We always get the email about how great the company is doing in the Q4 earning call, and then they turn around and talk about how the bonuses might not be funded at target. @@

Yeah, i think my company is spending all its mad money on hiring bonuses rather than retention….but fingers crossed. They usually tell us in March.

Omg. I tried to entertain my dog with tv. He found the chirping birds interesting for a while, and eventually ignored them. There were squirrels for a moment, and he perked up. But when the turkeys came? He flipped out, barked his head off, and didn’t shut up for like five minutes after I turned off the tv, he was convinced they must still be around somewhere! He’s still on guard duty at the window in case they come back. Who knew turkeys were his nemesis?.

Who knew turkeys were his nemesis?

Heh! Well, he does look like a chicken nugget.

My assistive living is closing the dining room for ten days (at least) so no social dining until the 17th. We're still going to have small-group program activities, and they're not required to stay in their rooms, either, the theory being that some social activities are way better for their (not just) mental health.

Everyone who can be is boostered, but we've had another staff member with breakthrough. BIG sigh.

My coworkers Boyfriend (who she lives with) test positive yesterday, mid-day. She could get no guidance really on what to do. Luckily my building is in an old dorm, so all of us have separate offices, and I haven’t really been close to her in days. But also, I don’t want her to get sick either! She has to go home to the boyfriend!

I accidentally typed cow-orker, but she is lovely, so I changed back to coworker.

We haven’t received word that it is OK to work from home, but faculty are definitely doing it and staff have signs up. I like going in, so I will continue, but I envision that next week we will be back to the five of us who came back as soon as we were allowed. That was sort of ideal- not home, but also not people knocking at my door!

Does anyone have any recommendations for things to watch? I feel like everything I want to watch is on HBO Max, Disney Plus, Acorn, and Peacock, but what I have is Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Hulu. I tend to prefer TV shows to movies, and there is SO MUCH TV, but I still feel I have watched it all. (Only Murders in the Building and The Chair were great!)

Does anyone have any recommendations for things to watch?

[Busting in like the Kool-Aid Man]

Have you watched Ted Lasso? If not, it's on Apple TV, and you should drop everything and watch it immediately.

I'm loving the new season of Queer Eye. In opposite news, there's a new Harlan Coben adaptation from the UK if that's your jam. (Both on Netflix)

So much TV! Maybe I will give Ted Lasso a try. I totally forgot that I wanted to watch Only Murders in the Building.

Ted Lasso, Queer Eye, Harlan Coban (which is probably my jam). Check

-t, I was concerned because often Martin Short makes me want to hide under the coffee table, but he was understated, for a Martin Short value of understated, and actually made me tear up a few times! Steve Martin is always good, and Selena Gomez was delightful. Also, the supporting actors were great too- Nathan Lane, Sting, and a tiny tiny part for Jackie Hoffman.