The Big Predictors - from Fauci to Alien Takeover

 

From Fauci to Biden to every know-it-all in the country, predictions are free this year and in glorious abundance. Doomsday scenarios are crowding the internet. And maybe the gloomies are right, but I prefer not to become overly frightened by these – still it makes one worry a tad.

And there remain some who predict (no, they insist) that the virus is overblown, a hoax, a socialist plan to overcome America, China’s plot to overtake the world, or the latest I heard was that the virus is an alien attempt to kill off all the people so they can inherit the earth. Weird but entertaining.

Those who claim the virus is a hoax are almost as annoying as the doomsters – but I’ve noticed they proclaim the hoax theory only until they get the virus.

So now, we don’t want to go into 2021 with the same prophecies beating us into submission. At the risk of sounding like a Pollyanna, I’ve decided to go into the 2021 with more positivity. Here are 10 simple things I want to keep in mind, in no special order. Maybe some of these will work for you:

1.     1.  I’m still in business…much smaller – but still hanging on selling books

2.     2.  My raised garden bed has been a delight – lots of leafy greens – almost free

3.     3. I only carry a balance on one credit card.

4.     4. I live in Arizona – winters here fare far better than most of the rest of the country (although I do miss snow, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing)

5.     5. I’m healthy. My husband is healthy. My sons and grandsons remain healthy

6.    6.  Thankfully I don’t have a house payment…and my new cactus garden is divine (my opinion)

7.     7. I can take even more time to hike, row (when possible), and explore nature

8.     8. My dog loves me

9.    9.  New pods of Blue Whales and Orcas discovered this past year

10 10. I’m proud to help support the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition, the NRDC, the Friends of Animals, and the Friday Harbor Whale Museum. Wish I could do more.

                                                            SUMMARY

2020 Disappointments? The failure of Saving Our Oceans. I gained 5 Covid pounds! My doctor who I adored retired. My dentist who I trusted implicitly retired. Could not get into Canada last summer. Not enough rain in Arizona! I now have no mules, horses, or cows or chickens anymore. Just my dog. The lake is limited, so now we can rarely row.

2020 Pleasant surprises? The continued success of A Beginner’s Guide To Owning a Mule.  I found a shoemaker whose shoes actually fit well (Danner). And last but certainly not least: I found the best solution for protecting the backseat of my truck from my dog’s debris: I ordered a back seat, fitted blanket from Meadowlark! It looks great and fits like it was tailor-made. Well worth the price…and my dog does not at all object to it! It gets 4-stars.

WE AT MOONLIGHT MESA ARE WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE PROSPEROUS 2021.