A Week+ Eating In...

[canyonwalker]

One way we've been dealing with the Coronavirus winter/Omicron surge is by eating in. After we got home from Hawaii a week ago Tuesday— and canceled our New Year's Eve trip, opting to celebrate safely at home instead— I ate all my meals at home for a solid week. As always, that's a big change for me because pre-pandemic I typically dined out 12 times a week. And while I made a similar pivot to zero with surprising ease when the pandemic first started, back in March-April 2020, it feels harder this time... I think because subconsciously I'm irritated that widespread irresponsibility, fanned by evil demagogues who tell harmful lies for profit, fame, and power, is the reason we still have to suffer this shit almost 2 years later.

Anyway. 21 meals cooked at home. Yay. To celebrate we ordered take-out pizza for #22. Then it was back to cooking at home, until...

...And On The Tenth Day He Dined Out

I get stir-crazy eating at home all the time. Restaurant food tastes good; plus I like the change of scenery of dining out. So today I ate lunch at a favorite local hamburger chain, The Habit. I found they have a new special item, a patty melt burger. It was pretty good. And I ate my lunch at a small table on their well-spaced outdoor patio. Knowing that kind of seating was available was my reason for picking that restaurant and even dining out at all today. And for minimal risk, the food was good.