For the last month, I’ve focused entirely on travel, but now it’s back to the mundane basics of our daily routine. Sleep. Dog. Run. Swim. Write. Shower. TV. Lunch. Dog. TV. Dinner. Dog. TV. Dog. My wife adds a little more variety to her life with Aqua-Fit, Tap, Bridge, and girlfriend lunches. She also spends an hour every morning with Tally at the Dog Park, socializing with the neighbors. She just received a dinner invitation for tonight – pizza with the next door neighbors, so I’ll have to break from my hermit-like solitude. 

Last night, was our first meal at home after weeks of dining out.  Peck’s Blue crabs in Crystal River; McDonalds; Arby’s; Cracker Barrel; A&W BBQ in Tuscaloosa; Newt’s in Huntsville; Uncle Bud’s Catfish in Nashville; Hall of Fame cafeterias; Tenderloins at Eddy’s, The Mousetrap, Murphy’s, and Lord Ashley’s in Indy; Wolfie’s by boat; Racz BBQ in Carmel; Lock, Stock, & Barrel in Decatur; Mighty Fine Pizza in Petoskey; Grand Hotel dining; Il Venetian in Cleveland; Greg’s Volcano Pizza in Johnson City, Tennessee; Cedric’s Tavern at the Biltmore; All Y’All’s, Poseidon, Frankie Bones, Wise Guys/Skull Creek, and Nectar on Hilton Head Island; Columbia in St. Augustine; and Ovation BBQ off the interstate in Lakeland. I would also be remiss in not mentioning the several visits to Kilwin’s for ice cream, including their original location in Petoskey, two macaroon snacks along the way, and the buttermilk pie at Nectar. 

I was able to keep up with the Better Call Saul series on the road, wrapping that up our last night in St. Augustine. Yesterday afternoon, I also finished up Blackbird, and we watched three episodes of Only Murders in the Building last night.  I’m currently catching up on the History Channel series, Colosseum and following the Hagerstown, Indiana team in the Little League World Series. I did reluctantly get in my car yesterday to put some air in the tires and bring home the mail. Sorting it all took most of the afternoon, while doing a load of vacation laundry, and putting away our luggage. Whew!