Monthly Archives: May 2020

Quarantine Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Some big wins today, but I had a terrible realization. First, though, let’s see what’s what in the world. The-Youngest and I set our clocks to watch Space X launch its first manned rocket into space. Nature, however, had other … Continue reading

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Quarantine Sunday, May 24, 2020

Hello, bonjour. This is Vegas the Goldendoodle, though I prefer Vegas the Princess. It is day 73 of the pandemic, or as it should be called, day 73 of retraining my humans. I will not lie to you, they are … Continue reading

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Quarantine Friday, May 22, 2020

Day 71 of our Covid19 Journey: It’s getting more acceptable to go out, but what do you find when you go out? In BC, the Aquabus and False Creek Ferries resumed service today. I don’t know how many people were … Continue reading

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Quarantine Monday, May 18th 2020

The world is shifting back towards normal, though that new normal maybe something completely different. 40 years ago, today, Mt St Helens erupted. Oddly enough, I had forgotten that event, but let me tell you, I’ll never forget this pandemic. … Continue reading

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Quarantine Friday, May 15, 2020

In these challenging times, it was great to be able to celebrate some good news. 3 bits of good news, to be exact. But first, today, the BC Ferries are set to resume trips to Nanaimo, and (the bigger one), … Continue reading

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Quarantine Tuesday, May 12, 2020

So where are we at, shopping-wise? In the world, Elon Musk opened his plant in California and dared the state to arrest him. He also said his stock was priced too high (not long, ago), and that he’s selling all … Continue reading

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Quarantine Saturday, May 9, 2020

I had planned on talking about us doing Mother’s Day today, but instead, I found out some bad news that kinda got to me. In Canada, we lost 2 million jobs. Less than feared but still a staggering number, moving … Continue reading

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Quarantine Thursday, May 7, 2020

Ok, I’m officially becoming my grandma. I’m insanely excited about going for a car drive tomorrow with The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World. However, let’s catch up with the rest of the world, first. Here in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $4B … Continue reading

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Quarantine Wednesday, May 6, 2020

I’m going to break from my usual format for breaking news. Well, looks like it’s finally starting to happen. Like Italy, Spain, and some states in the US, we’re reopening the province. When I worked, we would have called this … Continue reading

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Quarantine Sunday, May 3rd, 2020

Day 52 of our quarantine. 59,474 cases. 3,682 deaths. 24,908 recoveries. 4L of 3% milk costs $5.12. No hamburger could be found in the local Save-On (due to a fear we’ll have a meat shortage). ***** No one thought the … Continue reading

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