tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post3114340817718260408..comments2024-03-28T20:40:18.960-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Pandemic Park Fun and GamesMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-71100896895925566632020-08-05T20:04:33.601-04:002020-08-05T20:04:33.601-04:00Thanks. Your writer's heart would pick up on t...Thanks. Your writer's heart would pick up on that paragraph's ending. <br /><br />I'm kind of shocked to hear others talk about all the places they go and the people they see. It makes me not want to be around anyone!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13606808763960592020-08-05T19:42:20.023-04:002020-08-05T19:42:20.023-04:00Late to your post, but ... that first paragraph i...Late to your post, but ... that first paragraph is priceless insight into a writer's life. Love it! As for your "I don't care" friend...I'd have had the same reaction. I've just about had it with people who have decided they are willing to take all manner of risk, then assume the rest of us don't care either. And being called "OCD" would have annoyed donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43874801132824659142020-08-04T15:25:35.670-04:002020-08-04T15:25:35.670-04:00Glad you stopped by even if it was an accident. LO...Glad you stopped by even if it was an accident. LOL I second your wish for a January present but I live in the reddest county in Michigan and it's so hard to keep the faith when I'm surrounded with the Cult of Personality. <br /><br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15837359224130528282020-08-04T13:05:49.082-04:002020-08-04T13:05:49.082-04:00Hey JR, I stopped by inadvertently when I clicked ...Hey JR, I stopped by inadvertently when I clicked the wrong bookmark.:-) I should so more often. I too liked your rodeo metaphor especially the use of the clown. Hope the remainder of the year is much better and we all get rewarded with a present in January. Later tdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-91591459795514052412020-08-03T18:25:59.331-04:002020-08-03T18:25:59.331-04:00People have a life time of shaking hands and picki...People have a life time of shaking hands and picking bugs off their friends. It happens so automatic I'm sure they don't MEAN to do harm, but if it happens again I will probably freak out again. It was the lack of masks that freaked me more than the attempted touch. You can disinfect where you get touched.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-10839477178529442952020-08-03T15:43:03.260-04:002020-08-03T15:43:03.260-04:00Your July being abysmal, let us Hope that August r...Your July being abysmal, let us Hope that August rolls out better? Sorry to hear about the Lamp. Not sorry about your reaction to the Covidiot Friend, you used more restraint than I would have and it has nothing to do with OCD, it has everything to do with being safe and aware that touching people right now isn't appropriate without their permission. The Bug in your Hair wouldn't have Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-4162317847897843432020-08-02T11:59:51.581-04:002020-08-02T11:59:51.581-04:00Thanks!
I'm so afraid the numbers will go up ...Thanks!<br /><br />I'm so afraid the numbers will go up enough that the governor will issue another hard stay-at-home-order which would stop the construction the CCC where I want to move. Another delay would probably mean I'll be replacing a roof or appliances here as they get closer and closer to the 20 year line. They're already six months behind because of the last shut down. And IMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-10916229763991654972020-08-02T11:17:43.156-04:002020-08-02T11:17:43.156-04:00I love reading your comments. (Friko is from Germa...I love reading your comments. (Friko is from Germany but has lived in England for many years, in case she doesn't come back to read the comment!) <br /><br />And I say WELL DONE! You said the right thing -- she needs a little sense slapped into her -- and as for the OCD-sayers, pooh on them. You are doing everything right. Don't let them shut you up. Or at least, keep doing what you are Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12739707435665114572020-08-02T09:06:16.938-04:002020-08-02T09:06:16.938-04:00I don't understand the Trump supporters either...I don't understand the Trump supporters either and trust me I've really tried. Just hope after the election we don't have him front and center anymore. His supporters seem to like that his bull-in-a-china-shop approach destroying everything. No amount of logic or facts or science moves these poeople from their blind support and that's scary. <br /><br />If I'm not mistaken youMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19365597904028753272020-08-02T08:20:04.848-04:002020-08-02T08:20:04.848-04:00To many of us over here in Europe it really is har...To many of us over here in Europe it really is hard to understand that there are still people who a) believe the rubbish your President spouts and b) think that violence is the answer to all ills. I know that you and most of the people who read my blog and comment are sane and and hope for better days. As do we. Soon, please God. (and I am not a believer.)Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52002834683731771402020-08-02T08:13:32.919-04:002020-08-02T08:13:32.919-04:00You at too funny. Our president is making us all l...You at too funny. Our president is making us all look stupid overseas. After he made that 'drinking bleach' comment, there were public service announcements about not doing that. <br /><br />They do sell a lot of guns---too many---in this country but most Americans don't own one. There are certain paranoid individuals who stockpile them by the dozens even the hundreds. It really us a Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19342887559017224892020-08-02T08:01:16.792-04:002020-08-02T08:01:16.792-04:00I've successfully used that line several times...I've successfully used that line several times with people who just start drifting closer because apparently we're all used to talking more like 4 feet apart. But my friend wasn't drifting, she was making a beeline toward me. I later apologized in an email for me panicking and embarrassing her. She accepted my apologize but didn't offer one in return. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43107431838228867592020-08-02T06:00:50.178-04:002020-08-02T06:00:50.178-04:00You don’t need a Mary Poppins costume, you need a ...You don’t need a Mary Poppins costume, you need a bottle of bleach and maybe a few guns (we have been told that Americans are buying guns like never before because of Covid)<br />Acc. to someone I’ve heard of you drink the bleach to kill the virus and you can then use the guns to shoot it even more dead.<br /><br />Useful ideas, you think?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41349836597131279122020-08-02T01:33:46.234-04:002020-08-02T01:33:46.234-04:00I think holding up your hand and saying, "It&...I think holding up your hand and saying, "It's really hard to remember social distancing, isn't it, after a life of not doing it" is a brilliant way of handling a situation. I can see why you would be nervous when that woman said she doesn't worry about precautions and then started getting too close. Better to be incorrectly called OCD than to not move out of the way. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12023843969056289062020-08-01T20:08:43.879-04:002020-08-01T20:08:43.879-04:00That must have been a little scary wondering if it...That must have been a little scary wondering if it was Covid-19 when the symptoms first started. Fingers crossed that we all have a better August.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37928541494900093772020-08-01T19:33:37.948-04:002020-08-01T19:33:37.948-04:00Yeah I am kicking July to the kerb too, what a bit...Yeah I am kicking July to the kerb too, what a bitch of a month it was with sickness in the family not Covid just tummy bugs and headaches by many family members. Let's hope August is a better month Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82613328913187252622020-08-01T19:08:07.273-04:002020-08-01T19:08:07.273-04:00We've been meeting in a small township park un...We've been meeting in a small township park under a pavilion and surprisingly, hearing each other hasn't been all the difficult for me. It's very quiet with no background noise which makes it easier to hear than in a restaurant with other conversations going on. They have a very clean restroom and have been bringing our own lunches. If you stagger 3 people six feet apart on each side Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-14121561149106308202020-08-01T17:48:36.456-04:002020-08-01T17:48:36.456-04:00We're not living through our shinny moment of ...We're not living through our shinny moment of strength and unity, are we. For a first world country that's a real shame, too.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45350927410468987982020-08-01T17:48:01.646-04:002020-08-01T17:48:01.646-04:00How can you hear your friends if they are all 6 ft...How can you hear your friends if they are all 6 ft away and you are in an outdoor restaurant? We are going to try an outdoor gathering of ten on the condo covered patio. Definitely have to wear my hearing aids! We have to bring our own everything ... chairs, side tables, beverage and snack. No restroom available and then we have to pack everything out. <br /><br />We had a small black The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-2744700406510918992020-08-01T17:32:55.518-04:002020-08-01T17:32:55.518-04:00Yea, you keep on keeping on with that OCD. this is...Yea, you keep on keeping on with that OCD. this is one of the reasons i'm fine with only zoom knitting. Because I know someobody would be the take of their mask, it's okay type..........Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195838412173806659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80265576279386708382020-08-01T12:38:49.542-04:002020-08-01T12:38:49.542-04:00I got invited to a graduation party but knowing my...I got invited to a graduation party but knowing my five Trump supporting in-laws will be there who resend the mask requirement I RSVP-ed my regrets. I can just see one of them rubbing up against me as a joke. No thank you. That's probably what your neighbor was having. <br /><br />I do think our pets will let us know when that decision needs to be made and none of us wants to do it too soon. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13050860648502396572020-08-01T12:30:21.988-04:002020-08-01T12:30:21.988-04:00Thanks. I tend to get carried away sometimes when ...Thanks. I tend to get carried away sometimes when my fingers fly faster than my brain.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-35021663791082961452020-08-01T12:17:47.552-04:002020-08-01T12:17:47.552-04:00Actually, last year's dental vet bill was high...Actually, last year's dental vet bill was higher---somewhere around $1,200 if I'm remembering right. I keep thinking he's going to run out of teeth to pull soon. They call you while he's on the operating table, send you photos of the x-rays and tell you want is most critic and what could wait so you can kind of control the bill. I told them to do everything that needed doing. ThisMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21675813570394589682020-08-01T12:07:12.209-04:002020-08-01T12:07:12.209-04:00OH, and I love your analogy. It's spot on.OH, and I love your analogy. It's spot on. Hope Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711100897900771363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-79671738980774665782020-08-01T12:05:19.785-04:002020-08-01T12:05:19.785-04:00I ate on an outside restaurant patio with some for...I ate on an outside restaurant patio with some former co-workers yesterday, and I agree that people think if it's someone they know, they can't get the virus from them. ?!? What the what? Anyway, when we came to leave, I quickly put my mask on and did a side hug when the person next to me approached, then went straight to my car and my Purell. LOL. It's crazy. And today, our neighborsHope Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711100897900771363noreply@blogger.com