Bachelor Blog

 

Dear Friends

In the midst of misery, how about a little levity? I am in my third week of bachelorhood. It’s a shame I can’t just go out and party like I never used to, thanks to the pandemic. Here are some brief thoughts and observations.

Laundry: I am saving time (and the planet) by washing full loads of clothes of all colors, together! I am extending the time between changing/washing the sheets, by sleeping on one side of the double bed, and the next night, sleeping on the other side! I don’t have a podcast, but I have learned how to cast a pod into the washer. (What happened to the powder? Oh, the tides of change!) I am writing this on my I-Pod.

Cleaning: To me, it’s all about timing. Why clean too early when you will have to clean again the day before your wife comes home? Have you heard of something called the Swifter? I was using it and it broke! It was not that I was using it so often but because it had already been repaired once with duct tape and not by me. I think my wife deserves a brand new Swifter as a homecoming gift! (I know it would not be a good gift for Christmas, birthday or anniversary).

Food and Dishes: First, you have a sister you call Bek (short for her middle name, Rebecca). Who needs “Hub Grub” when you have “Bek Brings”! Bek brings everything from Salisbury steak to scones! And dear daughter Emily brings deviled eggs J). Alas, on Sunday morning, the dishwasher failed to drain. Thanks to tech support (sounded like my wife) I used a measuring cup and bowl to scoop out the 2 inches of water---I was going to use towels---and then tried to follow a Youtube video the tech support sent to try and repair it myself! When I learned I would not be paid double on the weekend, I decided to wait until tech support can actually show up in person on a weekday. Now the question is this: “How many times can you just keep rinsing off one plate, bowl, knife, fork, spoon and glass, before actually washing those items in the sink?

With just 8 days to go, I think I will make it, although I think it will be nice to be married again. Excuse me while I go and turnover the baked and smoked potato. Yes, it is that hot and smoky outside.

John