Well, I'm still alive. I haven't left the house in three weeks! My mom said, "how is that different then any other day you have? " it's different because I CAN'T go out now! I've found all kinds of things I want to do outside this house! .. Oh, who am I kidding, I love it!!!!
That being said, special thanks goes out to the "front lines" of this mess, docs, nurses, police, fireman, emts.
..... And all the folks trying to feed, shelter, and give a nice smile to all of us. We have countless other folks to thank every day!
It was really upsetting to lose John prine today. He was such a great story teller/ song writer, and put on some of the best shows ever! He brought his wife out on stage once, it's a moment I won't forget! He was only 73, that's pretty young
My brother, Stevie, is the family doc for this county. I worry to death about him. We've only had one case in our county. One, big surprise, was my neighbor...... Seriously? I live in a really big county, but not much of a population. It's a bit odd for anyone around here to go out for much of anything. Most persons grow, raise, or kill something we can eat. So, plenty of veggies, eggs, goat cheese, ..... What meat you want to eat could be an acquired taste!
I'm skipping around, forgive me. I had to get blood drawn the other day, no way in hell I was going into that office ( my brothers partner is my doc)!
So, I had a great moment that I should have taken a picture of..... I backed up the 240 as close as I could get to the doctors back door. I opened up the back gate and someone took blood from me while I sat in the VO....... Priceless moment!!!!
Anyhow, I finally put a tool / sold one on eBay. For those that know me, it's a big achievement! I'm not sure what finally spurred me to list something. Perhaps it finally got to me.... Having all of my furniture in the shed, and having nowhere to sit, except for one remaining couch. Maybe it's because I know I'm sitting on "a pile" of money (in tools... The only currency I know. Maybe it's because I have all shelves in the house and my shop occupied by those pesky tools. Maybe it's because the last person I showed my shop to gaveme a "you are truly crazy" look...... Not that, I'm used to those looks! My friend, Annie, somehow puts up with me, I'm not sure why.
Someday, I'll have to move the three huge bins of wrenches on my front porch..... No one seems to like them there. The only option I can think of is to bring the wheelbarrow around and start moving them, I guess to the shed. Hmmmmmm, that's the shed full of my furniture. I guess I could move the furniture onto the lawn and cover it all with a tarp.
My friend said, "do you realize that you're about to move all of the furniture that's supposed to be in your house onto the lawn? Don't you think there's something wrong with your logic? "
"nope, don't see a thing wrong with my logic. Do you think there's something wrong with your logic? "
That's always fun to say. Persons start thinking, "I don't know, is there something wrong with my logic? Maybe there is, do I think to much? Do I not think enough? Why am I having these feelings? Who told me to think a little, but not too much..... What's the right amount of thinking? "
Ohhhhh, those are fun moments!!!!
Boy, since we're all fairly stuck at home, you should try messing with someone!
"you know, one of your toes is longer then the matching toe on the other foot. Do you know what that means? "
"what does it mean? Oh God, is that a good or bad thing? " just let them stew.
"do you realize that you only cross your "ts" half of the time? You know what that means? " it can be a total lie, and someone starts thinking about it. " I better get out the last letter that I wrote. I don't think I did cross all of my "ts". Does it matter what day of the week, or month it was when I didn't cross them? "
Most of us have watched the news that has that running ticker at the bottom of the screen. Inevitably, we hear part of the news and read part of the ticker... Some have a phone or tablet going at the same time. This can only lead to one thing: thinking we've just read, heard, or watched the complete news of the day.
This is what actually happens: "did you hear Boris has the coronavirus? He got it from a tiger in the USA. It makes sense since those Russians caught it from a snake, or a monkey? Hell I can't remember. But, did you hear what happened here? I couldn't read or hear it all. I'm pretty sure a purple, yellow bellied monster came out of the river! Can you believe it?!! "
"no, I really can't. But did you hear about the blue haired moose that lives in the foothills here? "
"I've never heard of them! How big are they? Will they attack dogs? "
It's just too easy. "
"they're three times the size of a deer, but the problem is their fangs. Yeah, that makes it pretty hard for anyone to live if faced with the blue haired moose. If you run across one, you may as well assume you won't make it. "
Lesson learned: read and watch several different sources/news channels. Don't read the ticker... You get half a sentence and it goes to a commercial. Oh, kiss or hug the friends/ partners you have, love your family and your friends.
I guess that's about it. Oh, watch out for a blue haired moose!
I write a whole "lot of nothing". But, I'm assuming and hoping everyone is trying to stay at home. So, you've got nothing better to do then read this post.
On a serious note, I hope folks are doing OK. I hope everyone is sticking to themselves, and I pray everyone is healthy. Use this time of seclusion to get in touch with loved ones (yes, I've resorted to, "I wonder how that friend of mine that I haven't seen for 20 years is doing"). If you have a trade, serious hobby, or stuff you always meant to do..... Here's your moment to shine!
Cheers,
So far virus free bird
