Wasting PTO

I was waiting for something monumental to happen before posting again.  Mebbe the arrival of my new frame?  Perhaps the IRS finally accepting my amended 2023 tax return?  Could the world just act sane for a week to ten days?

Nah.  How bout this?

Poop.

By the way, why is every test different enough from the last one you took?  It feels like it's not only testing me for Covid but reading comprehension, word problem solving, and cognitive decline?

Last week, I was head down in the business of taking care of business.  The Pie was outta town for nine days, so my life was work, dog, mom, repeat.  I ate so many cans of black beans.

This asshole (bless his runt heart) is a reluctant eater and will starve himself straight into a $2,000 vet bill if I don't watch him closely.  Still, he provides me 70% joy, 30% stress, and 100% someone to talk to when I'm home alone.  He's quite the conversationist.  He's fluent in three languages (dog, hooman, and fart) and loves when I walk around the house screaming Chris Cornell lyrics.

I managed to squeak in a decent amount of riding before Covid decided to enter the chat.  The day the world lost its internet, I didn't have to go to work... which was weird.  So I rode my bike wondering how many more "unprecedented events" are allowed to happen in a month.

Where's Waldo?

Apparently, something like nine to ten events.

Honestly, this Covid situation doesn't feel so bad.  I've went ahead and gone to work feeling way worse in the past, but outta respect for others and partially for myself, I gave myself permission to take a day (or two or three?) off.  I've got plans in two weeks for the Old Fort Fifty and Pisgah Enduro™, and I don't wanna cock that all up.  Not how I wanna spend my PTO, but since I've got such an open schedule...

Request to do any press junket, bike release, free multi-day race, or review your Air BnB in exchange for limited amounts of exposure thank and bless.  

I member keeping my schedule open for these...

*sigh*
 
That's all.  I'm still alive (mostly).  The blerhg is not ded (marginally).  The world is nuts (entirely).