Beneath the Wraps

                Death is inevitable.   It's bound to happen to all of us at one time or another.   Some deaths are more expected than others though it seems to come as a surprise to most.   Such was the case of Dottie,   who was part of the water fitness class.   She didn't go out with our group often when we'd meet at the coffee shop or bakery but had been there a few times including the last when the group had gone to a new cafe for morning breakfast.         Dottie had given Carolyn her cell phone number and would occasionally make phone calls just before class to find out if she was coming.   Carolyn didn't know her last name.   It didn't appear that any of us did.   When she asked, I wondered and so the news did not surprise me nor affect me the same way as it had Carolyn who had been teaching at a school - I would guess Cany...

                The air quality has gone down again.                    You would think I would have figured .that out on Tuesday when I couldn't stop sneezing.                      Yesterday morning I'd gotten behind                 some school buses and watched their red tail lights flicker off and on.   When I neared the school, I looked over the hill and appeared puzzle at the sight of                 what looked like the tail lights - but way too high in the sky.                ...

                Wednesday is generally my busiest day with school.   Generally.   When the libraries reopened and had asked for volunteers, I said I could - however I couldn't be scheduled.   Sometimes Mondays will work for me, but not always.   I could volunteer on Fridays regardless of my scheduling - however, no one else can work that day; therefore, the library is closed.             I said I could substitute, which I have done before, but not for a long time.   I told them when I might be available and when I would not.   Wednesdays and Saturdays are definite NOs as I am trying to finish my schooling by Wednesday or Thursday and Saturdays are for family.             Wednesday is also the designated day for potluck luncheons on 2nd Wednesdays every month and...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/hurricane-florence-death-toll-climbs-to-17-flooding-fears-surge-as-rivers-rise/story-l0hudSBdF6EyROjIY4l3iK.html         The weather forecast said that more rain was expected to hit the east coast.   Meanwhile, the map indicates fires still burning on the west coast.   It's been dry.   https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf   My breathing feels much like it did during winters in Utah.   My skin feels as if I have been rolling in fiberglass.   I feel bad and pray for those who have lost so much due to Florence and the amount of time that they will spend attempting to rebuild . . .  https://www.newsweek.com/hurricane-florence-aftermath-sparks-deadly-tornado-virginia-exactly-14-years-1126185 I wish there could be a happy balance.   I wish there was a cost effect way to remove the water from the east coast...

Last year I found this rock out by the mailbox.   Jenna has kept it in her collection all this time.   On the back of the rock are instructions to post #WCPR (west coast painted rocks) which and has been on a mission to paint and hide rocks herself.   We had placed a quarter (coin) in the picture to show the size of the rocks. These are the ones which we plan to hide today after church But first, she decided to put her "Alien" painted rock next to the mailbox where we had found the first As Jenna grabbed each rock, she thought about places she could hide them that would be unique to the area.               She'd like to hide the candy corn near a business as Halloween is coming up and would be a reminder to all businesses to buy their candy.             She wants to put the jack-o-lantern near a house b...

My classes are database - learning the Microsoft program Access and accounting management systems.   The lecture for the database is for Monday morning and the accounting lecture is 25 hours later on Tuesday - except this week.   Our instructor was out of town and in the path of the hurricane and had come home, but was driving all day Tuesday and couldn't present the lecture until Thursday.   Our initial post for discussion is due on Wednesday.                 I am so excited about the database class and had completed the discussion, assignment, and assessment shortly after the lecture.   On Tuesday I responded to two other discussion posts and posted my discussion for the other class.   The instructor had already posted my grades before I opened zoom chat for her question and answer on Wednesday.             On Monday, I had tried...

            On Sunday I was told to go into the room where the young women meet as the stake presidency wanted at least one parent for every youth to sit in.   The subject was a sensitive subject but seemed to be approached from a different angle but still with a hint of snobbery. One of the stake president's counselors was showing a slide show and had used this as an example of "Satan trying to divert your attention away from him"  referring to the "fox" as Satan. Okay, Satan can be clever, but others can be clever without deception.   Some people are better at "fitting in" than others.   But at whose expense do we fit in?             The teens were asked if they know of others who are living together without being married.   My reaction:   "My son Biff and his girlfriend Claire."   The idea of living together was compared to...