The Furious Spinner

I can tell you that the Emperor is not a "real" outdoors guy; he can't be a real rancher. Why? Because every person I know who spends any time on the land knows with a certainty that does not need scientific confirmation that the weather has changed. When I heard there are wildfires in Alaska, I got goose bumps. Think about it: wildfires in Alaska. Freaking Alaska. I think a global emergency needs to be declared. I'm not kidding. A global emergency and decisions need to be made that have nothing to do with politics.

You heard the bird flu has now been detected in wild birds which apparently had no known contact with domestic birds? Many believe a pandemic is inevitable. The Spanish flu of 1918 which killed an estimated fifty million people was an avian flu. The Hong Kong flu of 1968 was an avian flu. I remember that one. My entire family was sick. To this day I can't remember ever being that ill, although fortunately our family had no respiratory complications. Now that I have asthma and a compromised immune system I'm not certain I would come out of a pandemic alive.

Aren't I cheery this morning? It's a beautiful day. The parade just went by my house. The fair is here, so every year on the Saturday of the fair, we have a parade. Or they have a parade. I'm not really captivated by parades. I spent this parade the way I have spent every parade since we moved to town: watering my garden.

Last night Mario and I walked to the fair. We strolled through the art (it was quite unimpressive this year). Then we walked over to the exhibit hall. As usual, wilting garden vegetables (mostly zucchinis and green beans) were the first things we saw, each with a blue or red ribbon on them. Quilts hung from the rafters. In another part of the building were place settings with ribbons on them. I don't really understand what those are for but I find them quite charming. For instance, one place setting had a cowboy theme, so a small pair of cowboy boots stood next to the plates which probably had a cowboy on them. (Not an actual cowboy but as an illustration on the plate.) I wasn’t very observant. I get a little spacey in these places. Or another place setting was elegant so it had a nice napkin and a flower in a vase, etc. Plus each had a menu of what meal they would serve with this place setting. I'm being very vague, I know. We continued on through and went outside. We passed the barn with the animals on exhibit. We never go in there. Animals in cages: it's just gross. Like going to a zoo. Makes me shudder. Then we walked home and watched a video we'd picked up at Main Street (a convenience store next to the grocery store).

It felt more like full moon on Thursday than it did on Friday. I don't even think I stepped outside after dark to look at it. *sigh* Just a bit stressed and out of it.

This morning I need to work on my rewrite, but I'm taking Linda to the hospital again. I called Senior Services yesterday and said someone needs to help Linda. They can't do anything until she meets with them and she won't schedule a meeting. Once a social worker talks with her, they can probably get her in home care five days a week.

Oops. Just got a phone call. Time to take her to the hospital.

I hope this makes sense. I haven't time to proof it!

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