlie Brown. I'm not going to let the state of the world ruin my 
mood any longer. I'm going to enjoy life in spite of the bastards in charge.

On Thanksgiving Eve I wanted to watch the WKRP Thanksgiving episode, which I 
own in the I paid Amazon money for it sense of ownership. Amazon lost the 
rights to it (Apple has it now) so it's gone from my Amazon account. And that 
dear readers, is how I came to acquire all 4 seasons of WKRP, now safely 
stored on my computer.

Watching

We binged season 2 of A Man Inside, the Ted Danson cozy mystery on Netflix. 
If you enjoyed season 1 you'll enjoy season 2. We also watched Carry-On, a 
Netflix only movie (I think) starring Jason Bateman has a terrorist hell-bent 
on destruction on Christmas Eve at LAX. The movie is trying a little too hard 
to be Diehard, but I was entertained, which is all I ask of a movie. So two 
thumbs up from me. I also discovered Tasting History, a YouTube channel where 
the host cooks 50-500+ year old recipes and weaves in a history lesson in 
20-30 minutes. They are very entertaining, and educational.

Reading

I finished up A Shattered Piece by John Scalzi last night. It's the first 
book in the Old Man's War universe in 10 years. If easy to read space opera 
with a side of snark is your thing, you'll enjoy this. But it is book 7 in 
this universe. It's a stand alone story, but I think you'll enjoy it more if 
you go back and start at the beginning.

listening

Tesla - Mechanical Resonance Live is currently "spinning" in the MP3 player 
on my computer. I also listened to quite a bit of Jukebox the Ghost this week. 
And Christmas music, because it is that time of year.

And that is it for this week. Remember, in a world where you can choose to be 
anything, you can choose to be kind.