Third Week of April …Lockdown Tighter… People Stupider …

Boston Marathon April 1989
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So the weather back to up and down … cold and wet, a couple of  warm days … and a little snow forecast for next week ☹ COVID is now out of control in Ontario … much stricter restrictions were passed … everything non-essential closed (except for curbside and delivery) … grocery stores down to 25% capacity … playgrounds closed … police allowed to stop people and ask why they are out … and are people paying attention? No - - police refuse to stop people, playgrounds have been reopened, people ignoring new rules ☹ Case in point … called to complain about multiple teenagers playing across the street … no masks, non-family, etc. … police say that is not their concern, send an email to the COVID bylaw enforcement – which won’t be answered (if at all) until Monday ☹ … And the result – 13 kids playing, screaming, bouncing balls off cars, lawns, etc. ☹ ..And if nothing done, it will be like this for the next five weeks ☹ So does it really matter? What if one person is infected, and passes it on? Now, you have a super spreader among families, work, neighborhoods, etc. ☹ But in 2 months we will be moving into a new house and the only thing we should have to worry about is stray bullets from the local gun range and the occasional stray cow or goat 😊 … And tomorrow I get my vaccination!! 😊 I had a little memory moment last Wednesday the 14th of April, 32 years ago I ran my best marathon time in Boston … that’s me on the left a lot skinnier and younger … 😊 Overall I ended up running 39 full marathons and 3 ultras … 50, 70, and 110 kilometers!! 😊 Okay, on to food … again there aren’t a lot of pictures of food … a lot of  the old standbys – curries, pasta with meat sauce, Lamb Kofta, Mexican Birria, casseroles, tomato soup and grilled cheese, etc. – and tonight I’m making Chicken Carbonara with Fresh Pasta😊 Kelly and I are into Season 3 of  ‘Sneaky Pete’ on Prime … it’s a lot slower (and more boring) than the first two seasons, but with only 5 more episodes we’ll finish it off😊.  I  finished  watching ‘Bitter Daisies – Season 2’ – it got better in the last episode and left an opening for Season 3. I’ve gone back to watching ‘Cable Girls’ on Netflix – there are 6 seasons – and though it’s a little too romantic and telenovela (very reminiscent of ‘Grand Hotel’) it’s during an interesting period of Spain – the late ‘20’s leading up to and through the Spanish Civil War. The Masters finished up last week – Hideki Matsuyama being the first Japanese player ever to win a major ($2.07M), congratulations  - and Corey Connors  tied for 8th  !! Nice payout of $345K U.S. 😊 Mackenzie Hughes came in around 41st, still an excellent showing!! 😊 Corey Connors is making a name for himself in golf – 3 top ten finishes in the last 4 tournaments played😊 This week he’s playing at the RBC Invitational – he’s tied for 6th going into the last round today. Got to go … want to drive by another place we are selling … have a great and safe week … we will see you in a bit!!