Hello, world! This blog began on September 28, 2007, and so far nobody has come looking for me with tar and feathers.
On my honor, I will do my best not to bore you. All comments are welcome as long as your discourse is civil and your language is not blue.
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And whether my cup is half full or half empty, fill my cup, Lord.
One of my favorite quotes too, from one of my favorite books and I loved the movies too! Need to read and watch them again soon. How are you and Mrs. RWP doing? Praying for Tom too.
Kathy, Mrs. RWP and I are doing fine. We are staying indoors as much as possible and hoping we have enough food and prescription medicines to last for a while. Today we have heard that going out to buy groceries and to doctor's appointments are okay to do.
Our friend Tom's test results came back yesterday and he is indeed positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. He has been hospitalized since a week ago Wednesday and sedated and on a ventilator since Sunday. The doctors told the family that his treatment would be the same no matter the result of the test as they were presuming that he was positive. It is surreal to know that our friend of many years is included in the statistics we've all been hearing.
Today we heard Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York say that language is important. New York City and San Francisco are not "quarantined" nor should they be instructed to "shelter in place" as that refers to an active shooter situation or a tornado or a nuclear threat and means to find an inner room with no windows and stay there until an "all clear" is received; Gov. Cuomo said there would be no "all clear". He said that sending in the National Guard didn't mean the place was under martial law; they were there to distribute food and help in any way possible just like during blizzards. We are not in New York but he made a lot of sense. It occurred to me that he might be president one day.
I've heard a couple of Marist polls now to the effect that Republicans see the virus as an example of "liberal hysteria" and an attempt to derail Trump (I don't know how they can have it both ways, but Hannity is sure trying). In this area of liberal hysteria, society is shutting down a little more each day, and Peggy and I are no longer leaving home except to take walks. Yesterday, Eugene, had its first death, but, due to a lack of tests, no one knew that the woman had been sick with the virus for two weeks. Where you are, are schools and libraries, elective surgeries, dental services, restaurants, and bars, all closed or not happening? Are people hoarding to the point that many items are in short supply? Are stores having special hours for the elderly, and have mayors and governors declared a state of emergency, and, oh by the way, where did you live before you moved to earth 78 years ago, and why did you leave?
Snowbrush, I have fallen behind again on replying to comments as it is now March 22nd, but in my defense I did publish two posts in the interim. Nevertheless, I'm sorry for the delay.
In answer to all of your questions but the last two, yes, yes, yes, and yes. Regarding your next to last questions, Wordsworth said it well in these lines from his "Ode On Intimations Of Immortality From Recollections Of Early Childhood":
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar: Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God, who is our home: Heaven lies about us in our infancy!
and as for why I left, I wanted to be near my mother, and she happened to be in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, at the time.
Scalawag? Me? Do you mean scalawag in the sense of: "a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation" (in which case I'm dead) or scalawag as in: "a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal?
Snowbrush, I meant it in the second sense, although I certainly am aware of its original meaning. And there is the fact that you forsook Mississippi for such Yankee places as Minnesota and Oregon. If the glove fits, you must acquit, but if the shoe fits, well,.... (In your defense, Minnesota and Oregon are not Republican places.)
Like you I think that is a splendidly insightful quote from an extraordinarily talented person who weaved a 'story' that has become greater than almost any other in my lifetime.
So far as the news contained in your response to Kathy is concerned I hope upon hope that the outcome for Tom is positive. The virus suddenly seems close to home.
Sue, things have become worse in the world at large in the last week but we are still doing well. Our son doesn't want us to go out for groceries but somebody is going to have to in a week or so.
One of my favorite quotes too, from one of my favorite books and I loved the movies too! Need to read and watch them again soon.
ReplyDeleteHow are you and Mrs. RWP doing?
Praying for Tom too.
Kathy, Mrs. RWP and I are doing fine. We are staying indoors as much as possible and hoping we have enough food and prescription medicines to last for a while. Today we have heard that going out to buy groceries and to doctor's appointments are okay to do.
ReplyDeleteOur friend Tom's test results came back yesterday and he is indeed positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. He has been hospitalized since a week ago Wednesday and sedated and on a ventilator since Sunday. The doctors told the family that his treatment would be the same no matter the result of the test as they were presuming that he was positive. It is surreal to know that our friend of many years is included in the statistics we've all been hearing.
Today we heard Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York say that language is important. New York City and San Francisco are not "quarantined" nor should they be instructed to "shelter in place" as that refers to an active shooter situation or a tornado or a nuclear threat and means to find an inner room with no windows and stay there until an "all clear" is received; Gov. Cuomo said there would be no "all clear". He said that sending in the National Guard didn't mean the place was under martial law; they were there to distribute food and help in any way possible just like during blizzards. We are not in New York but he made a lot of sense. It occurred to me that he might be president one day.
Glad that you and the Mrs are doing ok. Will continue to pray for Tom.
DeleteGlad that someone is making sense during all this mess. It is so needed.
I've heard a couple of Marist polls now to the effect that Republicans see the virus as an example of "liberal hysteria" and an attempt to derail Trump (I don't know how they can have it both ways, but Hannity is sure trying). In this area of liberal hysteria, society is shutting down a little more each day, and Peggy and I are no longer leaving home except to take walks. Yesterday, Eugene, had its first death, but, due to a lack of tests, no one knew that the woman had been sick with the virus for two weeks. Where you are, are schools and libraries, elective surgeries, dental services, restaurants, and bars, all closed or not happening? Are people hoarding to the point that many items are in short supply? Are stores having special hours for the elderly, and have mayors and governors declared a state of emergency, and, oh by the way, where did you live before you moved to earth 78 years ago, and why did you leave?
ReplyDeleteSnowbrush, I have fallen behind again on replying to comments as it is now March 22nd, but in my defense I did publish two posts in the interim. Nevertheless, I'm sorry for the delay.
DeleteIn answer to all of your questions but the last two, yes, yes, yes, and yes. Regarding your next to last questions, Wordsworth said it well in these lines from his "Ode On Intimations Of Immortality From Recollections Of Early Childhood":
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:
The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star,
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar:
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come
From God, who is our home:
Heaven lies about us in our infancy!
and as for why I left, I wanted to be near my mother, and she happened to be in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, at the time.
You do know, don't you, that you are a scalawag?
Scalawag? Me? Do you mean scalawag in the sense of: "a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation" (in which case I'm dead) or scalawag as in: "a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal?
DeleteSnowbrush, I meant it in the second sense, although I certainly am aware of its original meaning. And there is the fact that you forsook Mississippi for such Yankee places as Minnesota and Oregon. If the glove fits, you must acquit, but if the shoe fits, well,.... (In your defense, Minnesota and Oregon are not Republican places.)
DeleteLike you I think that is a splendidly insightful quote from an extraordinarily talented person who weaved a 'story' that has become greater than almost any other in my lifetime.
ReplyDeleteGraham, I was enthralled by Tolkien's books.
DeleteSo far as the news contained in your response to Kathy is concerned I hope upon hope that the outcome for Tom is positive. The virus suddenly seems close to home.
ReplyDeleteGraham, Tom is still in isolation in the intensive care unit but is slowly making progress.
DeleteIt is a very powerful quote indeed.
ReplyDeleteGlad to read that you and Mrs RWP are safe and hope (fervently) that it remains true.
Sue, things have become worse in the world at large in the last week but we are still doing well. Our son doesn't want us to go out for groceries but somebody is going to have to in a week or so.
DeleteI love that quote too. Thank you for posting it. Tolkien has always been a favorite of mine.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, the Christian reading public seems to prefer C.S. Lewis, but when it comes to fiction he couldn't hold a candle to Tolkien (in my opinion).
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