Is It Any Wonder pt. 2

People like to blame. They can’t accept that things happen just because they happen. Someone is always at fault. You should have planned!! You should have known!!! Why didn’t you…”insert word”!!! That’s all we heard after the winter storm Uri. Lots of people thrown under the bus. Does it really surprise me? Nope. Not when working for the state. It’s a joke. It’s an uncommon event. We were prepared had the power and water not been f***ed for days. We had everything in line for the cold and what to do. But when an ENTIRE power grid collapses, WTF can you do??? But heaven forbid we look bad in moments of crisis. Just cool your burners people. It was bad for everyone. It could have been much much worse.

Part of the problem is communication. It’s always about communication. No one truly says what they mean. It’s amazing to behold. Functionality is a joke at times. I’m sorry, but heads need to be pulled out of their a**es. How can they all be so obtuse?

So is it any wonder?

A week later it’s a balmy 80 degrees. Bipolar weather is normal in this state, just not to such degrees. I actually heard someone crying over it being so hot in February. This same motherf***er cried over having no heat for 3 days. Shut the f*** up, buddy.

Friday finally rolled around and it was Bekah’s birthday. She kept complaining about being so old. I laugh. She is still just a baby. So I got flowers delivered. I bought her hooch. I did something I hadn’t done since last March. I agreed to go have a drink with her inside of a bar. I honestly had to think hard on that throughout the day. I came to the conclusion that the chances of me catching COVID twice in a month was pretty slim. I had the infusion and the antibodies. She really wanted this and I will do anything to grant her birthday wishes. It was weird as f*** and I had trouble. I was anxious. Like a different world. I saw some people I wasn’t surprised to see just out and doing it. Whatever. It made Bekah’s night and that’s what mattered. I love her. Happy birthday Bekah!!!!

After the drinks we called in and picked up food from The Wharf, one of our favorite restaurants. It might not have been the most exciting birthday but that’s somewhat expected once you reach adulthood. We had a pleasant evening. The karaoke machine came out. Hahaha. Dreaded it is. I sang.

On an unrelated note, Pippin, our warehouse cat, has warmed up to me. Perhaps it’s him seeing me everyday walking in circles to get me miles in but he finally let me pet him. I didn’t even force it. He got off the chair, meowed, and cautiously approached. Sniffed my hand, rubbed his face against it and I was all good. Big day.

Jalapeño

Bibigo Korean BBQ steak. Connie I think enjoyed it.

Sunday brunch I was on my own. Bekah was feeling ill. Since we actually had bread in the house I decided to make a bacon egg sandwich w/ side salad. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.

Some kind of grill stir fry. Jalapeño, onion, mushrooms, zucchini & chicken w/ a stir fry sauce. It wasn’t pretty but it sure did taste good.

Italian chicken and salad. Cooked some chicken & jalapeño on the grill with some Italian dressing placed on top of a bed of marinara sauce and topped with melted mozzarella. I’ll have to make this one for Bekah.

So I decided on chimichurri steak for a change. We eat much more chicken & honestly I like my chimichurri sauce on chicken but I have steak I need to cook. Grilled the steak with some onion and jalapeño. Warm jalapeño, I might add.

Italian dressing seasoned chicken with potatoes. Bekah can’t eat hot food right now. I added cracked chili flakes. It was too hot. She wanted to eat. It taste good. But it hurt her chest.