It’s a winter wonderland, you guys. The sunshine on the snow this morning makes it look like everything is covered with pixie dust!
Jackson County, Indiana is “red” this morning — emergency travel only. Most factories are closed along with banks. Even the local urgent care and veterinary offices aren’t open. The roads are pretty rough. But Perry is so dedicated (or bat shit crazy) he headed off to work. I’ll betcha he figured braving the elements in the car was better than me asking him to shovel the front porch and sidewalk. Either that or he thinks it makes him look macho. Either way… he made it. 🙂
It’s supposed to hit 20° Fahrenheit later today, but right now it’s 14°. Brrr!
The hounds have paths in the backyard and the only time they deviate from the path is when they encounter poop. They bypass each other’s biological necessities MOST of the time. Merida did bring in a poopscicle yesterday and was tossing it in the air before I figured out what it was.
And if the forecast is accurate, we’re supposed to get even more of this stuff tomorrow. That means I’ll have plenty of time to paint more watercolor portraits!
How severe the pandemic is in the places where people I care about are located…
Daily NEW COVID-19 cases (7 day moving average): Indiana-19.5 (down); Jackson Co – 28.4 (down but one of the higher counties in the state); Florida 32.9 (down but now highest…again); Nevada – 17.5 (down)
TIL (Today I Learned): Hasbro (the toy company behind My Little Pony and Furby) owns Death Row Records, which includes the rights to records by Tupac, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg.
Duke Energy showed up to finish cleaning up the mess of limbs they left from earlier in the week. Starting before 7:30 AM (yes, BEFORE 7:30 AM!!), they did a decent job on the limbs they pulled to the front yard.
But… they evidently forgot they didn’t finish in the backyard. It still looks exactly like this after 4 days. I wonder if REMC has a different company doing their tree removal because they never, ever left a mess like this.
I’m betting the yard belonging to the pesky neighbors looks better even after tropical storm, Eta, dumped rain and blew stuff around at their winter location. Not sure if I call and complain or just get out there and clean up the mess — and if I do cleanup, what do I do with the debris?
I’ve read a few articles over the last couple days about good ole’ COVID that are concerning. The first was Biden’s Covid advisor stating a full, national lock-down for 4-6 weeks could control the epidemic. Another talking about how Biden wants to enforce a mask mandate nationwide, and how some state governors aren’t drinking the kool-aid.
Here in Jackson County, Indiana, we’re sort of in trouble. Nearby Columbus Regional Hospital is now bunking patients two per COVID room because they’re full up. This was released yesterday on social media:
I have Covid fatigue. Oh, you too? I’m still staying home when I can and wearing a mask when I need to go out. I’m staying away from bars and restaurants and haven’t taken a vacation “get away.” That’s the best I can offer and that’s more than I can say for a whole lot of people — friends and family included. And that’s why the government feels they need to step in. Someone must control the stupid people.
TIL (Today I Learned):Â Â The snow scene in The Wizard of Oz (1939) used Industrial Grade Asbestos as Snow. Cotton was used as fake snow until the 1920s, but was considered a fire hazard. Read more…
How severe the pandemic is in the places where people I care about are located… Daily new COVID-19 cases (7 day moving average): Indiana-66.5 (way up); Jackson Co – 57.8 (way up again); Florida 23.7 (up); Nevada – 42.2 (big jump up)
Interesting to note that every single county in Indiana is RED. We don’t mess around being all “ordinary orange” or “yellow-bellied yellow.” Oh no! We are “red and ready” — a whole state comprised of ‘hold my beer’ folks.
I was interested in the number of virus infected Hoosiers now compared to April 27th — 2 months ago. This ‘stay at home’ thing has been going on now for 112 days for me. Yes, I’ve been out a few times (like… less than 10 times total, you guys — counting doctor visits and dog stuff), but holy cow! It’s getting old.
So let’s take a look at the numbers…
No explanation needed, right? But the schools in my community are to reopen in August. If parents are uncomfortable sending their child, they can fill out a form and school them from home. Otherwise, they go.
While at school, masks are strongly recommended and other safety precautions will be in place. I don’t envy parents who NEED to work and don’t have a Nanny (Ben’s great-g’ma kept him while I worked), like I did.
When folks say, “COVID-19 is no worse than the flu,” I cringe. Three new symptoms were added to the list by CDC yesterday: runny nose, diarrhea, and vomiting.
It’s still scary. It’s still out there. And, I’m still home.
Neither of my puppies are feeling the best today – not sure if they have the Rona or what’s going on. Merida was feeling pretty good yesterday, though, and enjoyed a bit of sunshine in the grass. Today, strong storms are expected. Yippee!
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Merida had something hanging out both sides of her mouth. Whatever it was was dark and flapped up and down as she casually jogged by. The second she saw me looking… the chase was on! Obviously, she knew it was something she wasn’t supposed to have.
We circled around the kitchen. Merida darted under a chair out of my reach. I countered by closing the pocket doors that block the living room from the hallway. Ha! As she slithered out from her safe spot and sprinted down the hall, her escape was blocked. I nabbed her. I won!
I’ve told Perry at least 5,000 times that he must charge his Fitbit watch out of the reach of a certain little black heathen. 5,000 times, he ignored me. He sure is lucky that I’m attentive, fast and smart. 😉
Merida is contemplating her next move…
Fitbit Versa 2 and me – 1 : Merida – 0 (yay!)
Quick stats as of 12:15 PM ET 5/3/2020 (day #58 of isolation for me) 165 cases in Jackson County (up 2 since yesterday) 19,933 cases in Indiana (up 645 since yesterday) 1,132 Deaths in Indiana (new 17) 1,134,673 cases in America (up 43,635 since yesterday)
Here’s a graphic of Indiana’s reopen plan in case you’re interested:
TIL (today I learned): Frasier the Sensuous Lion was one sexy dude. He was an 18 year-old lion (human equivalent of 80) who was adopted by a pride of females at an animal park. He was blind, had no teeth, and could barely walk — but he ended up siring 35 cubs. Read the article here… (There’s hope for all you over-the-hill guys, after all!)
And finally, a friend posted this on Facebook this morning and it made me laugh because it’s true. 🙂
Not wanting to get out of bed this morning, I pulled the blanket over my head as Gracie panted and paced. Not sure if she wanted out or if she was experiencing a bout of doggie dementia, I pulled one arm from under the covers in preparation of getting up. It was then I realized it was pretty darned chilly in the house.
I grabbed my phone and glasses and opened the Nest app on my phone. Ain’t technology amazing? 🙂 I turned the furnace on (it had been set on A/C), and waited for the house to warm up. A blast of warm air from the vent sent me trudging out to the patio room in my pajamas to open door #2 so my decrepit hound could sniff grass.
Now wide awake on my Saturday to sleep in, I sit in front of my computer and ask my pal, Alexa, “What’s the temperature?“
She replied, “It’s 36 degrees in Seymour, Indiana.”
I think she also said I need to wear jeans today because summer is over — or maybe she just said it’s not even going to reach 60 degrees. Either way… ain’t technology amazing? 🙂
