More thoughts in the time of COVID-19 …
Inauguration Day … and most everyone is on edge.
DC was occupied by security forces two days in advance due to threats. There is even a suggestion of insider attacks.
But a solemn occasion. I was teary listening to the oaths taken and remembering the behavior of the last man to take that same oath.
The first of these ceremonies I remember, however vaguely, was when Truman was sworn in, without any pomp, when Roosevelt died. Of course no internet etc. so we listened on the radio and waited for the movie newsreel. And now another memory.
May we all be blessed.
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On March 20th of last year there were 60 US deaths from COVID. Today the toll is over 4 hundred thousand. Thirteen deaths in this very sparsely populated county. More cows, chickens, hogs, deer, cougars, and who knows what else here than there are people.
Vaccines are being administered to healthcare personnel and those over 65 at a drive thru clinic at the fairgrounds in Yreka next saturday.
I don’t usually go to Yreka much and so I think I’ll wait until my local health clinic gets a supply. I’m not away from home much so my danger of exposure is low.
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Last thursday was St. Hilary’s Day, in British tradition, the coldest day of the year. Something to do with a heavy frost sometime in the 11th century although St Hilary was a French Bishop in the 4th or 5th century.
Here it started out at 34º. The snow was all gone. Only icy spots left where shade is day-long this time of year.
High for the day was at about 1400 … 56º.
So much for tradition. But here the coldest month has usually been February. We shall see.
This morning the low was 25º at 0600, but the sun is now shining.
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A week now since the attack on the Capitol. Seeing the entire Capitol under lockdown … all roads closed to general traffic … razor wire topping tall fences everywhere … folding chairs set two by two six feet apart on the lawn facing the Capitol Building … Secret Service, National Guard, Military Police, and who knows who else everywhere the camera looked … three past Presidents in attendance … snow turning to sunshine … maybe the Nation will be ready to get back to the pomp and celebration of eight years ago by time for the next inauguration.
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Book report next week and more. For now, stay safe …
By ignoring, rationalizing, denying, and justifying our nasty motivations and unkind behavior, and that of others, we feel worse in the long run, not better. A tremendous sense of relief comes when we can be honest.
So … ‘til next week …