Tag: Covid-19 cases surging

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IT’S HARD TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

Our country is entering into another Great Divide : those who will get vaccinated and those who won’t.  I wish I could say I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated, but the trouble is, I do.  And some of them are people whom I know well.  The excuses for not getting the shots run from the sublime to the ridiculous.  Some women believe the vaccine will prevent them from getting pregnant.  I haven’t seen this in the media, but I’ve heard it with my own ears.  There is so much ignorance floating around out there, it’s hard to believe.  All I know is, it’s hard to love thy neighbor if he/she hasn’t been vaccinated.

There isn’t a single adverse reaction to the vaccine that wasn’t reported in print, television, radio, and social media..  Let’s face it, news organizations want to hype up their ratings, and the best way to do that is to scare people to death.  Fear is a great motivator, and right now it’s working against the best interests of everyone in the United States of America.

It's hard to love thy neighbor if they refuse to get vaccinated
It’s Hard To Love Thy Neighbor if they won’t get vaccinated.

Fox news has published a list of the top fifty counties with the  highest number of Covid-19  cases in Indiana..  Only one of them had a vaccination rate of 45%.  Many small counties have fewer than 30% of eligible people vaccinated.

I really don’t want to be around people who are jeopardizing the health of their friends and neighbors by not getting vaccinated.  If that’s their choice, I think they have an obligation to inform everyone around them.    In fact, they ought to wear a sign on their back when they go out in public:  “Danger:  Not Vaccinated.” That way, we would know to keep our distance.

It’s hard to love thy neighbors if they aren’t vaccinated.  With friends like that, who needs enemies?

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BACK TO SUNDAY BRUNCH POTS & PANS

Who doesn’t love Sunday Brunch?  Bacon, eggs, pancakes, waffles, hash browns….all delicious, but also labor intensive.  Not to mention the clean up. Soon after we retired, my husband decided we should go out for Sunday brunch. In our working years, we’d both had high pressure jobs, and hunkered down on weekends at home to recoup. (See sidebar of our books available on Amazon:  Chasing Their Losses, and A Preacher Called Sinn.)  But now, it was a pleasant way to have brunch without all the mess.  And then, Covid-19 brought our Sunday morning outings to a screeching halt for over a year.  Finally, we got vaccinated, and could enjoy going to I-Hop, Bob Evans, Cracker Barrel, and other local restaurants once again.  But Covid-19 cases are surging in our city, and we’ve decided to stick around home. It’s back to Sunday Brunch Pots and Pans for me.

Back to Sunday Brunch pots and pans again.
Back to Sunday Brunch pots & pans again. Covid-19 cases are surging , so we can’t go out to restaurants.

Let’s say we decide to replicate a restaurant menu. First, peel an orange or other fresh fruit.  Then, warm 2 plates in oven and set the  table. .  Next,  Pan #1: Fry bacon and sausage.  Fry eggs. Pan #2.:  Waffles or pancakes:  Pan #3: Make toast and keep it warm in the  oven. Pan #4:  Hash browns(maybe)  Cup # 1 Hot Chocolate: Cup #2   Coffee for me:   Wow!  I’m almost too tired to sit down and eat.  My husband enjoys every morsel, so that makes it worth the effort.  Almost.  However, when he get up from the table, my job really begins.  Cleaning up all the mess, scrubbing the pots and pans, loading the dishwasher.  My husband would help, but like most women, I’d rather have the kitchen to myself.

I miss  all the cooks, servers, bus boys and managers who brought us  those memorable  Sunday Brunches throughout the years.  Problem is, most restaurants are now short of help.  Even if you’re brave enough to venture out,  you could wait a long time before being served.  And if more people start eating  at home again, the few people who do have  jobs could lose them.  The vicious cycle of Covid-19 lockdowns and unemployment may start all over again.

And so, like it or not, it’s back to Sunday Brunch Pots & Pans.