It is been a very long time since I’ve posted anything on my blog. I apologize. It isn’t that I have been extremely busy. Actually, I was on vacation for a little more than 3 weeks from the end of May. Ordinarily, I would travel but with all this Covid crap, I stayed home.
The good news there is I have done a lot of work around the house. Most of it was cleaning and painting. We have a nice garden. The cucumbers and tomatoes have been delicious. I also planted 2 blueberry bushes and have reaped a small harvest with them. Oh yes, we all have cabbage and squash. No zucchini, just squash. I can’t zucchini you but I can squash you. Are you nuts? Lol
I finally have a coffee/tea bar in the kitchen. It could use a little more work but I got a new coffee maker for Father’s Day and I bought an electric kettle. Both of them are great gadgets. I have a coworker who made his own coffee roaster and I bought a pound from him. It smells heavenly. I’ve never had coffee the day after it was roasted. It is amazing. Sadly, it is almost gone. He needs to cut his vacation short and make more coffee for me. Who wants some coffee?
My oldest son now lives in Tampa, Florida. About a month ago he advised us he was with two friends that both tested positive for Covid-19. In spite of high fevers and other common Covid symptoms, he has not been told he tested positive. They merely said they would advise him if the results are positive. None of us believe he didn’t have it.
There are other family members if other parts of Florida that we believe have it. Fortunately, none of the older family members are sick. However, my stepmom will need to have her knees replaced soon and my dad has some other ailments. Otherwise, we are all healthy.
I still have a job but my hours were cut by 25%. My coworkers and I joke we don’t want to go back to full time work. We like the extra time off. In spite of the uptick of new corona cases in the US, the flight loads at work have been good. Not great but good. The level of things to do at work has increased considerably starting in July. April, May, and June were fearfully slow.
The company is offering early retirement packages that are very tempting. However, I am about 5 years short of making that work. Believe me, I hate to not take advantage but it just can’t work right now. I’m trusting God knows what He is doing and I won’t reach out for something just because it looks good.
Here is one positive thing: I am now certified to teach English as a second language. Now I am trying to find online students. The main thing I learned when doing this certificate program is I forgot a lot of English grammar rules. I know what is right in most situations but not why. Are there any grammar Nazi’s out there that can help me?
In my opinion, the news media gets worse and worse. The rhetoric and manner of reporting is horribly divisive. I am to the point I don’t watch the news anymore and normally only peruse news headlines. Updates on the situation in Lebanon break my heart. I continue donating to an organization that helps, mostly, refugees in Lebanon. They also assist impoverished individuals and families. I hope and pray the situation there and in other places around the world improve. As I often say, the poor always pay a price because they can’t afford not to.
I haven’t done much writing lately. I will put more effort into posting here. It helps me to write anything.
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