COVID Senior Lockdown, Day 20

Short takes from the last couple of days…

Texas Town Fines Residents For Not Wearing Masks in Public (https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-04-02/laredo-texas-fines-residents-for-not-wearing-masks-in-public-amid-coronavirus-outbreak). I’m sure you saw this headline. This is the legendary cowboy town of Laredo. Seems ironic that they now require people to dress like bank robbers.

The missus and her pal have continued their “most expired food product” competition. She won today with a 2011 bottle of purple Gatorade from the basement fridge. She tossed it, but, personally, I think it was salvageable.

We did our first Zoom call yesterday, with the family, organized by our Millennial and therefore digital native son. We older folks made it work and now we are able to Engage. Look out, Skynet. We’re coming for you.

Special acknowledgement to my old buddies The Fellas at maddafella.com, a superb Key West clothing outfit. They sent the missus and me very cool buffs that beat the heck out of handkerchiefs as make-do masks. Not medically approved of course, but light, tight, and fashionable. Thanks, Fellas!(https://maddafella.com/products/sportsmans-buff-1/#green)

My sister, who is not quite yet of that age, accidentally walked into a supermarket during Senior Shopping Hour. “I pulled up my mask and hunched over a little and I think I passed.” Thank goodness they’re not carding people yet.

The missus and I don’t do Twitter or Facebook, so the two kids and their spouses humor us by joining in extended text conversations. I have to say, I have four of the funniest Millennials in the world. Go ahead, argue with me. My daughter, who remembers video cassette rentals only as a gauzy toddler memory, offered the following the other day:

Mrs. F: We think there’s enough on Netflix and Amazon to keep us entertained.
Daughter: Can you imagine if Blockbuster was still a thing during all of this?
Mrs. F: Oh, my.
Daughter: They’d wait until the shelves were empty, close the doors, and take in the late fees.

I’m doing burgers on the grill tonight. Despite the madness, it’s a lovely Spring evening and the Peepers are peeping. Simple joys.

Stay safe.
- Guy