The past week did not start off well but things ended up fine by the end. Monday the 11th,
it was a very nice day out so I went to Walmart to pick up several
items. It was a Walmart in a rural area, requiring the journey to be
taken on rural roads. That is usually fine, but on this day... I was
waiting at an intersection to turn left. There was a vehicle coming
from the left and they had their right turn signal on, so it was OK
for me to go... only they kept on going straight. That was way too
close for comfort and I am not sure how a wreck did not happen.
Before anyone asks, they did not have both blinkers on as hazard
lights and after that intersection there is no right turn possible
for almost a quarter of a mile, so I have no idea what that person
was doing. Tuesday was better; I did try out a restaurant new to me
that I only recently discovered was a thing. Tomkos Tavern is by
I-Drive and not only does it have tasty food, the interior also
looked nice. I did not stick around for their Tuesday night event of
a DJ spinning country music tunes; if it was classic country it'd be
one thing, but as it was modern country which I know even is a
turn-off for some country fans...
Wednesday the only thing I
did was try a new drink, which is Sprite Lymonade; yep, Sprite with
more lemon. It was indeed good. Thursday I was going to pick up
someone at the airport; they were flying back from a Midwestern state
that was not Illinois. Well, weather in Chicago was awful on this
day... so bad that it affected people all across the country. The
plane that this person needed to fly to Houston for the connecting
flight to Orlando, that got cancelled, and things got so backed up
that they wouldn't even be flying home until Sunday. Thus, instead of
picking them up late on Thursday, it was early Sunday afternoon.
Still, I went out in the evening; it was to Rock & Brews, a cool
place I've mentioned a few times before. Besides drinks, I also had
their Purple Rain Drops; I was hoping it'd be great considering who
it was named after... and it was. The food was beignets filled with
chocolate and there's both whipped cream and raspberry drizzle... but
of course.
Once I got back home, my
mood did sour when I saw the awful news concerning what happened in
New Zealand; I mean, I know people who live in the country. None of
them were close to the two mosques in Christchurch yet I felt awful
because dozens died or were seriously injured. Friday I did nothing
and Saturday the only thing I did was return to Walmart to purchase a
few items. Sunday, the trip to the airport and back went fine; I
picked up the person in question and they wanted lunch, so I chose
TGI Friday's as it was just north of the airport and neither of us go
to that chain often... only because of location. Neither of us had
complaints about the food so a wise choice on my part.
Next Monday, I have a few
plans in mind as to what I'll be doing this week.
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