Greetings! Happy 2023! Wow, what a wild ride it's been. As we're continuing full-steam ahead through the 2020's, there's still a lot to be said about COVID and the end(?) of the pandemic. Honestly, it hasn't ended, but now it's become more-or-less the new normal as we continue to see new variants and spikes throughout …
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9 Years of Blogging! (and Ending my Blog?)
Hey, folks! Today marks the ninth anniversary of this blog: I published my first post on this day nine years ago, and as I say every year, it's incredible how far I've come. It's also incredible that I'm almost at 10 years of blogging here (a whole decade!), which will be an incredible feat (how …
Happy Holidays 2022!
Hello, hello! Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or some other holiday, I hope you have a superb time and great festive cheer. Seasons greetings! 🙂 Christmas lights -- The Finicky Cynic Check me out on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/thefinickycynic
Back From Vacation (and happy December)!
Greetings! I'm back from my long trip! I've been home for about a week now, and in that time, I've been resting at home (to recover from COVID, which sadly I got during my vacation) and otherwise returning to work. Despite getting COVID, the symptoms weren't too bad, and I've since recovered. I had a …
8 Years on WordPress!
Greetings! Today marks my eighth year since starting this blog on WordPress. I've mentioned this before in my last milestone post (i.e. my 7th blogiversary), but I almost forgot that my blog anniversary arrived until the very last minute. Just because I've been blogging for so long that it just doesn't register to me anymore. …
Happy Holidays 2021!
Hey, folks! Just checking in today to wish you a happy holidays. I had Christmas Eve off from work and left early the day prior for some extra time at home with family. My family and I have more-or-less already given each other our presents, as we haven't cared to wrap them up for years-- …
I Got My COVID Booster Shot
Source: The New Yorker Today, I got my COVID booster shot (specifically, Moderna in the US). It'd been over six months since my last dose in April, and I qualified for the booster due to the fact that I work in the food and agricultural sector (although my actual job is far from that, but …
Back From Vacation!
Howdy! I came home this past weekend, after a short, one-week vacation. This was the first time I've properly traveled since 2019, and I'm really glad that it finally happened. It was just a domestic trip, specifically a road trip through three US states: Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. I went with my dad, and together, …
On Vacation…
Howdy, folks! It's a long time coming, but after over two years of COVID-19 and uncertainty, I'm going on my first trip outside of my state! I'd spent the previous year at home, with the occasional jaunt to another part of my home state, but this time, it'll be an extended road trip outside of …
I’m Fully Vaccinated!
Source: PAHO. As of last week, I am fully vaccinated for COVID-19! I had qualified since the end of February due to my job, but it wasn't until late March that I signed up to get my first dose. I got it at a drive-thru mega POD (point of distribution) about 40 minutes from my …