There are now 27,895,979 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the USA. There have been 493,098 deaths from the virus here as well.
VIRUS NEWS:
More than 600,000 Americans will have died from the coronavirus by June 1, a model forecasts.
Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and tests. The White House will also use the Defense Production Act to make at least 61 million point-of-care coronavirus tests available by summer.
VIRUS NEWS:
More than 600,000 Americans will have died from the coronavirus by June 1, a model forecasts.
Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and tests. The White House will also use the Defense Production Act to make at least 61 million point-of-care coronavirus tests available by summer.
Widespread vaccinations in the US likely won't come until the summer. Here's what's been driving down COVID-19 cases.
Variants:
Japan confirmed a new COVID strain.
The UK coronavirus variant is on course ‘to sweep the world,’ a leading scientist says.
The COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK is spreading in the US and could become dominant, Dr. Anthony Fauci said: "It seems to be very efficient in spreading from person to person."
A more contagious coronavirus variant identified in the UK is spreading rapidly throughout the US, a study says.
Cases of the South African COVID-19 variant have been found in California.
The US is ramping up COVID-19 genome sequencing to track variants, the CDC director says.
The Biden Administration is 'not where we want to be' on genetic sequencing of COVID-19 variants.
As variants become more prominent, the FDA is readying new guidance for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, drugs and tests aimed at blunting the impact variants of the virus could have on medical products.
The European Union plans to speed up the approval of variant-modified coronavirus vaccines.
Scientists to the US: Act now to stop virulent COVID variant.
There is now a batch of homegrown coronavirus mutations that have been seen in US.
A third shot may be needed to combat the new coronavirus variants, Bill Gates says.
Vaccines:
Vaccines -- despite the variants -- are still good news.
Take whatever COVID vaccine you can get. All of them stop death and hospitalization. Waiting for a more effective vaccine is actually the worst thing you can do to lower your risk of getting severely ill and dying of COVID-19.
The World Health Organization approved the AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use.
AstraZeneca expects COVID variant vaccine by mid to late 2021.
The Oxford vaccine will be tested on children as young as six in a world-first trial.
Moderna wants to pack 50% more COVID vaccine per vial.
Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90% in the real world, Israeli researchers said Sunday.
In a lab experiment, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was less potent against a coronavirus variant.
Billionaire Bill Gates told CNBC that the upcoming Johnson & Johnson’s and Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccines will still be essential tools against the new, emerging variants of the virus.
'Definitely getting better': The United States is making vaccine progress on several fronts, and experts are encouraged.
Americans are jumping hurdles for a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Fauci projects 'anybody in any category' will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine by April.
Frustrated Kaiser members look elsewhere for COVID-19 vaccines.
What you need to know before making a vaccine appointment at your pharmacy.
There have been some small triumphs as well as some glitches as the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine pharmacy program took off.
Walmart is now offering COVID vaccines at 1,000 stores.
The Pentagon put some 3,600 more troops on standby for vaccination efforts.
Vaccines for kids as young as first graders could be authorized by September.
Doctors say that severe side effects from the 2nd dose of the COVID vaccine are possible, but shouldn't be a deterrent.
A third of US adults are skeptical of COVID shots. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is splitting dangerously along partisan lines.
An Arizona MAGA congresswoman said that ‘Hispanics are very good workers’ — but they shouldn’t get the vaccine first.
At least 83% of Alabama's Black population lived in counties where life expectancy among Black people did not meet age requirements for vaccine eligibility.
Anti-immigrant hate snarls the South’s vaccine rollout.
Cities and states have delayed COVID-19 vaccine distribution because of the severe winter storms.
COVID-19 vaccination is key for people with underlying health conditions, but access varies from state to state.
Teachers at a Los Angeles private school got COVID-19 vaccinations -- even though they weren't eligible under the county's guidelines.
Vatican employees who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine without a medical reason risk being fired.
Young women in Florida dress as 'grannies' in an apparent attempt to get the COVID-19 vaccine, official say.
Biden plans to send $4 billion for the global COVID-19 vaccine effort.
Can you spread COVID-19 after getting vaccinated?
Why you should wait to get a mammogram if you've gotten a COVID-19 vaccine.
Claims that COVID vaccinations harm fertility are unfounded.
A California man has tested positive for COVID-19 weeks after receiving 2nd vaccine dose.
Masks:
Double masking can block 92% of infectious particles, the CDC says.
The CDC endorses double-masking as COVID vaccine push continues.
A new study published by the CDC provides additional evidence that wearing of masks can help minimize transmission of the coronavirus.
Judge denies Publix’s request to dismiss COVID-19 wrongful death case. The lawsuit accuses Publix of prohibiting mask use by a 70-year-old employee who contracted the virus.
Governor Kim Reynolds lifted Iowa's mask rules, limits on businesses and gatherings. Democrats call it reckless, shortsighted, and dangerous.
Waitress quits on the spot after arguing with anti-masker: ‘I don’t get paid enough for this.’
Two men were arrested for allegedly posing as US marshals to avoid wearing masks.
Politics:
Democrats unveiled a $3,000 child benefit as part of Biden's COVID relief package.
House Democrats' stimulus check plan would exclude families earning more than $200,000.
When will your next stimulus check go out? Congress aims for a deadline. There are two possible timelines.
GOP Representative Ron Wright has died following a COVID diagnosis.
The US could have averted 40% of COVID deaths, says a panel examining Trump's policies.
Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed that the Trump Administration lied about vaccine distribution plans.
Schools:
Schools are spreading COVID-19 in Montreal, a new study finds. It concludes that elementary schools reopening will probably undermine any possible benefits from the partial lockdown in effect.
In new COVID-19 guidance, the CDC recommends 5 key strategies to reopen schools.
Here are the states allowing teachers to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Protests and pushbacks:
A powerful conservative coalition is fueling the state-level push to hamper COVID-19 restrictions. ALEC and other groups that fomented anti-lockdown protests are now pushing bills to curb the powers governors have used to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
True Stories:
A French nun survived the Spanish flu and both world wars. Now she has beaten COVID-19 days before she turned 117.
I came home from college for break and gave my dad COVID-19.
College student who planned on being a pediatrician dies of COVID: ‘She blamed herself.’
How a Texas synagogue got hundreds of people vaccinated after the power outages threatened doses.
How one Denver high school kid helped hundreds of older people get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Guests are able to see the eight-member gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park again after the gorillas made a full recovery from COVID-19.
Guests are able to see the eight-member gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park again after the gorillas made a full recovery from COVID-19.
Healthcare:
A parallel pandemic hits health care workers: trauma and exhaustion. Vaccines may be on the way, but many on the front-lines are burned out. Has the government done enough to help alleviate their stress?
A parallel pandemic hits health care workers: trauma and exhaustion. Vaccines may be on the way, but many on the front-lines are burned out. Has the government done enough to help alleviate their stress?
A rheumatoid arthritis drug reduces the risk of death for severely ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients, researchers say.
COVID's impact on cancer care is turning oncologists' worst fears into reality.
In England, new ‘do not resuscitate’ orders have been imposed on COVID-19 patients with learning difficulties.
Biden's special Obamacare enrollment period opened last Monday. Here's what you need to know.
Biden's special Obamacare enrollment period opened last Monday. Here's what you need to know.
Travel:
Misc:
The World Health Organization's Wuhan mission found possible signs of a wider original outbreak in 2019.
The Biden Administration is considering a rule that would require a negative COVID-19 test results for domestic air travel, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Fully vaccinated people can skip COVID quarantines, the CDC says.
Canada further locks down international borders, announces new testing regime.
Selfie-taking tourists could be spreading COVID-19 to gorillas.
The World Health Organization's Wuhan mission found possible signs of a wider original outbreak in 2019.
COVID-19 cases are falling, but are we past the peak?
COVID-19 cases have declined sharply. These factors will determine how the pandemic unfolds from here, a group of experts say.
Re-opening indoor dining before vaccinations become widespread could create superspreading playgrounds for variants and squander efforts in getting the pandemic under control.
Dr. Fauci warns that these COVID symptoms may never go away.
‘COVID tongue’ is the newest COVID-19 symptom.
Eye nodules were found on coronavirus patients, a new study says. Here’s what that means.
More than half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have heart damage.
The holiday COVID-19 surge is to blame for rising MIS-C cases in children in some US cities.
People with dementia are twice as likely to contract COVID-19, according to a new study.
Here’s why gum disease has been linked to severe COVID-19, according to a dentist. A new study found that coronavirus patients with gum disease were nine times more likely to die—but why?
Medical imaging shows how COVID attacks the body, a new study finds.
COVID: We could live with virus 'like we do flu' by end of year.
The virus is evolving. But so are your antibodies.
Vitamin C and zinc don't lessen COVID-19 symptoms, a study finds.
A divided Supreme Court blocked California's COVID-related ban on indoor worship services, but allowed other restrictions affecting houses of worship to remain in place.
America’s scientists and research labs need COVID-19 recovery money, too.
Ohio failed to report up to 4,000 coronavirus deaths between October and December.
How COVID-19 will change aging and retirement. Among other things, expect more aging in place and a wave of innovation to help make that happen.
Dangerous anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been banned from Instagram.
How COVID-19 will change aging and retirement. Among other things, expect more aging in place and a wave of innovation to help make that happen.
Florida's Governor DeSantis attacked Joe Biden for giving a damn about the health of Floridians.
GOP darling Ron DeSantis was busted for egregious distortion of COVID-19 data.
The New York attorney general is suing Amazon over a 'flagrant disregard' of COVID-19 safety.
Anti-vaxxers are using a doctor's miscarriage to claim the COVID-19 vaccine affects pregnancy — but the doctor lost her baby before getting the shot.
The average US life expectancy dropped 1 year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC says.
U.S. troops reportedly blew off COVID restrictions in Ireland, but apologized later.
Food and food packaging highly unlikely to spread Covid-19, experts say.
Long-distance relationships were often hard even before the pandemic, but just like much else now they've only got harder. Here's how to make a long-distance relationship work in a pandemic.
Dr. Fauci admits he was scared to go to the White House under Trump: The ‘super spreader location,’ he called it.
Dr. Fauci won a $1 million prize for ‘speaking truth to power’ on COVID-19. Fauci defended science against “uninformed opposition during the challenging COVID crisis,” said the awards committee.
Matt Gaetz says there is a lot of envy over Florida’s handling of COVID. The state ranks 3rd in COVID cases and 4th in deaths. (And Gaetz is obviously a total moron.)
GLOBAL:
There have been 110,325,628 confirmed cases of the virus around the world. There have been 2,441,917 deaths from the virus globally.
Is geopolitics getting in the way of COVID vaccines in the Balkans?
COVID-19 is killing disabled people in England at a 'horrifying' rate.
Ambulance crews report a drop in OVID callouts in hard-hit Wales as the vaccine rollout gathers pace.
Spike in kids with COVID-19 means Israel unlikely to open schools.
Spike in kids with COVID-19 means Israel unlikely to open schools.
Israel has fully vaccinated 523,000 people to date, and has seen 544 infections, almost all mild. That's 93% effectiveness.
Lebanon recently received its first COVID vaccines.
Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19.
South African health ombud and molecular immunologist Professor Malegapuru Makgoba is fiercely opposed to the rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, saying that from a scientific and public health point of view it would be irrational.
South Africa to lift COVID border closures.
The entire adult population of about 30,000 people in the city of Serrana, Brazil, will be vaccinated against COVID-19 to test whether it lowers the infection rate.
Venezuela nears vaccine deal using cash in frozen accounts.
The new health minister of Peru took office after a vaccine scandal.
A patient diagnosed with COVID-19 died in New Zealand.
STATES:
The COVID-19 strain from South Africa is now in Southwest Virginia.
‘We are not turning back’: Gov. Ron DeSantis says schools will remain open despite CDC guidance. DeSantis called the CDC guidance a ‘disgrace.’ The state is a COVID nightmare, even for vaccinated people. In a state with a long history of pandemic recklessness and where mask mandates are nonexistent, vaccinated Floridians don’t want to risk getting infected by going out in public. DeSantis threatened to pull vaccines from Manatee County after residents questioned the site placement.
Pennsylvania counties are blaming ‘cumbersome’ state-provided software for vaccine registration problems.
STATES:
The COVID-19 strain from South Africa is now in Southwest Virginia.
‘We are not turning back’: Gov. Ron DeSantis says schools will remain open despite CDC guidance. DeSantis called the CDC guidance a ‘disgrace.’ The state is a COVID nightmare, even for vaccinated people. In a state with a long history of pandemic recklessness and where mask mandates are nonexistent, vaccinated Floridians don’t want to risk getting infected by going out in public. DeSantis threatened to pull vaccines from Manatee County after residents questioned the site placement.
Pennsylvania counties are blaming ‘cumbersome’ state-provided software for vaccine registration problems.
Ohio reported 2,282 additional cases yesterday with 98 new deaths. Governor mike DeWine stressed that masks are key to Ohioans having proms, graduations, and spring events.
Minneapolis lifted bar service restrictions as COVID-19 cases fall in Minnesota.
There were 244 new COVID-19 cases in Montana on Thursday.
An infant boy was among the COVID-19 deaths reported in Oregon yesterday.
An infant boy was among the COVID-19 deaths reported in Oregon yesterday.
Yesterday, Hawaii recorded 1 new coronavirus-related death and 67 additional infections.
CALIFORNIA:
California is expanding its vaccine eligibility to ages 16-64 with underlying health conditions.
CALIFORNIA:
California is expanding its vaccine eligibility to ages 16-64 with underlying health conditions.
Crews began prepping the Oakland Coliseum parking lot to serve as a mass COVID-19 vaccination center, the largest in Alameda County, before it was set to open last Tuesday with a capacity of 6,000 shots a day.
Santa Clara County and the 49ers have teamed up to launch a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Levi’s Stadium.
Santa Clara County and the 49ers have teamed up to launch a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Levi’s Stadium.
A new COVID-19 vaccination site was set to open Feb. 14 in Vista, capable of providing up to 500 doses daily.
Sacramento teachers and school staff can start scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations next week, the county says.
Disneyland COVID-19 vaccine site temporarily closed due to weather delaying dose shipment.
Orange County will intermittently close mass vaccination sites due to low supply.
Los Angeles County reported 15 additional cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, bringing the total number of cases in L.A. County to 90 children — an increase of 35% in the last two weeks.
San Diego County reported its 1st case of a fully vaccinated person getting COVID-19.
A California COVID-19 relief plan would provide $600 payments to millions of people, along with aid to small businesses and farmworkers.
A California COVID-19 relief plan would provide $600 payments to millions of people, along with aid to small businesses and farmworkers.
Southern California McDonald’s fined $125,000 for firing workers who spoke out about COVID-19.
LOCAL:
Fresno County is working to vaccinate more citizens with its increased vaccine allotment.
LOCAL:
Fresno County is working to vaccinate more citizens with its increased vaccine allotment.
Governor Newsom came to Fresno last week to announce the Save Mart Center as a mass vaccination site.
CVS and Rite Aid have started administering COVID-19 vaccines. Where to get one in Central California. Vaccines are available for those who are 65 and over now have more places to go for their COVID-19 vaccine.
Fresno County's shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been delayed by the nation's cold weather.
Fresno County COVID vaccinations are going on the road.
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic officially opened in Merced with help from nursing students.
The Reedley College COVID-19 vaccine site to start administering shots today.
Hundreds of farmworkers got vaccinated for COVID-19 in Fresno County.
Fresno officials are working to get more Latino and Black residents vaccinated for COVID-19.
Valley medical students helping with fight against COVID-19.
Fresno County is winding down COVID help for people experiencing homelessness.
Valley medical students helping with fight against COVID-19.
Fresno County is winding down COVID help for people experiencing homelessness.
A COVID-19 testing pilot program is helping Merced school operate.
Clovis Unified to bring middle and high school students back to campus week of Feb. 22.
Kings Canyon Unified and Parlier Unified are bringing back more school students for in-person learning.
A 95-year-old Valley great-grandmother beat COVID-19. 'She's known to be stubborn,' her son said, 'So COVID couldn't stand a chance.'
A woman who beat COVID-19 is donating iPads to Community Regional Medical Center.
CREATIVITY:
This is marvelous and very clever. It's a bit late though (Think Valentine's Day), Check it out:
A woman who beat COVID-19 is donating iPads to Community Regional Medical Center.
CREATIVITY:
This is marvelous and very clever. It's a bit late though (Think Valentine's Day), Check it out:
Here's a spoof of some old folk song changed into a tune about Marjorie Taylor-Greene.
Here's a little Simon & Garfunkel spoof:
Vye found this spot from JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE:
And, of course, here are some recent political ads:MAIL:
Art in Florida, took his mother for her vaccination and sent me a text letting me know how it was going:
"My mom is waiting her 30 minutes observation time after her first COVID vaccine inoculation," he said. "It's normally a 15 minute wait, but 30 minutes for her due to her age and blood thinners. I'm hoping for no ill effect with the Pfizer. Vaccination number two is the 26th. She's okay, so she says. She's hungry and we're getting a late lunch. That's a good sign!"
Art in Florida, took his mother for her vaccination and sent me a text letting me know how it was going:
"My mom is waiting her 30 minutes observation time after her first COVID vaccine inoculation," he said. "It's normally a 15 minute wait, but 30 minutes for her due to her age and blood thinners. I'm hoping for no ill effect with the Pfizer. Vaccination number two is the 26th. She's okay, so she says. She's hungry and we're getting a late lunch. That's a good sign!"
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Kim in Wisconsin checked in:
"I got an on call today, so I am catching up on laundry and all that fun stuff," she said. "I am excited for my vacation to Texas next week. Even though I hear it is cold there, it is below zero here. It has been for over a week. Anything has to be better then this cold.
"Work has been going good. COVID has been down a little around here for now. There are not a lot of new cases. The flu season is coming, so that might be interesting playing the guessing game of is it the flu or COVID?
"I received my second vaccine. I am not going to lie, it hit me hard for a day. I got sore, tired, and a bad headache. I slept 12 hours and woke up fine. Like my doctor said, it is better to get the side effects from the vaccine then get COVID.
"My dad and grandma both got there first one. Neither one of them had any side effects, not even a sore arm. Crazy.
"Otherwise, there's not much going on in this direction. I am off to get my laundry in the dryer."
Rosa, who lives in London usually, but is back home in Spain, wrote this note:
"Over here it's not good," she said. "My mom has COVID and Alzheimer’s, so it is tough. She got it at her daily nursing home. Two others were infected. They had tests last week, so I’m really surprised I’m going to have another test tomorrow."
Rosa, who lives in London usually, but is back home in Spain, wrote this note:
"Over here it's not good," she said. "My mom has COVID and Alzheimer’s, so it is tough. She got it at her daily nursing home. Two others were infected. They had tests last week, so I’m really surprised I’m going to have another test tomorrow."
Cathy in Alameda, California sent me a brief note:
"I got my first shot this past Tuesday at Golden Gate Fields (a site sponsored by the City of Berkeley)," she said. "I had some initial problems booking my 2nd dose, but it's now scheduled for 3/10. The site specified this day was for Berkeley residents only, but I lied and will go there anyway, pleading my case if need be. I can't imagine that they would turn me away after having gotten my first dose there (while initially following all their rules which only called for Alameda County residence for the day of my first injection). I'll keep you posted."
Mom sent me a photo from her home in Washington on Whidbey Island. They had an unusual snowstorm there. I spoke with her on the phone, so I have no text to share with you. However, she reported that one of her rental houses (with two rental units in it) lost their hot water. It took two days before the plumber could get out there and fix it--he was snowed in. By Monday, his company truck was still stuck, so he drove his personal car over to fix the problem.
SHIRLEY:
Shhh! Shirley is sleeping in this year. She's usually stirring and waking up around now, but this year she's not quite ready. However, by the next blog, she should be awake.
The first thing Friday morning, my IVIG shipment arrived. It sat on my porch for a whole 15 minutes while the coordinator at the pharmacy frantically called, texted, and emailed me to see if I had received it. My phone sounds were off, so I didn't hear her...but I had gotten it. $30,000+ of product had not been stolen by porch pirates after all. Phew!
Here are the 11 bottles of IVIG that would be pumped into me over the course of the coming week. Joy...
Later still, I decided I needed a haircut---desperately. I was leery of going anywhere, but the governor had re-opened things a couple of weeks prior--and my hair was becoming so unmanageable--so I decided to risk it. I got some cash and drove to my usual place for a $12 haircut. However, the place was dark and a handwritten sign hung up on the door said that the business was closed. Swell... No what?
That Saturday, there was another ZOOM cocktail party with Shookie, Vye, Ricki, and Erich. Every time I see them--even if just on ZOOM--I realize how much I miss them.
Erich, my retired friend in San Leandro, California, had planned to come for another visit around the 10th. I told him that I was having my IVIG infusions then and wouldn't be done until Friday the 12th. How about the 13th? That was the plan, until his brother in Sacramento (who he was visiting before coming to my place), asked to just stay until Sunday. So, Sunday evening, Erich pulled in via Amtrak. Since he arrived in the evening and I had nothing for dinner handy, my plan was to Door Dash some food. He didn't want to do that because he was tired of receiving meals that were no longer hot when they arrived. Outdoor seating at restaurants is open now, so we thought we'd go out and eat. We remembered it was Valentine's Day, so that threw a wrench in things. We decided to get something to go at a place on Clovis Avenue that we'd order just before arriving. On the way there, Erich decided we needed cocktails. So we headed towards Toledo's on Shaw across from the Clovis Mall. They had a big tent set up in the parking lot for dining. When we arrived, we could see people inside eating, but it didn't seem super full. There was a bit of a wait, but not bad at all (especially considering it was Valentine's Day). We were then called for our seating and taken...into the building? Whaaaat?
I wasn't aware that indoor dining was legal, but we were shown a booth inside and took it. It was much warmer than outside and the other diners were staggered with empty booth separating them. All of the tables that were normally along the opposite walls were gone as well.
Our server, Marta, was a delight. We each ordered a margarita. She suggested a pitcher of them instead--which, of course, we went for. The chips and salsa were decent. The dinner was okay--nothing spectacular. But it had been so nice to eat in a real restaurant again. (I later think I saw or read somewhere that it is still NOT legal to eat inside. Oops!)
However, for the record, for Valentine's Day, I was lucky enough to have a mean case of constipation after a delightful dose of all-night insomnia. That, coupled with my C.I.D.P. has me thinkin' that Mother Nature really is sweet on me. UGH!
On Monday, I was back at the hematologist's office for me usual bloodletting (500 mls) for my hemochromatosis and polycythemia problems. My doctor is in CCARE--the California Cancer Associate for Research & Excellence. In a cancer center you can imagine there are many patients with weakened immune systems. And what do I see at the end of one of the infusion bays? Some woman on her phone with her mask pulled down. Geez!
This is the HUGE needle I get poked for to drain my blood. OUCH! For IVs (see above), the needles are 22 (as shown) or 24 gauge. This is a 16 gauge needle. The smaller the number, the bigger they are. Yikes!
I stupidly had not eaten before my appointment. After it was over, I decided to get a sandwich at a nearby Wendy's. As I cut through a parking lot to reach it, I passed John's Incredible Pizza. Jeepers! What was going on there? There was a huge line with no social distancing.
It was parents and their kids. Insanity!
But then, there was a line to get into the office. Patients had to wait outside until patients inside left.
By the time I finally got in, I was officially late. And once in, I had to sit in a holding area until space upstairs in the main office opened up. It was madness. By the time I got up there, I was more than 30 minutes late---but none of that was my fault. I still had to wait for the doctor once I finally got into a room. He came, said a few things, and was gone in less than 5 minutes. Wow!
The other day, Erich pointed out that I had weeds growing out of my rain gutters. I had never heard of such a thing happening and I rarely venture out my front door, so I'd never noticed. Sure enough, there they were. Yesterday, I purchased a small, narrow trowel. I only have a step ladder. Erich tried to remove them, but he couldn't see into the gutters from the top step. I got my wobbly self up there and got most of it out--but was very shaky and nearly lost my balance (YIKES!) a few times. Finally, Erich talked me into coming down and he did his best to scoop the rest of the rain gutter crap out.
Tomorrow Shookie and Vye (and maybe her guy Brian?) are coming over for a socially distanced cocktail party on the patio with Erich and I. That should be swell. Next week, there may also be an excursion someplace. We will see.
I hope all is well with you.
Stay SAFE! Stay HEALTHY! Stay ALIVE!
CHEERS!
CHEERS!
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