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<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Before the cleanup<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n This is going to be a short post.\u00a0 Last week in the midst of remodeling I broke my toe.\u00a0 I should know better than to walk barefoot – I’m way too prone to bumping into things<\/strong>.\u00a0 But we had our tile floor taken up and for a few days we had nothing but dirty concrete in the majority of the house.\u00a0 Sure, the contractor vacuumed after he was done but somehow 22 years of dust and mortar clung to the surface.\u00a0 \u00a0At one point I got on the working end of a wet mop in my compulsive attempt to clean it but even I realized the futility of that endeavor.\u00a0 Anyway, I couldn’t wear shoes on the concrete and then walk on the carpeted areas of the house so I was barefoot much of the time.\u00a0 As I was playing with Dash the Wonder Dog<\/strong> one evening I ran after his toy (“fetch” is not his strong suit) and rammed my foot into an ottoman.\u00a0 When you hear a loud crunch at my age you know it’s not a good thing.\u00a0 For such a small digit it hurts like hell.\u00a0 The only time I’m comfortable is with my foot up with ice on it.\u00a0 And ice in a glass.\u00a0 With alcohol.<\/p>\n OMG, it’s gooooood<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n But broken toe aside, two good things happened this week.\u00a0 Perhaps the first good things<\/strong> that have happened in 2020.\u00a0 First, Soul Caf\u00e9, our favorite little breakfast place re-opened.\u00a0 Dash is thrilled because they are very pet-friendly (they even have a separate dog menu) and he gets scrambled eggs when we go there.\u00a0 As for me, I’m excited because I can once again gorge on my favorite Raspberry Granola pancakes.\u00a0 They are perfection itself.\u00a0 Crispy on the edges and soft on the inside, chocked full of fresh raspberries and house-made granola.\u00a0 I have a huge appetite and even I can’t finish one.\u00a0 The regular order comes with TWO pancakes<\/strong>.\u00a0 I can’t imagine anyone being able to eat two in one sitting but our favorite server assures us that people do.\u00a0 And speaking of servers, we have two of them that we adore and have gotten to know us over the years.\u00a0 Actually I think they like Dash more than us but since we’re footing the bill they tolerate us.\u00a0 I was so happy to see that both servers have been brought back after months of being laid off.\u00a0 Somehow it made life seem a little bit more normal in this very un-normal year.<\/p>\n So for the foreseeable future you can find me in my she-shed, foot propped up, remote control in hand, studying the Pac 12 schedules and rankings.\u00a0 At some point I’ll work on teaching Dash the concept of bringing the ball back<\/strong> to me but I’m not getting my hopes up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Suzanne Sparrow Watson This is going to be a short post.\u00a0 Last week in the midst of remodeling I broke my toe.\u00a0 I should know better than to walk barefoot – I’m way too prone to bumping into … read more![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG-0120-300x192.jpg\")
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<\/a>The second great event was that the Pac-12 announced they’re going to play football<\/strong> this fall.\u00a0 That may not be earth shattering news and college football is certainly a “nice to have” but, boy, being able to watch the Pac 12 play football again has lifted my spirits no end.\u00a0 I hear that there is an election going on this year but I’m choosing to focus on college football instead.\u00a0 I know that I don’t have control over either one of them but at least with college football you avoid the slimy, soul-sucking, utter hypocrisy<\/strong> that is our political system right now.<\/p>\n