Mama Always ~ L.A. Brown, Author

By now, all of us world-wide are familiar with this phrase, or something similar. The world has been watching as first China was hit with this killer disease, then Italy, all of Europe, the Middle East, the US, Canada, Mexico, and ultimately, the entire world sans Antarctica. The Arctic and the Arctic Region have been hit with cases in Iceland, as have Alaska (which, while it is counted in the US count, it is considered part of the Arctic Region), Canada; the Northwest Territories, excluding Nunavut, the Yukon, and Labrador, Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and 23 Oblasts in Russia. Antarctica is the only continent that has zero cases of COVID-19. In many countries, the stay at home order was strictly enforced, after the virus went berserk. Italy is the most well-known of these countries, with deaths numbering in the thousands, and still rising. Spain is right on it's heels. The US is, per capita, doing better than most, if you can call a death c...

I know, I've been rather scarce as of late...no really good excuse for that, and I will try to do better. That said, I have something for you to ruminate on.   “Now learn   this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer  is  near. Mt 24:32 I have a bit of a confession to make. When something is newsworthy, I watch as much live stuff as I can. That way, when the pundits and MSM come on and spin it their way, I know what I watched and heard. I know the truth without it being dissected  and mutilated, and fed to the public like so much pablum, and I can that way argue with the best of them...mostly.  When COVID-19 hit China, I watched the news...very carefully. When it landed in Italy, it piqued my interest, when it hit Seattle, COVID had my full attention. Then here comes an earthquake.  In the last 30 days, there have been 29 instances of a quake 5.5 or higher throughout ...

You know, I've been reading posts from friends and family...some are worried, others are not. Some are barely getting their essentials, and others are prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse. Me? I'm tottering right smack dab in the middle. I have some stuff socked away, but not like a couple people I know, and yet, I'm still trying to figure out how to get more toilet paper (I'm good...for now) without giving up my hermit status or my first-born's birth certificate. In case you don't know, two of us here are technically in the risky category, Mouse more than me.She's at risk because of Stage 3 lung disease from infancy, and even hay fever can turn to bronchitis or pneumonia on a dime. Me? 60 here and have had pneumonia and bronchitis in the last 5 years. Smh. It is what it is. That said, as far as panic is concerned...even with possible cuts in pay, yeah, I'm not there. And I've wondered about that until tonight. As I was mulling over the posts...