Beneath the Wraps

                I wish I had taken the time to record my thoughts and try to transcribe them instead of the pathetic attempt to post the following:            Jenna has an assignment due today.   She asked if I could bounce around some ideas in order to help her.   The topic is “ Defunding the Police – Why or Why Not? ” Her thoughts mirrored my own when the subject started making its way around facebook.           “ Why would we defund the police?   That is so wrong.   It ’ s their job to serve and protect us.   Why would we want to take that away? ”           I obviously had not understood why so many seemed to support it until I saw this political cartoon   this was shared on facebook.  Unfortunately I am  unable to cite its orginal source but would like to ...

              When the stay-at-home order was given in March, there was a great number of people who did stay home but there were many who had the attitude that “I still have freedom . . . nobody tells me what to do . . .” and have contributed to American stupidity ever since. I don’t like Walmart for many reasons but Roland just so happens to have a Walmart card and Roseburg has a Walmart and so we have been there numerous times – though I have not accompanied him as often as Jenna who wanted to go to Roseburg last and I wanted to stay home with Bonnie (the dog) but Roland had me go and Jenna stay. Because there was no iodized salt offered at Costco, Roland wanted to stop by Walmart first to get some.   The last time we had gone to Walmart there was a line of people waiting for consumers to exit the store and were allowed so many at a time (depending on the amount leaving) maintaining a social distancing.   Everybody required to wea...

           As a student, for me personally, it was always easier to receive verbal directions than written ones.   I would do the research for whatever class I had online and discover the assignment was very different from my interpretation of what I thought I had read.   So often I would have to change my sense of direction – sometimes resulting in starting from scratch.   I’m finding the same is true with some of the students who are used to being in public school but are online currently due to the pandemic.           On of my daughter’s friends asked if she could come and film herself performing CPR on Jenna.   That is NOT social distancing.   Jenna does not have that same assignment as she is not currently taking the required health class that her friend has on her schedule.   Her friend seemed certain that she would have to practice on another person – which for me sounde...