The struggle will continue in 2021 but their are some things to consider as we close the door on one of the most challenging years of our lifetime.
The dumbest thing I ever bought was a 2020 planner.
I was so bored I called Jake from State Farm just to talk to someone. He asked me what I was wearing.
2019…..Stay away from negative people
2020…..Stay away from positive people.
The world has turned upside down. Old folks are sneaking out of the house and their kids are yelling at them to stay indoors!
This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came into my house and told my dog. We had a good laugh.
“After my business breakfast, I’ll be going directly to the office.”
Every few days try your jeans on just to make sure they fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.
Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing our hands?
This virus has done what no woman has been able to do. Cancel sports, shut down all bars and keep men at home.
I never thought the comment, “I wouldn’t touch him/her with a 10-foot pole” would become a national policy, but here we are!
I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerator.
I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to the Backyard. I’m getting tired of the Living Room.
Never in a million years could I have imagined I would go up to a bank teller wearing a mask and ask for money.
At last 2020 is over. All year long, it was another disaster after another. Every time something awful happened, we said “That’s it, It can’t get any worse”. But it did. Now we’ve had our election, and we thought that it would settle down….Has it???…..Hell No….Its just gotten worse. Its now the second week into 2021. It should be better…..But no…January 6 was the day the country should realize how dangerous Donald Trump is. Trump was defeated for the next term as President of the United States by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Biden received 306 Electoral Votes to Trumps 232. He has refused to concede to Biden and has filed over 50 law suits to try to prove the election was rigged and stolen from him. In his 4 years as President he has lured the silent majority to listen to every angry word with his speeches, and all his tweets. They started following and felt empowered to do his work.
Finally on January 6, the day Congress was to declare officially that President Elect Joe Biden was the next President, Trump organized and attended his “Save America Rally” in Washington DC. For over an hour he spoke to his followers, working them up into a frenzy. His final words were, ” So we’re going to, we’re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, I love Pennsylvania Avenue, and we’re going to the Capitol and we’re going to try and give… The Democrats are hopeless. They’re never voting for anything, not even one vote. But we’re going to try and give our Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don’t need any of our help, we’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”…….He promoted this rally by saying….”LETS GET WILD” “Fight for Trump” Save the World-Save America……. And so thats what they all did. They marched down Pennsylvania Ave to the Capital.
Such Disrespect
This iscopiedverbatimfrom Wikipedia:
On the morning of January 6, protesters assembled on the Ellipse for a “Save America” rally;[27][28] Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, and several members of Congress addressed the crowd.[29] Trump encouraged his supporters to “fight like hell” to “take back our country” and to march towards the Capitol,[30][31] while Giuliani called for “trial by combat,”[32] and Trump Jr. threatened the president’s opponents by saying “we’re coming for you.”[33] As the rioters entered the Capitol by breaking through windows and doors, Capitol security evacuated the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. Several buildings in the Capitol complex were evacuated, and all of them were locked down.[34] Rioters broke past interior security to occupy the evacuated Senate chamber while federal law enforcement officers drew handguns to prevent entry to the evacuated House floor.[35][36][37] The evacuated office of House SpeakerNancy Pelosi was occupied.[38]Improvised explosive devices were found on the Capitol grounds during the riots; explosives were also found at offices for both the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee, and in a nearby vehicle.
Five people died from the events and others were seriously injured. One woman attempting to enter the House chamber through a barricaded door was shot by police and later died.[39][40][41]Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick died after allegedly being struck in the head with a fire extinguisher.[3][14][42] Federal authorities launched a murder investigation to examine Sicknick’s killing.[43] Three protesters suffered fatal medical emergencies during the event.
Trump reacted slowly to the storming, first resisting sending the District of Columbia National Guard to quell the mob,[44] and eventually praising the rioters as “great patriots” and telling them to “go home in peace,” while reiterating claims of election fraud.[45][46] The crowd was dispersed from the U.S. Capitol later that evening. The process to certify Electoral College results resumed that evening and continued to its conclusion the following morning, with Pence declaring Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris the victors and affirming that they will assume office on January 20. Under pressure from his administration, including many resignations, Trump committed to an orderly transition of power in a statement.[47][48][49] On January 9, The New York Times reported that Trump had told White House aides that he regretted committing to an orderly transition of power[50] and would not resign from office.[51]
So this is where we stand in 2021.…Its only January 10th…..Can it get any worse????….Now their are reports and calls of Violence being intensified ahead of Inauguration Day. They are expecting the worst to happen. This country is in shambles. We have less than 2 weeks to Biden’s Inauguration. Will Trump be removed through the 25th Amendment, or by Impeachment. Or not at all…….Beginning to think were living in the “Twilight Zone”
Capital Police trying to keep the Rioters out.Destruction in the Hallways
Today is January 11 2021, and more news has come out over the weekend as to the damage the rioters managed to do. The rioters barreled past the barricades, clashing with the police. They broke into the Capital building by bashing in doors and breaking windows. The news is full of videos and photos. It was all captured on camera. They swarmed through the halls fighting and chasing the police.
Senators were told to take cover before they were evacuated. Some even put on Gas Masks.
The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi was on the House floor as they were doing the counting of the Electoral College vote. The police with guns drawn were able to hold them off as they evacuated the House and the Senate as well as Vice President Mike Pence. The rioters broke into the Senate and damaged and destroyed so much. One person was photographed sitting at the podium. They roamed the building and broke down the door into Nancy Pelosi’s office breaking mirrors and destroying so many things. They stole her computer and took pictures of themselves doing all these heinous things is if they were on vacation.
Rioters walking through the Hallowed halls stealing items.
So the investigations have begun. They are chasing thousands of leads. Over 70 arrests already made, and hundreds more predicted. The are using all the video and photo footage to track down the rioters. Also using tracking money, travel records and movements of people and communications and many tips from people. Most of these people seem to be from out of state. Not very many locals.
Rioter sitting in Nancy Pelosi’s chair with much disrespectNancy Pelosi’s Office ransacked
Now its January 12. Eight days from inauguration. Trump hadn’t talked to his Vice President Pence since Wed. Trump had asked him to throw out the states in the Electoral vote counting, that he had discrepancies with. He said he won by a land slide. Certain states were lying and giving rigged election results. Pence told him he couldn’t do that. Trump turned on him. After the Wed. riot, Trump pretty much stayed in isolation at the White House with his aids staying away from him or spending little time as possible. He started losing many of his aids and dept. heads due to resignation. They had had enough of him. Trump finally talked with Pence on Monday discussing his next week planning. Facebook and Twitter has barred him for life and also a Social account called Parlor. Now all of a sudden he has decided to come down to the Rio Grande Valley and visit his Border Wall. He arrived in Harlingen today at VIA, Valley International Airport. I went out to the airport to see what was happening.
All Trumps followers waiting near the Valley International Airport in Harlingen Tx.Air Force One…..I was right under it as it landed…..It just glided in….Very quiet, like a Bird
Of course their was all his followers. So many flags and cars. People cramming up by the fence to get a glimpse of him. I drove a mile out of town were the plane would cross on its approach. I always wanted to see what it was like to be under a plane on its approach. It was as good as a time as ever to do this. lol I actually thought it was fascinating. It just glided like a bird right over the top of me. So cool…..They flew him by helicopter over to Alamo by the newly constructed wall. He gloated over the construction of course, but had to also downplay his involvement in the Wed riot. “He believes in peace, and no violence.” lol…..Whatever….
So as it stands today, Jan 11th, The Articles of Impeachment have been drawn up and presented. The Houseof Rep. is expected to vote on asking Pence and the Cabinet, to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would remove Trump immediately from his office. It would affirm that Trump can not successfully perform the duties of the President of The United States. If that does not work, they will vote tomorrow to Impeach him, which would be the 2nd time. Now is that a wonderful thing to be known for. His legacy will be, The only President to be Impeached twice. Nancy Pelosi says Trump is deranged, unhinged, and dangerous as President and we need to protect ourselves from him. He has done something so serious, he needs to answer for it and be prosecuted. He is definitely suffering the consequences. Deutsche Bank announced it will no longer do Business with the Trump organization. He owes them 340 million in loans due in the coming years. Many other banks are following suit. The 2022 PGA Golf Championship has been pulled from the club he owns in Bedminster NY. He is livid with anger I’m sure. This has got to be the beginning of the end for him. Now it will be a race against time as to how it will go. President Elect Biden will have his Inaugural on January 20, with the Capital being heavily guarded. They are trying to figure out how to do this, with Biden still having time with Congress to get his people up and running in the White House. Reports today say their is info on violence happening in all 50 states on Inaugural Day. The country is preparing. We need to unite and feel peace. We also need the threat of Trump to go away. So, Congress needs to get this done once and for all. We don’t need him coming back in 4 years.
Ohhhh……Lets not forget…..Our Country is in Crisis……Covid has killed 380,555 people in the US as of today.
22,835,071 people have been infected. Every day over 200,00 cases are positive.
Our Hospitals are maxing out in many states. The nurses, doctors, and all medical personnel are so tired and stressed. They have been working nonstop for months and months.
How many of those rioters will now turn up positive. Some of the Congress are already turning up positive because they were all locked in a room during the rioting.
The Vaccine is finally here. It is getting dispensed to all the states. Its a huge learning curve but it is improving……..Their is HOPE for a better future…….Its About Time.…..
I have been thinking about the changes in New YorkCity in this past year. Will it ever be the same again? Last year, Thanksgiving 2019, Tina and Ed took the kids to New York City for the first time. Austin’s birthday was on Dec 1, and he had wanted to see the Lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center and the Macy Day Parade.
Streets are full of Traffic and sidewalks full of people…
The Official Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center. It was lit up the following weekend after they left.
NYC was alive and brilliant with lit up marquis, Christmas lights galore, and lots of people. The Marquis lights were so full of colors, and flashing the Broadway and TV shows all the way up and down the blocks as far as you could see. The skyscrapers were towering high above with some of their office lights still on. The tall beautiful 77 ft Norway Spruce, from Orange County Florida was placed at Rockefeller Center to be the official Christmas tree for the season. It was 46 ft in diameter and weighed 14 tons. Christmas lights and displays were everywhere. The sidewalks were full of bustling busy people with their winter coats and hats, and the streets were full of vehicles including carriages giving tourists rides and policemen directing traffic. They signed up to ice skate at RockefellerCenter, and had to wait till 10PM for a time slot. They had so much fun. If you listen, you can almost hear all the noise in the background, the music, car horns, whistles, sirens and all the people laughing and talking.
Rockefeller Center Skating Rink
Ed and Austin skating in Rockefeller Plaza with the Tree in the Background.
Austin loves the Pokémon
Macy’s Day Parade….2019
The kids stayed at Crown Plaza on Times Square in Manhattan.
Little did anyone know what was about to happen in several months………..
View from Tammy’s’ hotel window at the Marriot Marquis on Times Square in Manhattan
About 5 months later Tammy arrived. She stayed at the Marriot Marquis also on Times Square in Manhattan, only about a block from where Tina and the kids stayed. When she arrived the city was shutdown. Governor Cuomo declared Shelter in Place, and all business closed. The city that never slept at night grew silent……No traffic, no people on the street, No car noises, no tourists. The marquis were lite up, but they displayed messages, ‘Thank You To Our Frontline Nurses” “Thank You to Our First Responders”.Tammy had answered the call for RNs to work in NYC. What a contrast it was from 5 months ago when Tina and the family was their……
Standing in the middle of the street….No people….No traffic
She was assigned to a BronxHospital. The city was reeling in panic. Covid-19 was infecting people by the thousands. Many business’s let their employees work from home, otherwise, you simply did not work. Just think of all the business who employed workers to service and sell to customers. No work? ….No Money?….You still get bills…..Many business’s closed permanently and people lost jobs. We all watched NYC from all over the USA. The virus was starting to travel across the US, but we never thought it would come to our home town too.
When Tina, Ed and the kids were in NYC, The Corona Virus was just beginning overseas, but on its way to America. In just a very few months it would take over NYC bring it to its knees and screeching to a halt. NYC would fill its hospitals up to over capacity, and the morgues would be full of bodies, with refrigerated trailers rented or purchased to help hold the overflow………The Year of 2020 will be born with the Beginning of the Coronavirus taking over the world. It almost seems like a bad sci-fi movie…..but its todays reality.
Tammy and her friends from Illinois on the streets of NYC
New York City Honoring the Front Line Workers
The first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in NYC in March of 2020. They said it had probably already been their for awhile. 23,000 were confirmed by March 27. 2 days later on March 29 it had risen to 30,765……Wow, those numbers are mind boggling…..Tammy was hired by Krucial Staffing Agency, _{Emergency Agency} on their 2nd wave of hiring. She arrived and started working on her birthday April 6. By that time they had over 2,000 deaths. NYC had become the worst affected area in the country. The dead were dying to fast for the funeral homes to take care of them. Some homes bought or leased refrigerator units. Even the Crematoriums were booked and couldn’t keep up. They began burying bodies in mass at Hart Island……Potters Field, for the poor. Today, New Years Eve, their is 430,597 confirmed cases in the city for a total. Todays daily count is 4,207. They have had a total of 25,042 deaths with 41 for their daily count. New York have brought the counts way down and had started opening the city in the summer, but the counts are on the rise again.
The virus is on the rise again all over the country and the world. California is suffering terribly. Their hospitals are overfull. They have nowhere to put new patients. They are running over 30,000 new cases a day. Illinois was bad for awhile. Governor Pritzker shut down much of the state. It is now declining. As of today Illinois has a total of 963,389. the daily count is 7,374.Texas has been bad up north, but its heading down south again. Todays totals are 1,766,410 with a daily counts averaging around 15,000. We are hearing reports that our local hospitals are filling up, and their is a medical staff shortage. Down her in the RGV our first wave was this summer. The hospitals were so backed up, they set up emergency units for the overflow. Now Texas is starting to heat up again. Many areas are now having their 2nd wave. We are told to expect a new wave because of the holidays. People really have a hard time respecting Social Distancing. Masks are a must. It’s been a tuff year. Everyone is tired of Social Distancing. They are getting together for all the holidays. That can spell disaster. We also have those people who don’t believe. They think the government is infringing on their rights. They want the freedom to make their own decisions on mask wearing. Also, many say,…. “It will go away when the election is over”……Come on, Really?….How does the election affect the people dying, and those filing up the beds fighting for their lives on ventilators.
Now we have 2 vaccines finally available with a 3rd one almost ready to be approved. They are rushing to have it dispensed all over the country. This is a huge feat which is already having problems. Hopefully this is the answer. All we need is time. But is everyone taking the vaccine? I am not….I’m a bit skeptical because it’s new. Even though they say it’s not been rushed, I still feel it has. Of course I don’t take any shots, flu shot neither. So that is my choice.
So Here it is, the end of 2020, and the beginning of 2021. Everyone is hoping for a better year. The virus is still running rampant all over the world. We are just now hearing of a new Coronavirus Variant entering the states. 2 vaccines have been approved and being rushed around the country to be dispensed. So many people have lost their jobs. We have weekly food lines for family’s who can’t feed their families. People are being evicted from their homes because they can’t pay rent. We wear face masks every time we go somewhere. We practice Social Distancing, no matter what we do. Even the check out lines in the stores. Our White House is in shambles. The leadership and dissention between the party’s and the president are not only embarrassing but devastating to our country. Can we put everything aside when the new President comes into office this month? This is what we must do as a country……UNITE…..AND HEAL…..Their is so much for the New president to do. The people are reeling and suffering from this Coronavirus tragedy. They need some compassion and help. The small business’s have been destroyed. The Economy has ruined so many people’s lives. We need Unity and a plan. A plan for a new beginning. Hope for the people to begin to live once again. Let’s hope we get through these next several months, and 2021 is the start of our NEW BEGINNING….
.............''AND LET THE FUN BEGIN''................. 