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Remembering

It has been a tough week, as Monday my dad lost his year long battle with cancer. To make things worse, he was still up in Canada which means we were not able to visit him in person as he went through his initial treatments and then could not be there for him at theContinue reading “Remembering”

Slow and Weird Return to “Normalcy”

It feels amazing to begin returning to some of life’s normal activities that have been missing for the past 15 months or so, but it also continues to feel incredibly odd, and more than a little uncomfortable at times. Whether it’s walking through the grocery store without a mask on (thank you vaccination), or gettingContinue reading “Slow and Weird Return to “Normalcy””

Baseball and Food

What a great week. Not only was it my first week of being fully vaccinated, but we are starting to see the country move towards normalcy as more and more people get vaccinated. It feels good to be optimistic, and I am so looking forward to this summer. From a personal standpoint, we ended upContinue reading “Baseball and Food”

Impatiently Waiting for “Freedom”

So this coming Tuesday is my “Freedom” day – two weeks since my second dose of the vaccine. It has felt like forever, so I am more than ready to start getting back to normal starting on Tuesday. We have decided on Thai food for our first meal in a restaurant since last year, asContinue reading “Impatiently Waiting for “Freedom””

Now For Some Sporting Related News

I was able to get my second dose of the Covid vaccine this past week, which means I am counting down the last two weeks before achieving “freedom”. I still haven’t decided which restaurant I want to hit first that I have been missing for this past year +, but I was able to moveContinue reading “Now For Some Sporting Related News”

Mini Spring Break in the Mountains

We were once again lucky enough to have been able to escape from our house for a quick trip up to the NC mountains for a socially-distanced, pandemic friendly long weekend. My daughter’s spring break, coupled with a growing need for fresh air, with inspired us to head up to Asheville for a few daysContinue reading “Mini Spring Break in the Mountains”

More Scandinavian Innovation – Hey, it’s a Viking based blog, what did you expect?

You have to love Spring weather here in the Carolinas. Where else can you go from a completely nasty wind chill one day that has you reaching for that sweater you were contemplating putting away for the season, to within a couple of days of needing to run the A/C in your car as youContinue reading “More Scandinavian Innovation – Hey, it’s a Viking based blog, what did you expect?”

Signs of Spring (and hopefully optimism)

To say it’s been a long winter is an understatement, even here in the Carolinas where we were lucky enough to avoid any real winter weather this year. However, in the last couple of weeks we have seen the gradual rise in temperatures that signify Spring is here, along with a whole mess of rain. Continue reading “Signs of Spring (and hopefully optimism)”

The February Blah’s

So not much to talk about this week, as mid-February always seems so blah. Especially when there is no opportunity to travel or explore new areas. Overall we were quite lucky down here as while it was damp & chilly, and no shortage of rain, we did not have to deal with the winter weatherContinue reading “The February Blah’s”

Danish Innovations

So, it’s been a long rainy and very damp week down here in the Carolinas. I’m not sure who declared that February was going to be winter month, but Mother Nature is certainly delivering. Still way better than the snow and ice that is hitting most of the country, but it would be nice toContinue reading “Danish Innovations”