Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
I am not afraid.
I am not afraid.
The wind is bad.
3 fires have started within an hour.
Electricity is out at the market that was getting ready to deliver my groceries.
The sun is shining.
Our electricity is still on.
Freezer is full of ice.
We have lots of food and water.
The paperwhite Narcissus are blooming since Saturday.
The fires are far away (over 10 miles.)
The car was paid for in December, is full of gas, and runs.
Nothing bad is happening to us right now.
Praying for others.
We just need to be vigilant. Keeping an eye out.
Being grateful.
I debated in my head whether I should comment further due to not wanting to turn this into a debate about COVID with anyone.
But I want to put things in perspective, so here goes.
Every DAY in the US, there are approximately 7,500 deaths. Each of these death is terrible for his/her family. I read that there are more deaths in 2020 compared to 2019. No doubt, COVID contributes to the increase, but also no doubt there were more deaths resulted due to delay in treatments as people were fearful of COVID and not seeking treatments on time.
Although it is sad when someone dies of COVID, it's sad when someone dies of other causes, too. I for one don't want to highlight deaths. The more we highlight COVID deaths, the more it just puts undue stress and cripples us with fear. We should be careful, not fearful. The media has done too much of that already.
I am glad vaccines are here. And eventually most of us will be vaccinated. Let's be glad for that.
I just got a call from a friend of mine that just lost her husband to Covid.
He died after a week in the hospital. He worked in the medical field for 35 years. He was 70 years old.
His funeral arrangements have been made and will follow Covid protocols. They will also have a Zoom service.
It feels like a bad dream and I am waiting to wake up.
How do we even begin to comfort the loved ones that are losing their beloved partners?
He was a father to two children who live out of state. They have three grandchildren.
What a horrible time this is for their family. I pray that this nightmare will end as soon as it possibly can.
Please get vaccinated when you are eligible. Stay safe, everyone.
Doesn't help when paramedics run through the speed bump, waking me at 1:30 a.m.
Very windy.
Three hormone treatments afterwards, every six months and hopefully he is cured!
Say prayers please! Thank you 🙏.
Glad to hear you're getting some much needed pampering in during your stay - sounds like a beautiful place too.
Enjoy your dinner - it will be nice to be waited on!
I pray for those who must show up at their essential workplaces every shift to work, because these jobs cannot be done from home, placing ourselves at great risk just to survive.
Patathome01
Yes you knew what you were doing!!! And you still do!
I have always loved watching ice skating. They are dancing on ice! It’s artistic and athletic at the same time.
I wasn’t a kid that had an opportunity to ice skate because I live in the south.
I have only tried ice skating once in my life at a mall. I was horrible at it!
I did roller skate occasionally as a kid but I preferred skateboarding.
I have always enjoyed watching the winter Olympic Games over the summer games.
I suppose seeing the snow skiing and ice skating were exciting for me to watch as a kid because we don’t get to experience those here.
Watching the skating on television now looks so weird with cardboard cutouts of people in the seats! Are the cutouts for us the viewing audience or for the skaters to have an audience? 😂 LOL
My daughters like the summer Olympics better because they did gymnastics and volleyball. I like those too, also the swimming and diving.
Now that my daughter is in a cold climate she wants to go snowboarding. It does look fun.
I'm so glad you and your husband will be taking a much "deserved" trip tomorrow - it's been a long time in the making I'm sure.
May it be a great time for you two to put aside some of the heavy things you've all been through, enjoy each other and the ride down there in your husband's new mustang!
Have a very safe trip -
I hope you have a wonderful and enjoyable trip.