Just a few things to look back on some day as a reminder of where my head was in 2020.
#1 – I saw Jerry Jeff several times in concert. But none came close to the awesomeness that was a night in Luckenbach in October 2000. Near the end of the concert it started to rain so hard, so he wrapped up his set with High Hill Country Rain. It was perfect.
RIP JJW – October 23, 2020
#2 – It’s #NationalDogDay. August 26, 2020. Meet Sid. He follows me around the house. He plays fetch. He runs to the door when he hears someone on the porch. He never barks and he doesn’t deposit his poop all over the yard. Best dog ever.
#3 – July – Sad state of #highered hit me in the face today. My 24-y-o independent daughter ordered books & supplies to start the nursing program at local CC $2400!!
- $1975 in books and $425 in kits and supplies.
- She makes $24K per yr.
- Books = 10% of annual income.
- Pell grant = $895
- #OMG
#4 – The Witch Tree as it is commonly known, also called Manidoo-giizhikens, or Little Cedar Spirit Tree by the Ojibwa Indian tribe. An ancient Thuja occidentalis Eastern White Cedar growing on the Lake Superior shore in Cook County, Minn. Pretty sure “Spirit Tree” is the better name. I was fishing by this landmark in July, 2020.
#5 – STOP tearing down statues. Let’s build more! We need some #statues of the loser Red Coats and loser King George III from the Revolutionary War. Oh wait, there was a statue to George III – but Americans tore it down! The nerve!
#6 – All those people who think that #Coronavirus came from Corona Beers, just imagine who they think must be the founder and President of Elon University. #COVIDIOT
#7 – August 2020 – What’d you do this week?
#8 – Going through a box of treasures I found this Shoe cartoon. I used to paste comics of “Skyler-in-School” on the cover of my exams. I never used this one though. Seems appropriate during this age of #Ungrading
#9 – New music video by Charlie Parr – “On Stealing A Sailboat” (Official Video) https://youtu.be/tKPgbCp5Z34 via @YouTube
I get to see @theCharlieParr at @CedarLoungeBeer and @EarthRiderBeer on a pretty regular basis. Seems like the only fun I get to have during COVID 2020.
#10 – Local View: Hate-filled Facebook deserves to be unfriended en masse https://trib.al/uwZZ53y (by yours truly)
#11 – July 24, 2020 – I just went into the outhouse and this bear followed me. He’s sitting outside the door waiting for me. Not a joke. Not makin’ it up. Its been nice knowing all y’all.
#12 – Father’s Day – “World’s Greatest Dad” is to parenting as “Best Practices” is to education. #FathersDay #bestpractices
#13 – Nov 2020 – Just in case anyone was wondering about where I live… This is where I live
Barry Dahl dot com 