Knuck update time...
Laura and I are doing okay here. Living our typical boring life. Went traveled to in Europe in 2018. Replaced my car with another just like it when it hit 200K and 11 years. She replaced hers this year with a Lexus SUV when hers hit 200K and 16 years. Weathered a strike at work, and then afterwards hit 20 years of service.
Had THE WORST cold of my life the first three weeks of this 2020. My coworkers think I had Covid-19. It freaked them out that I was out that much and so messed up. I rarely get sick and never for more than a day or so. I don't think I had C-19, but I certainly had many of the symptoms. Especially with the brutal cough and plugged up lungs. It knocked me out for nearly three weeks. My personal guess is that it was multiple bacterial infections. A light case of bacterial pneumonia, a good old fashioned cold, and a sinus infection simultaneously. They tested me for all sorts of stuff at the doctor and everything showed negative. C-10 wasn't being tested for a the time so I suppose I won't know unless I get C-19 at some time in the future. Though I would prefer to avoid that if possible in favor of a vaccination in a year or two.
Laura and I are surrounded by really great neighbors which makes this mess a lot easier to deal with. I am working as normal through the C-19 pandemic and Laura is working from home for the foreseeable future.
Mom has been dealing with multiple myeloma in MI, so it sucks that we are 500 miles away. Brother and relatives are helping when needed. We visit Michigan more often. For somebody in their 70s she is handling it pretty well.
Kermi you don't mind, jump into Discord and we will exchange contact info, so that the next time we visit MI, we can get together for a meetup with you and yours. I am in there quite often. You will still know folks in there.
In other news I brew beer every so often with a neighborhood coworker. When/if we meet up in MI, I can bring you a couple. We brew very high quality beer as good as anything you can get in most specialty stores. We even sneak in an occasional wine and or orange blossom mead.
Obes very very is jealous because when I visited him brewing wasn't a thing yet so he received not one delicious beverage. Don't be jealous Benny. Just stop by the house next time you are out!!
Technobabble
I just replaced my old Anker brand earbuds with the Amazon ones and they are surprisingly nice. Still spec and build gaming PCs. Mine is due to be replaced this or next year. You still grow experimental lifeforms inside yours?