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Monday, January 8, 2024

Not so Total Wine

 Yesterday was busy.  The weather was nice, with the sun popping out from behind the clouds regularly to brighten up the day.  Throughout most of the day, the temps hovered in the mid 40s (F).  I work today, so I haven't really be paying much attention to the forecast.  Tomorrow?  Rain is in the picture.  Possibly 3 inches of rain.  Forecasters are warning of possible flooding because we do still have some snow cover, with around 2 inches remaining.

I did spend the early part of the day in York, with my friend Betsy.  We did our usual Chinese buffet and Dairy Queen desert.  I had a Snickers Blizzard, and decided it wasn't that good; the chunks of caramel were too large.  

And, of course, last night we had our associate holiday party.  The only reason I go is for the food, and last night it was... iffy.  There was fish, possibly tilapia, which was truly flavorless, a chicken cordon bleu (?) that had come packaged and only reheated, and shredded roast beef that required artificial flavoring.  I can remember when the roast beef was actually sliced for you; those days are gone.  I don't drink, but the cash bar was expensive, so I stuck with the premixed lemonade and water.  The biggest surprise was that I won one of the drawings!  A gift card from Total Wine!  I never win anything, so I was really pleased... until I got home and discovered that the gift card could only be redeemed at a Total Wine store, and the closest store is in Towson, Maryland.  There's no way I'm going to drive 65 miles for a bottle of wine, so, in an odd sort of way, I didn't win anything.


And the Golden Globes were last night.  I didn't watch them, never do, but I'm wondering if this is going to be the year of Oppenheimer?  

And it looks as though the Democrats and Republicans have managed to put their heads together and come up for a funding plan for the country.  Now, isn't that nice.

Most of the political news is going to be about Iowa Caucus.  Wow.



8 comments:

  1. We're bracing for that ALLEGED big storm coming tomorrow. I don't mind the rain, but it's the wind that does the damage.

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    1. I'm not, but then I don't brace for many storms, simply wait for them to pass.

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  2. You can sell that unusable (to you) gift card and receive cash or a different card. CardCash.com is one site you could use. Of course they take a cut but at least you’d get something for it.

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    1. They're going to get me a gift card I can use.

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  3. Well, do they deliver?
    Because Total Wine sounds like a hoot.
    And yes, Oppenheimer did well. So did some of the other big movies of the year. I was surprised by The Bear and The Beef that people kept recommending me and were apparently right about?
    I'm also curious about Poor Things and The Killers of the Flower Moon, which you told us you saw...

    XOXO

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    1. Total Wine doesn't deliver alcohol in PA, so evidently they don't have the right license, they will deliver corkscrews, though. I might watch The Bear but have no interest in a feuding couple (The Beef).

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  4. Eeww that buffet sounds horrible. I think I'd have stayed away from it!

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