DRIVING HABITS FOR THE LOCKDOWN

MAKE YOUR OWN FACE MASK

In these times of the Corona-19 Pandemic and its attendant shortages, I thought it would be good to show you how to make your own face mask at home.

So here is a short video.

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Just so you know, I am indebted to Phunny Phil for sending that to me.

Thanks, Phil!

POSTING THE COLORS

I had to go out to pick up some groceries yesterday and my return took me by my local library.

It's been closed for some time now though the staff continues to work within the closed building and users can still order books on-line and pick them up at a drive-through.

But as I drove by the building, I noticed this.

That huge flag hanging from the top of the building was a welcome sight, seeming to remind me of the saying that has become a byword of this pandemic: We're All in This Together.

There were flags flying along the street in front of the building too.

The red, white and blue were a welcome sight, lifting the mood a bit in these dark days.

IT STARTS WITH THE DIRT

There's a massive construction project going on not far from where I live.

The "town" of Prescott Valley has let a contract for the extension of North Viewpoint Drive and work is underway daily, in spite of the Corona-19 epidemic.

So huge machines have been grading the pathway to extend the street north from Manley Drive to connect with the northern stretch of the roadway.

I thought of this and the many home building projects going on all around me as I was reading the biography of one of the candidates for the Town Council.

He said he had moved here after retiring in California because he relished the "small town atmosphere".

This "small town" is currently struggling through an era of exponential growth.

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

Hey there all you Gentle Readers in Europe and Asia and OZ (hello, Meggie), aren't you amazed?

The Friday Funnies are actually arriving on Friday.

As for you folks in The States (and other sites in the Western Hemisphere) there's this:

And if enforced self isolation has you confused, there is a solution to remembering what day it is.

And don't despair, think of the future.

And there's this.

Okay, I know you've been waiting.

Let's get on with the humor.

You knew I couldn't resist a pun, didn't you?

Okay, that's it folks.

I hope you're obeying instructions, keeping distant from others, staying home, washing your hands, drinking tons of . . oops . . forget that last one.

Or not.

At any rate, stay safe and stay well and always remember to keep laughing.

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

ThrowBack Thursday

It's time once again to jump into the Wayback Machine and see what we can find.

This time it took me back to the 1980's when Judy and I were living in Guadalajara, Mexico.

We had gone down to the Pacific Coast, to La Manzanilla on Tenacatita Bay, for a few days at a beach cottage.

At that time, the town was a v-e-r-y sleepy little fishing village.

One day as I was strolling on the beach I noticed a huge flock of birds over the water not far from shore.

Then I saw the fishing boats in a half circle and then saw the big net they were hauling through the water beneath the birds and heading for shore.

They had caught up with a school of fish and were slowly bringing it in.

When they got close to the beach everyone from the town . . young and old men and women and small children . . waded into the water and began grabbing the fish and throwing them into a panga (a rudimentary fishing boat).

In moments, the boat was filled to overflowing with fish.

I had never seen anything like this and was amazed.

There was a big icehouse a bit away from the beach and it would soon be full of fish waiting for the buyer, who would probably come from Manzanillo, about an hour further south.

But for the time, everyone in town would share in this motherlode for their meals.

Even I was allowed to buy a fine red snapper from one of the young men who filleted it for me right there on the beach.

That was a mighty tasty fish, grilled that very day.

It is one of many happy memories culled from our Mexico Days.

WARMING

Finally the heat is on.

Well not the heat but the mercury is rising and we may hit 70 today.

It's 63 just before noon and the skies are blue and the sun is shining brightly.

And that makes me happy.

You may not be able to tell it from this picture I snapped while sitting at our patio table but trust me, I am happy.

Judy sprayed the weeds in both the front and the rear yards this morning while I assisted by pulling, winding and unwinding the hose.

And I saw a couple of large ants crawling up on the patio.

Judy said they were fleeing the weed killer.

It should also kill any Covid-19 bugs in the immediate area.

But enough about death.

Wacky Wally sent me this cartoon yesterday which he designated for next Easter.

But I couldn't wait that long.

I hope you all had a nice Easter, even with self-isolation going on.

Stay well, stay home and wash your hands.