Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to the store and social distancing we go

Not surprisingly Carol's weekly Thursday grocery shopping had a few gaps of regular items we usually pickup. Yes, TP and sanitizer were no shows though we are set with those items but not forever. This morning we headed out in search of the missing items at our nearby WM. Though they were not terribly busy it's still sort of unnerving to think that being nearby other people in spite of using social distancing is that enough, are we touching things that may be COVID-19 contaminated. One of the things we were short on were dishwater pods that we found but along the way we passed the TP aisle - empty and the same passing the aisle where the sanitizer should have been.

Once home after having lunch we got outside and were able to do some of the post winter yard cleanup on a mild and sunny Saturday afternoon. There will be a lot to do this spring around the yard.

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Hunkered down... more or less

COVID-19 is now front and center of everyday life. That's quite an adjustment that everyone must adhere to for the foreseeable future. Chafes don't it. Friday Carol brought her work computer home Friday, I'm having problems with my situation and hope to resolve it at my office tomorrow then be able to do the same. First couple of days practicing social distancing strategies to minimize exposure to COVID-19 is under way - shopping is the big one. Our food and other goods have been OK but we could use a shopping day by Thursday. Today to get out of the house a bit we drove to our town's main boat launch, parked the truck then took a brisk hour long walk to the local plaza and back then home for lunch. We sorted out some exercise equipment and arranged a workout area on one end of the living room and I got some vacuuming done to lead up to afternoon coffee and a snack. Keeping it simple.

On a lighter note Carol again prepared a wonderful St Patrick's Day supper. Corn beef and cabbage braised in Riesling, served up with a pint of Guinness. Sláinte!

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Unnecessary armageddon

Now that the Corona-virus has gone pandemic and pretty much before I'm beginning to think that maybe the Corona-virus has a mental disorder element within it. A lot of people sure make it seem possible. Let's see: people buying up toilet paper, bottled water, etc. A sane person shopping such as Carol picking up the weekly groceries found a lot of empty shelves, no bananas, many cuts of meat and vegetables and frighteningly enough the canned cat food we buy cleaned out! She was able to pick up a few bottles of wine as usual without any issues. Odd, not clearing out the wine shelves, that would have been one of my first grabs. Yes, at some point there will be people in self quarantine, doesn't mean a neighbor/relative/Amazon couldn't drop off some groceries now and then including a package of toilet paper if needed - we are not talking about diarrhea or the storm of the century here. Too may people need to get a grip. The real issue besides our health is the retirement funds taking a hit. Now that gets my attention.