coronavirus
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What did I do all year? I am at the point in retirement I had to look. One day blends into the next and I lose track of the calendar. There is no ending the coronavirus pandemic. The governor extended the state’s Public Health Disaster Emergency Proclamation on Feb. 3, announcing it will expire at… Read more
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The coronavirus pandemic changed our family’s lives. It goes without saying the pandemic had us withdraw from society. I left paid work, quit all but utilitarian travel, spent more time at home, and downsized our operation to being a one-car family with a newer, smaller automobile. Change is not finished. The pandemic is not finished… Read more
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There is something about the Hammond B-3 organ. We’ll look back on these coronavirus pandemic videos with fondness one day, I predict. (hat tip to David Shorr). Make it a great weekend! Read more
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The coronavirus pandemic continues in Iowa. The number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 increased by 25 percent last week. The number of patients requiring intensive care nearly doubled. 35 Iowans died of the virus. The number of new people being vaccinated remained low in the state at less than 60 percent. The virus is ubiquitous. Click… Read more
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The Midwest is bracing for a heat wave next week when ambient temperatures are forecast in the 90s. On Wednesday it is expected to reach 103 degrees. The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Service issued a reminder to farmers of what to do to protect their investment in livestock. It is going to be… Read more
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Part of the new protocol for summer events in Iowa, including political events, is recognition of and taking action to avoid contracting the coronavirus. It may not be going well because it seems a lot of people recently tested positive for COVID-19. This came home when a participant in an Independence Day parade emailed a… Read more
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Ambient temperatures are expected to rise by 20 degrees during the next two hours. Winds are down and skies clear. It is time to turn the first spade in the garden. This is the latest I’ve begun gardening and there is a long to-do list. Once indoors chores are finished, I’ll get after it. If… Read more
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As we enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, no end is in sight. The United States is proving to be less competent than we thought in managing this pandemic. I lost track of how many people I know contracted COVID-19 because there are so many. The virus is penetrating my close circle of… Read more
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It had been 13 days since I started the automobile. Luckily, it turned over and was ready to go across the lakes to the wholesale club for provisioning. The trip there and back took less than two hours. I won’t leave the house again until mid month if all goes well. All of the staff… Read more
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The coronavirus pandemic persists toward the end of its second year. Mostly, I stayed home in January. I made five retail store visits: two to the wholesale club, one to a supermarket, one to the orchard, and another to the home, farm and auto supply store. I picked up milk at the convenience store twice… Read more
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