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Stir Crazy

Phyllis Harmon, DTM

I confess, I am tired of staying home! I find I’m more available
to ‘do’ Toastmasters now that club meetings have moved online.
Then there are the speech contests—I’ve participated in at least
five of them so far. Thanks to the Trio providing Zoom Meeting,
we can stay more connected than ever. (Which reminds me–are
you joining the call on May 24th for the panel discussion Should District 7 Become
a Blended Club District? You can register to attend this free event by clicking
here. The panel will discuss and answer questions about what it means to be a
blended club.)
It seems to me that while sequestered, I should be making the most of my time.
I’m not. The house could use a bit of tidying, but that doesn’t interest me. The
garden? Not happening. Creating scrumptious meals? Give me a break!
Instead of all the tasks I should do, I’ve turned my attention to the husband for
entertainment. He takes his responsibility seriously. Yesterday, he added “Pick up
bat hooves from the Wuhan Market” to the grocery list. He is writing jokes and
posting them on the web, then bringing them to me for laughs. Here is his latest
posting:
I will sure be glad when this Coronavirus ‘House Arrest’ ends. We finally ran out of food EDITORIAL
and went to the grocery store to buy more. When we tried to enter the door a Security Officer
stopped us. He told us that we couldn’t enter without wearing a mask. We told him,“There
are none to be purchased anywhere.” He told us to leave. We did.
I then had an idea. We drove to a toy store, purchased two masks and returned trying to
enter the store. The Officer yelled, “Hey, those aren’t Surgical Masks, they are ‘Lone Ranger’
masks.” “But, they ARE masks,” I said.
We had to leave anyway, but as we returned to our car we heard shouts from other
shoppers saying things like, “Hi-ho Silver, Awaaay!” and “Who was that masked
man?” We laughed and laughed. Good Times.
How are you spending your ‘alone’ time? Hope to see
you soon at another online club meeting or contest!

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