I would have thought with so few vehicles on the roads drivers would take more care and that most of the worse drivers stayed home. Not this morning. A big white Silverado pickup traveling west on 64 made a left hand turn right in front of a little car inContinue Reading
Thank you, Tony, for posting this. I read the whole article before they finally said that 50% of those who tested positive were asymptomatic. Only 1% of 9000 tests were positive. They are testing anybody who wants to be tested. The testing was done by government team up with DEcode,Continue Reading
My anecdotal understandings from reading various sources are; 1. The virus breaks down the barrier between the upper and lower respiratory systems allowing bacteria to penetrate the Alveoli. 2. There are some folks immune systems that “overreact” to the novel virus causing people to be compromised by their own immuneContinue Reading
I needed to go and get supplies for a month, I felt. I got up at six o’clock and was at Walmart Siler city by eight. There were people, but not crowded. It seemed the shelves were well stocked, with the exception of hand sanitizers, alcohol, disposable gloves. There wasContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:03:18 -0400From: Cathy Holt Subject: uplifting What a county and what a great resource this chat list is. I wrote the other day asking if anyone had a stationary bike that I could borrow for a couple of months as I try to rehab afterContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:55:54 -0400From: Christopher Havel Subject: A Simple Request I’ll be the first to point out that I’m no more or less perfect than anyone else, so it’s not my place to do that… but it seems to me that there’s some content on here that’sContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:42:14 -0400From: “M. Steen” Subject: Hate Since of LOT of you all hate me so much why don’t you just make yourselves happy and SHOOT me in the head. You wouldn’t have to see my words or continue to be cruel to me.Continue Reading
I have made up my mind. It just can’t be put off any longer. Time has been warning me now for several years. “You need a lift”- it says. Always at a point I just can’t take the time to roll back those tell-tell signs. Nothing to laugh about .Continue Reading
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 15:50:21 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: Thinking about ‘it’. Right now, we are are thinking about ‘it’. Worrying about ‘it’. Trying to do more about ‘it’. Hoping we don’t get ‘it’. I have thought about ‘it’ to the point I think just thinking and worrying aboutContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 16:44:57 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: Not one more winter . . Today to me is brutal. The cold biting and shriveling my face, back and arms. I can’t take it anymore. I can’t take another winter. People I know are probably tired of hearing meContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 14:43:26 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: That Red Goozle . . I love all wild life around me. Even snakes as long as they keep to themselves and leave my other wildlife creatures alone. I even love the butterflies when they are in that special secretContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 14:09:23 -0400From: “N.A. Booko”Subject: Something to write about . . . Sometime I have an idea that I want to write about. Like right now, I am writing about ideas I have to write about. But sometimes I have an idea, jot it down justContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:02:22 -0400From: Brad PageSubject: Corona Journal #3 3/31/2020 “Belle of Natchez” By Ogden Nash There was a young belle of old Natchez Who ripped all her garments to patchez. When comment arose On the state of her clothes She drawled, WhenContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 10:14:19 -0400From: Felicia Benefield Subject: Thankful for N.A. Booko Next to the ads for things I can afford, N.A. Booko, and the other contributors who talk about the area and their lives, are my favorite part of this newsletter. I’m deeply grateful for the breathContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:49:00 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: Chickweed and Poke Salat . . . A few days ago wild eatable expert Kim Calhoun mentioned eating native chickweed. No sure how many of you folks gave it a try, but it is something special and there seems toContinue Reading