Scoakat's Blog

Happy New Year!  I don't know if I'll be up for it so I'm writing this from the past and scheduling this for just after midnight...

It's been awhile since I've written much of anything online since I last posted here.  It was nothing I planned but just turned into...

We still tested positive for Covid this morning.  I woke up on Friday without a fever, finally, but overwhelming fatigue, which lessened ove...

I was clearing snow the other morning and ran into neighbor Dave's granddaughter who stepped outside for a smoke.  I asked how Dave was,...

It was a nice day yesterday, getting into the low 70s ºF again.  Last night we went out for dinner and I wore just a tee shirt and jeans com...

With what I've been going through with my health recently and work frustrations bubbling up again I've been pretty down and maybe ev...

Last Wednesday I had my second back shot in the last two months, so by now I should know fully how much it helped and what I'm left with...

We celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, well, no real celebration since it was a Tuesday, but we did have a few friends over ...

Last night was the first time I had a chance to have a firepit for two weeks now, and it was very nice to once again sit by the fire and pon...

Barring small mammals and firepits there's not been a lot to write about over here the last several weeks.  One day blurs into the next ...

 We are entering the dog days of summer here.  We've had 7 days at 90ºF this summer, topping out at 92º about two weeks ago, though rece...

It's not often we get a tropical storm here in Wisconsin, but that's what's going to happen soon.  Pretty much straight up from ...

Tonight is finally the opening of football season with the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears - the oldest rivalry in the NFL - to star...

Similar to the last few years, we will be ringing in the new year at home with just a couple friends, Terry and Becky, as long as the roads...

I had yet another birthday recently, they seem to come faster and faster.  My wife made snacks and we had some people over last Saturday eve...

We walked down to Atwoodfest this afternoon and again Terry joined us for the fun.  I watched most of Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame guitarist...

Sunday we got out on Terry's boat for the first time this season (thanks Terry!).  It was a beautiful day out, bright and sunny though ...

No, I'm not going to post every time we ride bikes down to the food carts on Wednesdays.  Yes, I may post about each Bucky I 'collec...

Bridget (aka 'The Finger') & Zubin We had a very nice evening last night, officially breaking in the fire pit with friend...

The old  front door, before picture. And Bill. I have a few things to write about/document here, and I did see the neurosurgeon again to...