During the hoarding frenzy that came with the Covid pandemic, shoppers cleared shelves of toilet paper. Heard of one hoarder who was paying for favors with toilet paper rolls instead of coins. Some have expressed surprise at hoarded toilet paper being favored over coined money, but not this ‘haole.’ For you who never enjoyed a blessed year in our 50th state, as this visiting professor did in the 1970s, I borrow a definition from the internet: “Among Hawaiian residents
Category: Pandemic
Vaccinated
Wasn’t my first rodeo…as I can say because I’m back in Texas…or my first vaccination. Heard a Doc gave me a smallpox shot in my earliest days. Doctor Salk’s polio vaccine was administered after my teen-age years. Got another shot. As of February 26, 2021 this 92-year-old kid “may be prevented from getting COVID-19.” But a warning, possible chance that I might spread the pandemic to the family that watches over me—Mayo Clinic doctor says a
1918 in 2020
The year was 1990. We flew to New York, invited to see the premiere of Wharton, Texas playwright Horton Foote’s movie 1918. The Chicago Tribune review labeled the movie as ‘1918—Plagued by Small Town’s Unmerciful Hopelessness.’ During our present pandemic you often read or hear about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that killed more people than those who died in World War I. Broadway playwright Foote remembered 1918 Spanish flu stories recounted in his hometown
Handshake and a Smile
A handshake and a smile. How we were taught to measure the intentions and sincerity of those we met. Like 9/11 forever changed air travel, the gloves, masks and sanitizers of this pandemic will forever change how we socialize. I signed (May, 2020 ) the Declaration for the City of Heath, and we ordered the restaurants to end dine-in service and limited the size of gatherings. We could not let Heath become a proving ground for