Tag Archives: Sunday Coffee

Sunday Coffee – January/February 2021 Wrap-up

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Thistle

My original intention for 2021 was to do a seasonal wrap-up rather than monthly. I set up a future post where I could keep my notes as the months went along. In January, that was fine…but I got toward mid-February, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Winter Wonderland, or Snowpocalypse

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Thistle

I’ve lived in San Antonio for over half of my life. I’ve experienced snow here several times, and ice storm or two, and some hard-freezes where temps got into the low-20s. But I’ve never experienced anything (here) like what San … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – 13 Years

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Thistle

Tomorrow is my 13th blogoversary, if you don’t count the weird transitions I went through between 2011 and 2014 due to many circumstances that I won’t go into here. I created my blog on Valentine’s Day in 2008 during a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Missed Opportunity. Or Not.

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Thistle

On my first roundup of 2021 hikes, I mentioned seeing a family hiking at Lockhart State Park. To recap, the family consisted of a man, woman, and two children aged roughly 1 and 3 years old. The younger was in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Goals for February

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Thistle

When I created my 2021 goals back in December, I created them based on the reality that I was living at the time, a reality that involved Something Being Wrong and me not knowing what that Wrong Thing was. When … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Hello!

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Thistle

I honestly don’t have a whole lot to say this morning. Most of my time in 2021 so far has been taken up by one of three things: group hikes, politics, and binge-watching Murdoch Mysteries. I haven’t been doing as … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Vaccine, Part 1

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Thistle

I had my first Covid-19 vaccine dose this week! In late December, the governor of Texas decreed that people in Tier 1b could now get the vaccine. Tier 1b included individuals over the age of 65, or those over 16 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Let’s Talk About Insurrection

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Thistle

Let’s make this very clear: What happened in the US this week was: unlawful insurrection attempted coup domestic terrorism treason pre-planned (they even had shirts made for the event in some cases) easily predictable, especially these last few months, and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – 2021 Goals

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Thistle

I’ve spent a lot of time contemplating the shape of my 2021 goals. Initially, I just made myself a traditional list, the way I do most years. Then I started to think about what I’d really like to accomplish – … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Anniversary and Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Thistle

On Tuesday, Jason and I celebrated our 21st anniversary. Originally, we had planned to spend a weekend early in December in a remote location near a state park, where we could hike and such during the days. That all go … Continue reading →

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