City of Aiken Helps!

What’s happening today? Well, all things considered, it being just 3:30 PM, and wife and I are in our living room watching “The Virginian,” not much is going on here in Aiken. This AM though, we had a visit by a City-endorsed contractor to get our backyard forest trimmed just a bit (something we had looked at with a couple of other contractors but had not done due to the prices we were quoted.)

This is interesting. We had discussed getting the back yard bush hogged but had been given prices that were outlandish. The City had a contractor who gave a price to do the exact work we were looking to have done for a pretty reasonable price--$275, to wit, and when we found out about this, after a city inspector wrote us a letter saying we were out of compliance with our backyard maintenance, and mentioning the given price to get the work done, we were happy to be “out of compliance.” The work was done this morning, and the price was paid. The City was happy, the contractor was happy, and, best of all, we were happy too!

Well, wonder what else we might want to get done on our property that the City might be able to help with? Interesting.

Need work done? Our City might be able to help!

( “Covid-19?”)Copied from Morningbrain--what keeps me up nights.

3:56 is what my clock says--guess it’s time for a little Morningbrain session. Actually, that morningbrain has already struck. It is why I am up and in my livingroom and not lying in my bed in comfortable repose. And to what purpose has my dear old brain brought me to wakefulness? Well, would the term “covid” be something anyone else may relate to? How about “covid-19?”

Well, now that I have your attention, let me first point out the obvious and then ask one question.

It is obvious that there are people out there who have recovered from an attack from these little viri. These people now are relatively free to live their lives and go about their days with a bit more confidence in their abilities to win should they be attacked again by these viri, and why not--wouldn’t you feel more confident than the average one of us who has not had these individuals’ opportunities to confront the disease and win? Of course you would.

That being said, let me now propose a little swap--a “tit for tat,” so to speak, or, more specifically, a pint for pint.

If the powers that be, and I mean scientific powers that be, not political ones, if those scientific powers that be can determine if this proposal would have the least bit of merit, I would like to propose a swap of one pint of my blood for a pint of blood from one of our successful covid-19 recovered battlers, that pint to be used for a half-dozen of the organizations deemed most likely to have the expertise to take a sample of that blood from that successful combattant and determine what about that combatant made them succeed in their battle with the little buggers. Surely there will be something, something about their blood that just might be used to provide protection for you and me, and, if my hope is correct, that organization just may be able to produce what is needed to give you and me the protection we might need to have should we be attacked.

A worthwhile thought, you say? Well--what to do now? Guess that is obvious, too.   Find that person, collect that pint, replace it with my donation, and let the scientists begin their examinations, determinations, and eliminations of our problems-to-be.

Two pints of blood should do it--shouldn’t it? You tell me. Better yet, tell your congressman. They are the ones who can take this idea and run with it. And, the sooner they do, the better.

SVG 3/23/2020

Another Rainy Day

Well, looks like today will be a bit drippy. Not a problem, probably a good thing, this being a little less that one week from the first day of Spring, 2020! Need the rain to give the plants the boost they need in the near future. Could be a good Spring, maybe even a good Summer. I sure hope so, in any case.

I have a little grow starter set up in the garage. Bought it about a year ago, and started to start it a couple of months ago, then forgot about it. Need to start it, for real, real soon, though--if it is to be of use to we Geddi this mid spring and summer, which is when we could have a crop or so of whatever (I really don’t know!) Tomatos? Squash? TGreens? YES! Yes! yes! Or, perhaps, yes!, Yes!, YES! In any case, that is my hope. Now if I can only get my Lazy B up outta this chair and into my backyard, I just may turn my thinking into our eating. Or so I hope. Check with me in about a month, OK?

Whoever said “Hope springs eternal from the human breast,” really knew what he or she was talking about!

A little late for Morningbrain--but, what the Hey!