First Day of Deer Hunting

 There was very little action in our vicinity today in spite of it being the first day of Deer Hunting Season. Usually we hear a few gunshots, but I haven't heard a thing today. That could be because I wasn't outside much - or it could be that there weren't many hunters in this area. It's all good - I like the idea that our wildlife isn't getting killed!

We saw on the news tonight that New York City put up their Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. It is a Norway Spruce from upstate New York. If you happened to see that brief clip, I bet you thought the same as I did - it's going to take a lot of trimmings to make that tree look good. It looked not only irregular, but typically lots of dead limbs near the base. I guess they know what they are looking for and what works best by now, but it is going to need some serious decorations.

Isn't it amazing that we are already thinking and planning for Christmas? It seems to happen earlier every year. I think everyone needs the diversion of thinking about something pleasant right now. In addition to dealing with an upswing of the Coronavirus, we're having to watch the nonsense in Washington, D. C. play out. It's embarrassing. I don't like to be political - everyone is entitled to their own opinions and ways of doing things; however, I do not like when people close their minds and hearts and refuse to accept the truth or listen to reason. There are too many people hurting these days for our leaders to be stubborn as mules and unwilling to cooperate with their peers just because they are on opposite sides of an issue. It they would really listen to one another, they might learn that they have more in common (assuming they are truly there to benefit their constituents and not just themselves) than they thought and could actually accomplish something meaningful - together. Wouldn't that be unique in Washington, D. C.!

So, I have a new computer - my old desktop gave out a couple of weeks ago. Now I'm struggling with various small but irritating idiosyncrasies in this new machine such as finding some photo files that were brought from the old computer completely empty. And today I discovered the scanner does not work. The printer and scanner are the same machine, and the printer works, but it won't scan. I know there must be a way, but we haven't figured it out yet. I did get the wonky delete key that left a period each time I hit it, fixed. I popped off the cap and used a Q-tip to clean the inside of the key - and by some miracle, it works now! 

Stay safe, everyone. Please continue to wear masks, wash your hands often, and stay away from crowds. Stay at home if you can! No trip is worth possibly bringing the virus home to our family or friends. If we are sensible about this and follow the rules our governor has set out for us, we will stop the rise in infections. We are losing far too many people every day - not only in other countries and states, but right here in Vermont. We need to be considerate of friends, family and strangers and do whatever we can to turn this around. Vermont was doing so well, and now we are struggling and heading for more misery and losses on so many levels - primarily because we got complacent and let our guard down. Until there is an effective vaccine available to everyone, we need to sacrifice a little bit to save lives - literally. Stay save and be considerate of others. It's the right thing to do.