Posted on 10/20/2020 9:33:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin
I just found a journal of the emigration company that brought my dad’s parents to the town I grew up in! Their (the wagon company’s) traveling capital was $73.45, for a journey that lasted from June 28 to September 4 1863. That would have been from Omaha (Winter Quarters) Nebraska Territory, and some in that company were later sent south to settle my hometown of Payson Utah.
Fascinating!
I went back to bed after Mass, and now I’m feeling reasonably functional just as you’re done for the day, I expect.
Sorry about the allergies. No mention of being released from mandatory masks here, either, although I know Father Gary doesn’t particularly care about it. He thinks the world has gone absolutely mad.
One of my aunts died on the journey, at three years of age, to be buried on the Prairie. I knew there were child deaths among my dad’s older siblings, but had no idea any had died on the very long journey here, from Utinhaagen, South Africa. It made me sad to realize the sacrifices my family made to have freedom of religion. Just. Wow.
Yes, I was cold and getting cranky because the allergies were not responding to treatment so I went to bed a little earlier than usual. Didn’t do much good. The Perfect Wife began to text and it lasted the better part of two hours. At least I was warm.
I’m glad you’re feeling better. I thought perhaps you would lie down after Mass, because I knew you really weren’t feeling well.
I hope you feel better this morning.
I agree wholeheartedly with Father Gary.
Good morning. I had a little fever and headache again last night, but I am back to normal today.
Driver training for teh byos this morning.
The floof is reddy fer MUNDY!!
Good morning.
It’s good to know you weathered the vaccine symptoms without too much difficulty.
Right now, I’m not very happy with the allergy meds. They seem to be totally ineffective. If I were to stay here, I think I would opt for Kenalog injections as a matter of course.
The laundry is done, and I’m already worn out. Some days, it goes like that. I have an appointment at the pain clinic at 0945 and I really don’t want to go. But since Humana won’t authorize the hydromorphone, I have to go back and get a prescription for plain morphine sulfate. *sigh*
So do you take the byos to the training? Or does it come to them?
Or is it more online education?
I’m taking them to it. It’s not far, though. Vlad goes at 8:00 a.m. and James at 10:00.
Does it last very long?
I don’t know about you, but I feel an immense sense of relief that you are no longer the DI! (Driving Instructor) ;o]
Good morning. Happy Monday.
Rain and chilly here. Stupidity factor still high.
Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday.
After that, the boys can get learner’s permits (appointment at DMV is May 12), and then the Cheated Death Again driving adventures will resume.
Tom the Son has only one more week of work at Chipotle, so it’s possible that he can be dragooned into taking some drives with Vlad. He and James don’t get along well enough!
Well at least you get some respite from it. Maybe Tom will help and that should keep you from being quite so frazzled.
Good morning.
I hate when the stupidity factor is up. Simple things seem to be blown all out of proportion by the Stupid People. I hope it is fleeting.
I live in NYS. Without a miracle, high Stupidity Factor is a way of life.
It will be easier to get the hours in during the summer, rather than when it’s dark all the time.
I know exactly what you mean about driving education in the dark.
I hope I get that laser surgery on my right eye before I have to drive in the dark again. It got pretty hairy a couple of times this winter, coming back from Walmart.
The Lawn Guy is here. I literally had to scrape the mulberry cooties off the wheels of my laundry cart before I dared to bring it in the front door. The latest update on the tree removal is that “management” says they can’t afford to remove the two trees. Well, I hope I’m long gone when the one 6” from my living room wall topples in the wind.
For the techies around here, there’s a global outage impacting our ability to remotely log into our machines.
Work is gonna be “interesting” today.
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