Beneath the Wraps

          It was the third week of Church for the ward I ’ m in.  My sister Kayla said her ward had returned last month – or possibly in July.  She said that the members will attend every other week in order to allow social distancing.  I think that ’ s great that there are that many in attendance as the last time I had gone to her ward the attendance seemed even less than what this ward has been – a lot of empty pews and much social distancing – even before it was a thing.           Wearing a mask can be bothersome, but it ’ s not a tremendous sacrifice on my part nor am I too proud to wear one.  I appreciate surgeons and dentists wearing masks, all the frontline workers required to wear a mask all day.  Surely if they can do it for 4 – 10 hour shifts, a few minutes to a few hours shouldn ’ t be a big deal for me.  The mask is not the problem.  It ’ s not being able to connect in the way that we ...

            I have been thinking of an assortment of things lately – none seem post worthy however.   I haven ’ t come up with any great ways to transfer my thoughts.   So perhaps I ’ ll just assign numbers.   1.       I ’ ve driven many mornings without having to deal with school buses and I always forget.   Thus I have been leaving the house a wee bit earlier in order to pick up Jenna who does go to seminary in person – at least for the time being. 2.       On our return we pass the middle school which has always had a flashing light signal before the turn.   But I have not seen the signal since mid-summer.   I told the crossing guard about it.   Thus far it isn ’ t working still. 3.       I ’ ve seen a lot more construction signs and reflective cones set up all over Myrtle Creek.   And they somehow become permanent additions as t...

            I had graduated from high school in 1980 and had signed up for college the following year.  I did not have the internet or Google to help me with assignments.  I used whatever reference books I could find at the library.  It wasn’t until after Corey returned home from his mission that we purchased our first computer and added AOL dial-up.  It wasn’t much longer before the Google search engine was introduced.                I marveled at how quickly Corey could find references without ever having to leave the room.  Before that he had been a whiz at searching the card catalogues and familiarizing himself with the library as though it were his profession.  Google seemed to make life so much easier in some ways.             I had not familiarized myself with the search engines or internet as quickly a...

             I have not unfriended or blocked anyone due to political views although I have unfollowed people due to their ignorant and often offensive memes.   My eldest son is the biggest culprit.   But then I never have shared in his sense of humor (or lack thereof).   I have family members who have unfriended him. He is not the same person he was at one time.   He has forgotten that he lost a wife and has developed into quite an insensitive person. Masks are now mandatory in at least half the states – some are resorting back to lockdown.   I have heard that only USA has made the coronavirus and mask requirement a political issue.   For the most part I have viewed the anti mask wearers or Trump supporters as “me” people.   They abuse their freedoms at the cost of other people.   They are bullies.   Not all of them are Republican.   Not all supporters are Democrats.   What does that even mean t...

Well, the assembly was mostly on our voting responsibility - or at least that's what I got out of it.   The instructor asked.   What is November 11?   Here are some of the answers: "Doomsday"    "the best liar wins"   "Election hot mess, the day of voting" We were referred to this website and quote. John Adams said: "There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution." We watch a less-than-exciting video and then the conversation starts up again: "I've heard that many reports say that the voting system is rigged, can be hacked, is faulty, that is fixed, that we just show up with false hopes in that the decision is already made by the 5 big families" "Th...

This is my face when I'm watching a video explaining absolute value: This is my face when I'm listening to the the lecture for my management class: This is my face for the presidential candidates this year: