WEATHER: Cooler. Highs in 50s
For my daily constitutional, I walked into the town of Davidson for a bit of grocery shopping. There is a nice North Carolina-based chain grocery here called Harris Teeter. It's interesting to see how chain groceries compare around the world. Harris Teeter is one of our favorites. The worst experience we've had is in Oklahoma City. We could not find a single grocery stor other than Walmart where I refuse to shop. There is also a very good organic food grocery here in Davidson with a great craft beer selection.
All of this made me think of supporting local businesses as I walked home. In our 4 years of traveling, we have really tried to shop almost exclusively in local shops. We try to buy and eat local foods, wines and beer. We support independent bars and restaurants. We have only succumbed to a McDonalds 3-4 times, just to split a senior coffee when we were desperate for a bathroom and/or wifi.
Back home, George was studiously working on our income taxes. He spent all afternoon shouting out different figures that we might owe as he calculated and recalculated. He is happy when we owe, rather than get a refund, as he says that means we have used the government's money during the year. I understand that logic, but still can't rouse myself to cheer when we find out the amount due.
Of course, we spent the evening watching the Oscars. We have only seen one of the movies that was awarded....LaLa Land...which won (then didn't win) Best Movie.
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