This weekend has been a good one. My brother-in-law drove up from Virginia to spend the day and night with us. I love this guy as he would take the shirt of his back in a snow storm for a person. He is always a big help when we need him.
To show our love for him, we bought some flank steaks and a fillet of something that I don't remember the name. They were packaged in the marinate already, so didn't have to fool around with much prep. I smoked them for over two hours and they were exceptionally tasty.
All in all it was a good time with good company and conversation. Although we don't see eye to eye on some things, we are able to have respectful conversations and agree to disagree on things such as politics and religion.
Respectful conversation is not something I see much anymore. It seems people get so triggered at the littlest perceived slight to their beliefs.
Anyway, after he left this morning, we decided that it was a good day to just relax and enjoy the NFL games for the day. While watching, I worked on the computer doing some research and going down the rabbit hole of the interwebs.
On a more somber note, we also got word today that a fella from the Vet group I work with passed away this morning. He had been fighting pancreatic cancer for a while now. Thankfully they were able to keep him comfortable through his illness and he passed peacefully.
It made me all the more thankful for the time with family and friends. Speaking of which, I touched base with a few guys I served with in the Marines. I hadn't spoken to them for years, but it was like we were back in those days of our youth again. We joked and caught each other up on our lives and that of others.
Since those conversations I have been thinking a great deal about visiting a couple of them in the near future. A couple of them only live 4 hours away. If I was able to drive, I would just pick up and go see them, but I am dependant on others to chaffeur me around. The wife and I may take a trip later this fall though and will look to see if we can meetup somewhere. I hope we can and look forward to it.
Other than my friend from the veterans group passing away, it was a good weekend and I look forward to the week ahead.
I hope your weekend was a fine one and all of you have a great week ahead. In the meatime, hold onto your loved ones, family and friends. Life is short and we can't have yesterday back.
Thanks for reading,
Joe
