I feel like I was maybe a bit under the weather yesterday. Where did that term come from, by the way? “Its origin may have to do with sailing. Commenting on the origins of this phrase, the website The Phrase Finder mentions that in older times, when a sailor was feeling seasick, he would be sent below deck so he could get away from being under the harsh weather.” In my case, I believe it had to do with giving blood the day before and therefore lacking the energy that I normally have. It was hard to get through the 5k distance. 

Back in 1921, just  a century ago, “the full-length silent comedy-drama film The Kid, written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin (in his Tramp character), with Jackie Coogan, is released.” Sadly, I can’t imagine a day without television and the ability to watch movies, sports, and shows. I might have been lost in the previous century without the modern conveniences. Yesterday, I binge-watched the Harlan Corbin mini-series, Stay Close, started season 3 of Afterlife, and sat through another episode of Peaky Blinders.

My wife did get me out of the house yesterday afternoon to go to a plant nursery. The HOA has insisted that we involve a licensed supplier as a condition of approving the design plans that a friend (and professional) prepared for us. It’s taken a long time to get approval with their offices closed for the holidays and all the hoops they make us jump through. The first supplier we contacted wanted $100 up front just to see if there were any hidden  obstructions. Why they just don’t build it into their installation fee is beyond us? Other projects around the house are now interfering with our time line, including the need to repair storm damage to our lanai and some custom shelving we’re having built. Where’s the money?