Observations from my Backpack

                                                            The Flying Pine Cone Early morning, and there it was!  A broken side window.  Looked at first like someone had tried to break into my car.  Waited for the Police to arrive, and only to hear - "well, ma'am I think it was a pine cone'? Huh I thought.  You mean like a pine cone could hit the window hard enough to break? South Carolina has "GLASS" coverage.  So the loss was not the case.  More so was the fact that a pine cone could hit so hard my window to break? Looking around, the sounds nearby was of a lawn mower?  There was a worker trimming the shrubs. Take heed friends.  Pine Cones can travel in the air once mobilized by the blade of a lawn mower or trimming device.   While I could laugh about this as it did seem far-fetched at first,...

                                                                                                         💔💔💔 Alone - has no discrimination. Recently appearing  in the "news",  various articles about how the pandemic quarantines are affecting many older people, as to be safe, they must keep a distance from their families, especially young children. Then there are the issues of keeping children out of school, often delaying school or offering only a virtual school.  Do not need here to provide any links or repeat here the negative reviews, only wish to share several recent conversations that I found most interesting. First, a new retired colleague from the medic...