Well, my little corner has had its own ups and downs in the last week. Looking at the map I follow ( Here ) has been telling me a lot, none of it very good. Even now, when the US seems to be starting to level off, there are still places that have me sad. NYC is one of those mixed places. An awful amount of illness and death there (5000+ dead), they have a designation as number #5 in a list of Countries (not cities) in the world in illness/death. But, the city seems to be coming back slowly. I notice a slowdown in new illnesses and even death there. Gives me hope. At the same time, I get worried when I don’t hear from athingirl, who is from NYC, but I did find she wrote a post about 12 hours ago that I must have missed. Those things worry me now.
It’s the same with Blessed with a Star on the Forehead is another from the NY state. They are very different people, but I love both of them. She also penned something today, so I feel glad that I have every reason to think her well, too.
Back to my area. In the tri-county area of Indiana around my small town, there are about 59 occurrences and 11 deaths confirmed. This has me worried because my Aunt is in a nursing home that had 11 who died (all of them? or are they missing some?). She has had COVID-19 for over a week now. I thought she was better (and may well be), but I am told she is having labored breathing problems but no fever and getting good meds. Mixed blessing. My own Mom (in her mid-80s) is stuck at home and is alone. I call about twice a day and make sure I get her groceries and that she is doing okay. I did a large grocery trip yesterday to Walmart (yes, the virus does, indeed, change things). I was upset at all the people, young and old, who were not wearing gloves nor masks (I only saw 4 wearing masks and no gloves). I saw a couple of workers in masks and gloves, but not my cashier. I also noticed that she did not clean down the belt, even though I waited for her. They did have food and I was able to get most of what I wanted and a lot of what I had to have in good quantities for both Mom and I.
What aggravated me the most, I think, was that in my little town of under 4,000 (maybe under 3,000), when I pulled into the larger gas station there, I saw a group of 4 female teens walking together (close) with no gloves and no masks on them. Then, 2-3 boys pulled up to the station and they all stood around talking sans gloves/masks. All I could think of was that they all have parents and grandparents who are NOT in the same risk category they are and even THEY should realize that just because you can do a thing doesn’t mean you should do a thing.
On the brighter side, I am okay with my own stay at home. My housekeeper has not been able to clean here for about 3 weeks and it looks to me like another 2-3 before I will even THINK about it. However, I am not making much of a mess and am doing some cleaning. I use the computer and tablet as my escapes. I binge Netflix (currently, 7 seasons of Voyager), watch several movies, play video games, and am still beta testing the up-coming DLC “Wastelanders” for Fallout 76 on April 14th. Life is much quieter without the Scammers and Want-my-money people not calling. I estimate I am now receiving about 4-6 calls a day less.
So, Mom and I both say “Hi” to all and may you have health and happiness in this mess of times.
The Law of Attraction and God look over you all (and I don’t think the two are separate),
Scott
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