The good folks at Merriam Webster have chosen “incommunicado” for their WOTD today. This word means “in a situation or state not allowing communication” and comes because – along with “hunkered down” – it’s a word search trending up these days. Lucky for you, faithful readers, we here at dewconsulting.net/blog are NOT incommunicado – though for expediency’s sake, we are hunkered down. Ah well.
We walked over to the West Sac Burgers and Brew yesterday after WFH (that’s “working from home” for those of you retirees out there who are, well, incommunicado). Only to find a sign saying they’ve suspended take-out and curbside service, and to please visit one of their other locations in Midtown to satisfy your burger jones and get your brew fix. Whodathunkit, eh? Another fine dining establishment bows before the ravages of (as 45 likes to say) “a very tiny little Chinese virus that we are going to defeat very very badly.” (You just can’t make this sh*t up.)
Friday was a gorgeous early spring day out here in Northern California. The grass was green. The birds were singing. The trees were all abloom. And of course, the streets – even at 5 PM on a Friday – were practically empty. Well, empty except for a couple of wild turkeys who were – inexplicably – strutting down 4th Street. Who could ask for anything more? Other than a nice juicy lamb burger and a cold frosty pale ale… but I digress.
We remain – for the most part – upbeat here. We hope you all are faring fairly well too, where ever you are hunkered down. But hey, don’t be incommunicado. Leave us a comment. Or just a brief reply email will do fine too, thank you very much. Oh, and on a side note, best wishes to niece Elizabeth and husband Nate on the birth of their son Sebastian yesterday. There, see? Life really does go on after all.
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And just to show you some things are truly timeless, there’s this story from the New Yorker, titled “The Aesthetic Splendor of The Simpsons.” Yep, you heard me. It’s an Instagram era take on the longest running show on network TV, now in its record-breaking 31st season. That’s right – network TV – who watches that any more? Well, we do – now that we’re hunkered down.
Well, Anne and Dan, your thoughtful post this morning reflects many of the thoughts of all of us. The quiet is both serene and eery, not yet foreboding (but…what…. is… to… be…..next?). It is immensely frustrating that the two of you are just short of being over the horizon west of us, but we cannot mix. In the midst of this apocalyptic uncertainly, new fresh and lovely life appears– Sebastian, a bright ray of sunshine.
Denny
Well said Denny. Seeing short videos of Sebastian brings happiness to our hearts.
Super busy here on the farm and at farmer markets with lots of precautions and pre-orders.
Well things are well relatively good here in Pennsylvania. The exception being that while pruning my line apple tree, my pole saw split the bar and puked it’s bearings all over the yard. End of the ceremonial tree trimming and brush raking. OH well I guess China makes replacement BARS.