Is it over?

December 1st

Hurricane season is officially over...

 

but really? It is 2020 afterall.

The Score So Far...

 

 

So it goes

Happy Thanksgiving

 It's that time of year again...

Enjoy Thanksgiving and stay safe

So it goes!

Today's the last day to vote

Sing along !

Vote him out !

Ride the blue wave !

 

 

Vote him out !

 

So it WILL go !

I Am Woman

Stand up for your rights

and VOTE

Americans: Are you ready to vote?

Are you registered to vote? Have you chosen what method to use for voting?

For information on voting in the US elections, you'll find every you need by visiting:

• https://www.vote.org - Scroll down the page for links to your particular state
• https://www.betterknowaballot.com - Brought to you by A Late Show.

Don't be intimidated by his rhetoric. VOTE HIM OUT!

He must lose by a landslide... no, a tsunami

Ride the Blue Wave

 So it WILL go...

400 years ago

So it went...

New USVI Covid-19 Regulations Sept 8 2020

First of all, I would like to say that I wish they would implement one of the UKs new protocols which is coming into effect next Monday. They are having bars and restaurants recording the names of their patrons daily and keeping this info for 3 weeks to aid in contact tracing. Simple, yet effective... Like wearing masks.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, USVI Governor Bryan held a Covid-19 press conference where he moved the territory from Stay At Home to Safer At Home (Yellow Alert phase).

• Businesses deemed non-essential are now allowed to open,
• Beaches are now open until 4pm on weekends and holidays, with no restrictions during the week. Gatherings are limited to 50 people. Facial coverings and social distancing protocols remain in effect.
• Boats are NOT allowed to raft up together. Keep a 12-foot distance.
• Restaurants will be allowed to resume dine-in operations under the following conditions:
  • No serving of alcohol at bar counters
  • No more than six persons per table
  • Tables must be 6 feet apart
  • Employees must wear facial coverings at all times
  • Patrons should wear facial coverings whenever they are not seated at a table
• Churches and houses of worship may reopen with a maximum of 50 people and will be allowed to serve communion according to guidelines of the Virgin Islands Department of Health.
• Private school campuses are allowed to reopen provided that they adhere to Department of Health guidelines.
• Visitation to nursing homes and senior assisted living facilities remains prohibited.
• Hotels and other accommodation providers are prohibited from accepting new leisure guests until Saturday, September 19th.
• Casinos and gaming establishments may reopen beginning September 19th under protocols established by the Department of Health and the Casino Commission.
• 100% of visitors and residents returning home will be required to provide a negative PCR test result in order to enter the territory or will be required to quarantine for 14 days on arrival. Further details are to be announced.

The Governor also said that he expects testing at the territory’s airports to begin by the end of the month. He also said that the situation remains fluid and restrictions could change at any time.

“As a community, we are trying to find a new normal. Our success in this endeavor is dependent on our willingness to adhere to the health guidelines and restrictions,” the Governor said. “Although we are now in week three of the moratorium on leisure guests, the virus is still being transmitted through person-to-person contact. This continues to be the most prevalent mode of transmission for the virus. We must all commit to doing our part to keep each other safe.”

So it goes...

This looks interesting

This is today's 8am 5-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook from the NHC.

So it goes...

How about some Duck Soup?

Duck Soup is one of my favorite Marx Brothers movies.

Does Groucho remind you of anyone?

Stay safe & wear a mask. Mask it or Casket.

Tropical Storm Laura & USVI Update

TS Laura passed through Saturday morning starting around 2am.

We be good !

'tis the season...

From the National Hurricane Center

2020-08-19 0800 EDT

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A Bit More About USVI & Restrictions for Covid

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Click image to enlarge

Stay safe!

US Virgin Islands returns to "Stay At Home"

At a press conference Thursday, the Governor of the US Virgin Islands issued an executive order reinstating "Stay At Home" restrictions.

Since Wednesday, August 5th, the number of confirmed positive cases in the USVI jumped 36% from 501 to 682. The island of St. Thomas saw a huge 78% jump in one week, from 194 confirmed cases on August 5th to 346 confirmed cases as of Thursday morning, August 13th.

Click on image to enlarge graph

Read the executive order: Click HERE

I wish he would have done this weeks ago. Our mooring is near a bar/restaurant and we heard someone say "I don't need to wear a mask. I have a beer".

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International Cat Day

International Cat Day

August 8th

We recommend watching and subscribing to the Kitten Academy's You Tube channel.

Be sure to watch their Daily Closeups, too!

Kitten Academy is a 24-hour live stream of a cat foster home. Follow kittens from birth to adoption. The Kitten Academy is a fine institute of higher education where kittens learn to cat.

Celebrate & Enjoy

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George Carlin: Past wisdom still applies

A blast from the past that is even more poignant in our troubled current times.

Warning: Some viewers may find the language offensive but the words are not what you should find objectionable. It is the current state of affairs is truely offensive.

Thanks to CrooksAndLiars.com for bringing this to my attention.

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Invest 92L now has a name...

And the name is...

Soon to become Tropical Storm Isaias.

We are one of the blue blobs under the black line.

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July 25th is National Cheese and Wine Day

Celebrate National Cheese & Wine Day

With something simple...

With something nicer...

Read more... CLICK HERE

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Lessons NOT Learned

Remember this peaceful demonstration gone bad 50 years ago?

Kent State - May 4, 1970

So it keeps going...

Don't we have enough problems?

Invest 99L has become Tropical Depression 7... Something we'll be watching carefully. Better buy propane and fuel tomorrow. Make a bit of extra water, too. Hopefully it will not develop much and we'll just get rain which a lot of people need.

Tropical Depression Seven Advisory Number   1
500 PM AST Tue Jul 21 2020

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.8N 40.4W

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Seven was located near latitude 9.8 North, longitude 40.4 West. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). A turn toward the west with an increase in forward speed is expected tonight and Wednesday, and that motion should continue through Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm tonight or
Wednesday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb (29.80 inches).

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RINGO!

Happy 80th Birthday, Ringo

At noon (your local time) on his birthday give a big global wave and say "peace & love". 

Watch Ringo’s Big Birthday Show, 

airing on his YouTube channel on July 7, 2020 at 8pm ET and 5pm PT.

The Starr-studded charity broadcast to celebrate Ringo's 80th birthday will feature performances by Ringo, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Ben Harper and Dave Grohl, Gary Clark Jr., Sheila E., Sheryl Crow & more, plus additional guest surprises! Show to benefit Black Lives Matter, The David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares & WaterAid through Ringo’s Lotus Foundation.

Let's watch it together on You Tube: Click here

#RingoStarr #Happy80thBirthdayRingo #PeaceAndLove #BlackLivesMatter #TheDavidLynchFoundation #MusiCares #WaterAid

Cool Cat

Adventure Cat Loves Swimming & Climbing Mountains Her Humans

Enjoy !

Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada Day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sir Paul

Today is the 78th birthday of

Sir James Paul McCartney CH MBE.

Happy birthday!

Cat Week Tonight

We can all use a bit of humor...

Enjoy!

So it goes !

May 5th

Cinco de Mayo

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Save Lives - Stay At Home

You Can Save Lives - Be Smart & Continue To Stay At Home

Today, the US Virgin Islands have relaxed the "Stay At Home" order to the "Safer At Home" protocol.

I had to walk to the grocery store and one thing I noticed was the increase in traffic. It seemed almost the same as during "normal" times. I was shocked to see a young mother going down the road with her little one in a pushchair (no masks either). Why? Yes, it is a nice day but stay home so in the future you can have more nice days together safely. Aargh !

Just because you can now go bowling or get a massage, doesn't mean you have to. Stay safe by social distancing for a little bit longer. Make it better/safer for everyone.

Last Wednesday, April 29th, USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced Wednesday he is implementing a “Safer At Home” order that will become effective on Monday, May 4.

The Governor also said he is issuing an executive order that will detail the phased reopening of non-essential businesses and the guidelines to which they will be subject. The intention of the “Safer At Home” order is to begin the phased-reopening of the local economy in preparation for returning access to the outside world.

The transition will be managed according to a five-tiered system

• Red – Total quarantine
• Orange – Stay-At-Home order (in effect through 6 a.m. Monday, May 4)
• Yellow – Safer At Home order (effective May 4)
• Blue – Open Doors (hotel reservations and leisure guest bookings permitted; restaurants open for seating – anticipated June 1)
• Green – New Normal

Read the whole document : https://doh.vi.gov/news/governor-bryan-issues-safer-home-order-government-united-states-virgin-islands

Statistics as of Sunday, 3 May 2020, 8:30pm

COVID-19 Cases

• Positive: 66
• Negative: 807
• Pending: 43
• Recovered: 51/66
• Active: 11/66
• Deaths: 4/66

So It Still Goes...

Covid-19 Lockdown

“It’s better to be six feet apart right now than six feet under”

- Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan

Good point.

Keep it up, folks! Maintain the restrictions. It's hard on everyone but it is for the good of everyone. Don't be selfish and remember to be kind and smile, even with your mask on :)

Wil Wheaton puts down in words what the majority us feel. Please read.

So It Goes...
  

Video entertainment during shutdown

FREE Video Entertainment

HBO

To provide some entertainment relief for those doing their part to keep everyone safe and healthy in this time of social isolation, HBO is making almost 500 hours of top programming available to stream for free for a limited time on HBO NOW and HBO GO–without a subscription–starting Friday, April 3, 2020. The list of free programming includes every episode of nine iconic HBO series such as The Sopranos, Veep, Six Feet Under and The Wire; major Warner Bros. blockbusters from HBO’s current catalog like Pokémon Detective Pikachu, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and Crazy, Stupid, Love; and 10 riveting HBO documentaries and docu-series including McMillion$ and The Case Against Adnan Syed.

All of the programming will be available to stream without a subscription through the end of April by downloading the HBO NOW or HBO GO apps, or by visiting HBONOW.com or HBOGO.com.

This is a great opportunity for us to finally see the Season 6 finale of The Sopranos. Plus there's lots of other great titles to watch. Last night we saw "Blinded By The Light". Excellent.

Note that the freebie shows are those in the top row, and scroll across to view more titles.

CBS

Star Trek fans who live in the United States will now be able to watch Star Trek: Discovery, Short Treks, and Star Trek: Picard, for FREE thanks to Patrick Stewart.

Viewers will be able to see the entirety of CBS All Access’ content for a month, including its reboot of The Twilight Zone and more. Use the code GIFT to get a free month on the streaming service. https://www.cbs.com Go for the more expensive Commercial Free version as it won't cost you any more :) You do have to register and remember to cancel before the end of the free period to avoid charges for the following months' service.

Enjoy!

April 2 - National Burrito Day

Celebrate
 National Burrito Day

Photo: https://nationaltoday.com/national-burrito-day/

It is said that the name burrito originated because its appearance was similar to packs and bedrolls that the donkey used to carry.

This is a flavorful day to enjoy if you are self-isolating. There are many how-to videos on YouTube. Jump in and experiment. You'll be glad you did :)

Now click 4 times per day!

Greater Good's
Covid-19 Response

Important News from GreaterGood.com

"As the country mobilizes to fight the coronavirus pandemic, we at GreaterGood are doing our part to make a difference. While we will continue to focus on making an impact for people, pets, and the planet, during this crisis we are making Covid-19 relief efforts our top priority.

"We're giving you a number of options to get involved, starting with the number of times you can click on our Click to Give sites every day. Typically, users are allowed to click the "Click to Give" button once daily on each of our sites. During this pandemic, we're allowing you to click up to four times daily, once every 6 hours. Half of all click donations will fund disaster relief efforts, including supplies for overburdened animal shelters, protective gear for front line healthcare workers, and food for those who are struggling. The funds generated from your additional clicks will go where they are most needed."

Click here (IT'S FREE) to get started. When you click, Greater Good's sponsors fund food and supplies for shelter pets. After you click the purple button, you'll be directed to a page with other buttons (Hunger, Breast cancer, Veterans, Autism, Alzheimer's, Diabetes, Literacy, Rain forest, and Greater Good).

So we go...

March 23: National Puppy Day

It's National Puppy Day

Hurray !!!

Get prepared for an overdose of cuteness today, because March 23 is National Puppy Day!

So it goes...

National French Bread Day - March 21st

Today is National French Bread Day. We really miss the real baguettes and other varieties of breads we used to get in France.

Maybe it's time to try baking a loaf.

Enjoy your day!

Happy Pi Day - March 14th

Today is PI Day

PiDay.org states on their website:

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “ π ”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite digits of Pi, talk to their friends about math, and to eat Pie.

I found #4 on their pi-facts interesting:

The record for reciting the most number of decimal places of Pi was achieved by Rajveer Meena at VIT University, Vellore, India on 21 March 2015. He was able to recite 70,000 decimal places. To maintain the sanctity of the record, Rajveer wore a blindfold throughout the duration of his recall, which took an astonishing 10 hours! Can’t believe it? Well, here is the evidence.

What variety of pie will you be having today? When I go to the store this afternoon I'll check out the bakery section.

It's Friday the 13th

Besides being National Earmuff Day in the United States which honors the 1873 invention of earmuffs, it is also K9 Veterans Day when all military dogs should be commemorated.

Visit The Greater Good's shop on their Animal Rescue site and see if something appeals to you. CLICK HERE to visit their store for items for this specific cause.

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Fun with numbers

I love numbers that do cool things.

When I look at my clock and it says

it always makes me smile.

Here are some interesting things that happen today, 2 February 2020.

Today's date is an 8-digit palindrome that works whether written in DD/MM/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY.

A palindrome is a sequence that reads the same backward as forward, such as "kayak" or "never odd or even".

So... today is

0202 2020

Something else of interest is it is day 33 and there are 333 days left in the year.

Of course, it is also Groundhog Day and Superbowl Sunday and perhaps, your birthday. :)

So it goes!

Happy New Year, BONNE ANNEE everyone!

Best wishes for 2020 to everyone!

And remember...

#PeaceAndLove