Coronavirus events:
1. On entering Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa, you are stopped by an employee wearing a mask. You are asked a bunch of questions and your temp is checked. If your temperature is elevated, you are sent to the “fever clinic” for further testing.
2. In some U.S. cities, you might be quarantined for 14 days by a “virus detective.” (For this to happen you must have been in contact for at least 15 minutes and less than 6 feet of a person checking positive for the virus).
3. It is suggested the person known as POTUS look in a mirror as he is pointing to China, Europe and the World Health Organization in blaming them for causing all the coronavirus problems in the U.S. Maybe the finger in the mirror is pointing to some of the U.S. problem!
4. Coming soon, the first resumed Sunday of church service. You will be the beginning of the end of the coronavirus. This is most certainly true. Thanks be to God
5. One of the experts of the coronavirus compared it to Yogi Berra’s saying of, “It’s not over ‘til it’s over.” He said the virus will return next winter stronger than the last year. (For your info., Yogi was a great catcher and later a great manager of the New York Yankees baseball team. The Yankees were playing the Baltimore Orioles at Baltimore. The Orioles were ahead by 15 runs when the sports editor asked Yogi if he wanted to call the game at the end of the fifth inning. Yogi spit tobacco on the shoes of the Baltimore Sun sportswriter as he replied, “It’s not over ‘til it’s over.” The Yankees went on to win the game. The sportswriter, in the next day’s paper, wrote exactly what had happened including the title of the event of, “It’s not over ‘til it’s over.”
6. Our weekly outing was to the post office, Hy-Vee for groceries, Wendy’s drive-through for supper at Bib Island State Park while watching a groundhog as we ate our supper. We saw deer, turkeys, ducks, geese and pelicans while driving around the park after supper. In watching the bald eagles nesting, one was on the nest. We didn’t see a baby, but we’re sure there was at least one baby.
Short shorts:
A. If you want a real taste of butter, buy Hope Butter.
B. She lives on an acreage and is used to being out and about. She decided with the staying at home because of the virus, to get a pet. The answer was an almost grown male. The cat is a real wanderer in looking for female cats. This his name: “Romeo.”
C. Two good sized birds have moved into our back yard. One has a green head and orange webbed feet. The other has a brown head with orange webbed feet. They eat corn on the cob from our bird feeder and drink water from our bird bath. Their flying ability is fantastic.
D. Genie did her part on Earth Day. She planted milk weeds for the monarchs and tulips for the rabbits and ducks.
E. Former city dweller Virgil Thofson did his part on Earth Day. He play acted Cinderfeller as he finished planting 350 acres of corn just before the midnight stroke of 12.
F. Wanted: size 9 ½ shoe lost by Cinderfeller along Highway 13.
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Bob is a retired AAL (Aid Association for Lutherans) agent, currently working on his master’s degree in Volunteering. His wife, Genie, is a retired RN, currently working on her doctor’s degree in Volunteering. They have two children, Deb in North Carolina, and Dan in Vermont. Bob says if you enjoy his column, let him know. If you don’t enjoy it, keep on reading, it can get worse. Words of wisdom: There is always room for God.