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Potatoes and New York's Governor Cuomo - May 7, 2020 It is said that "necessity is the mother of invention." I was listening to Gov. Cuomo this morning do his daily briefing. Part of his daily briefing had to do with the excess of potatoes in upstate New York where the piles of beautiful potatoes are 20 feet high and a football field long and the food lines/shortages in downstate New York are miles long.  It is In situations like this that true genius really shows itself. Cuomo had partnered with philanthropic organizations to set up programs to buy these potatoes plus many other farm products from the farmers and make them available to people in need. It is a win-win situation for everyone concerned. If you get a chance listen to Cuomo's briefings at 8:30 a.m. PST. You will be listening to a true genius at work.  Listen to the way that he is opening the state of New York. He is doing slowly and methodically. He is trying to keep politics and emotion out of the equa

Face Masks - Monday, May 4, 2020 My dear Facebook friend and relatives, every day I get up and get ready and take my dog, Louie-Louie,  for his early morning walk in my neighborhood. Once he has done his thing,  I come home and drop him off, and then I go for a longer and faster walk. I try to get in at least 10,000 steps every day. I don't always succeed but I try. During these walks in this age of this Coronavirus quarantine, I have noticed that many people do not wear face masks. I always wear a face mask to protect you from me. I owe you that much respect. I wonder why many people do not reciprocate or show a modicum of respect by wearing a mask when they encounter other people?  This pandemic is not close to being over! And so the big question that I have for you is, do you wear a face mask when you are out in public? Why or why not? Here is a selfie from this morning.

Shopping at Costco - AApril 13, 2020 Three weeks ago my daughter took me shopping at Costco. I stayed in the car while she shopped for what I needed. She didn't want me to go in because I am part of the age-related risk group. I don't think I have any pre-existing conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease that makes me more vulnerable to the virus. None that I know of. Knock on wood. I stayed in my car with my mask on in the parking lot of Costco, very close to the entrance. My daughter went in the store with her mask and latex gloves. As I observed the people coming into Costco I thought I was in the wild, wild west. The majority of the people, no matter what the age, didn't wear masks or gloves. There were huge groups of people and whole families walking into Costco, laughing and back-slapping each other. I thought that a party was about to break out. There appeared to be not a care in the world regarding the virus. I think that of the hundreds of people wa