sweet, sweet summertime....

 and Happy birthday to Lydia!

She is six years old today. :)

Today is a beautiful day, all sunny and hot.  The garden is thriving, tomatoes and squashes galore.  I've vacuumed, done some laundry, watered some plants, washed some dishes, washed some windows, and puttered around, I am a good putterer.  The plans for the day include a grocery store trip, as we did some meal planning for the week.  I also hope to get into the pool this afternoon, as it's clean and warm.

Going to the grocery store:  one man's UGH is another man's joy, I guess.  I've always liked grocery shopping.  I'm good at it, I know my prices, and when I have time, I'll go to different stores to get the best prices on certain things.  

So, it is disconcerting to me that it's in the works to have to have a vaccine passport in NY state in order to go to the grocery store.  I know someone who has a distinct medical condition that prevents from having the second shot, so for life, this person can only order groceries...no wandering or perusing the aisles, nope.  

If you have no issues having the vaccine, or have had it, and think everyone should, you may well applaud this whole idea.  You aren't thinking deeply enough:  it's not just about the vaccine!  The next thing required might be something you cannot tolerate for some reason.  The dissenting voices are being shut down, ridiculed, drowned out, and again, this isn't just about the vaccine.  There is now ONE truth, and if you don't support it, you can just starve, no matter your reasons.  You can't work, you will be fired, you can't collect unemployment, and you can't shop, never mind travel.  

What if you've done plenty of research and discovered that vaccine reactions (Oh, deep vein thrombosis isn't THAT big a deal!) are more likely in someone who has had a moderate to severe case of Covid-19, and that natural immunity is MORE than sufficient?  You should still sacrifice your own personal health, because you're told to?   Each of us has our body, and each body is different, and we should be allowed to make medical decisions based on our own tolerances.  There is nothing in the media about herd immunity anymore.  Nothing.  It doesn't fit with the narrative.  It still exists.

What if, in the course of your lifetime, you've found yourself to be intolerant, physically intolerant, of most medicines?   What if you had to go to the E.R. because of an antibiotic allergic response?  What if you cannot even tolerate alcohol except in minute amounts?  What if you are ever so careful about every thing you allow into your body, and have huge anxiety about introducing something with spike proteins?

Since those getting the vaccine are spreading this virus as much as those who aren't, don't give me the keep others safe argument.

Enough of this for now.  

I am heartbroken for the Americans left in Afghanistan, and for the Afghan army, and for our friends over there.  The total underestimation of the speed of the takeover is baffling to me, I know nothing about these things, and even I could have predicted this!  Come on, man!  Now, do something about it!  Get those people out!  My son was there, as many of you remember, as a medic...

Lawlessness increases all over our country, criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens...what a world.  Lies abound (Americans aren't stranded, said the White House spokeswoman). Lies.  

I can't do much about these things, but I can pray, and I can be faithful in my own little corner of the world, and I can rant on the blog ha.  There are good people in this world, God-fearing people, kind people, and you wouldn't know by reading the news.  I think of my friends in blog-land as good people, real people....we don't all have the same opinions about everything, of course!