We welcomed in the new year in bed, but hardly asleep. I could here the downtown fireworks, about 3-4 miles away, going off with a soft, bass sound. The neighborhood explosives were much louder. Like in the backyard loud. And they went off until about 1 AM. Needless to say, we slept in a bit this morning.
Our “work” today consisted of identifying the winner of our Found Filthy Lucre contest, the 2025 version. On walks Carl looks for money that has been lost, and is now found. At the end of the year the found funds are totaled and pictures taken. Then we invite the neighbors to guess the total, and the closest to the actual amount wins the money. This year we had 33 entrants, and the winner was only 29 cents from the total of $75.40. We will deliver their winnings tomorrow.
Other than that we were treated to a good luck black-eyed peas gumbo gathering at a neighbor’s house. Really good eats and conversation.
Generally speaking a quiet start to the year. We didn’t do any work on recovering the basement from the minor flood. But no worries, since I’m no longer working I should have plenty of time to work on that in the coming weeks. Yes, a few things have happened since I last posted….
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