Don’t really have any May pictures yet. So you get one of theirs. Nice, huh?
Today I heard that a place out here called the Soup Plantation was going out of permanent business. If you don’t have those out there, it’s basically a buffet restaurant, think Hometown Buffet or Golden Corral, is you have those. Basically they don’t think the health agencies will ever let them operate again under this modern day life with the pandemic, so they closed down. I’m not much of a buffet person, but that place was okay, when I went there, and it’s more sad to me that 4,400 people are permanently out of jobs.
This time, this year, is just…there are no words really.
My company seems to be indicating now that we won’t be getting back into the office for months. They are even temporarily closing entire offices so they don’t have to pay for space/electricity we are not using. I definitely don’t anticipate going back at least through the summer. This really is stunning and unprecedented to say the least. I don’t think they want to rush anything only to have us all sent back out again. But it has made for a significant adjustment.
And I feel like I am whining a bit because I have a job still, at least for now, unlike so many many others. And I am not sick, at least for now, and they are continuing to take steps to ensure not too many of us do get sick.
The media and government on all sides these days makes me a little nuts so I have cut back on my amount of news intake. I recommend you all do the same if you haven’t already.
A few good things with working from home is absolutely no commute. I get to sleep in about an hour later. When I turn off my computer in the afternoon I don’t have to get in a car and drive anywhere. I just move to the couch! I can change the sheets on the bed while at work and I can throw a load of laundry. I can also serve myself good coffee as often as I’d like. I get to see my cat all day, every day. So yeah good things. And I think we have to think of good things in this life when we can.
I still have four more flashes left to write for May, so if anyone has a suggestion, and by that, I mean a SIMPLE one. PLEASE. Not some long involved multi-chapter thing. I have enough of those now! Anyway, let me know.
Spirk (with a small dose of Pinto) 
May 9, 2020 at 5:05 am
Simple suggestions:
The song easy like Sunday morning so some damn reason just popped into my head so maybe a lazy morning with our fave boys. Or picking out that puppy from that previous drabble 🙂
It is sad a business is completely shutting down permanently. We don’t have that place here but we do have golden corral. And yeah instill have my job. I’ll need something for July and August tho.
Im glad you are enjoying being home. How is M doing with it? I’m sure Luna is in kitty heaven with her dads home 🙂
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May 9, 2020 at 7:58 am
I shall consider it!
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May 9, 2020 at 6:24 am
That’s a gorgeous picture.
What is this word “simple” of which you speak? It does not seem to come up in my dictionary searches.
There are few businesses that can survive with the government forcing them to close down. They don’t own their buildings. .They rent them. No customers/clients? No income. No paying rent. So it’s not just us and our mortgages and rent.
People seemed to think our country was not fragile, that we aren’t all interdependent on each other.
It’s a Wonderful Life tried to explain that decades ago. Your money isn’t here in the building and loan. It’s in his house and her house and invested and loaned out. When businesses can’t be running, they can’t pay their rent and mortgages either. Nothing can survive, Not the food chain, not the oil chain.
It’s not that there isn’t food. There’s no way to get it to people in packaging small enough for a grocery store.
The big movements to not pay rent. If we don’t pay our apartment rent, how does the apartment pay their rent/mortgages? And soon NOBODY has anywhere to live, people are squatters, nothing gets repaired and the entire country turns into Mad Max. Very few are sitting on a wad of cash. We all help each other or we all go down together. If misery loves company, get ready for a lot of love.
And farmers and ranchers have huge bills too. It’s expensive to feed animals and if they can’t get them processed, they can’t sell them, they have to get rid of them. And there are laws against using small independent processors to provide meat to stores. Who thought THAT was smart?
And so we have today. And it can’t be ignored. It’s all around us.
And our own government did this. Not an outside enemy. We have destroyed ourselves.
Now everyone can see how very fragile our countries really are, how dependent on each other.
It’s all just started.
Just a few days ago we were told the social security system was going to buckle, that there won’t be money in just a few years for retirements.
And yet, we just wildly printed trillions of dollars, based on nothing. No gold standard for decades.
Which is it? Do we or don’t we? They can’t have it both ways. And everyone who works pays taxes and social security. But it won’t be there for YOUR retirement?
We’ve all been silly fools living in a dream. Not preparing for ourselves. Well, except for some. But their fortunes are vulnerable and fragile too without “the little people.”
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May 9, 2020 at 7:57 am
So no ideas, gotcha! I figured you wouldn’t think of something simple 🙂
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May 9, 2020 at 8:45 am
Fine. Simple. Sybok giving Spock “the talk” when Spock doesn’t understand why he’s not interested in T’Pring but is in Jim.
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May 9, 2020 at 8:55 am
Bridge crew stages an intervention with Jim/Spock. Tired of their oblivion about each other.
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May 9, 2020 at 8:56 am
Obliviousness? Something.
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May 9, 2020 at 8:58 am
Command team at an impasse on details of a treaty with new planet they’re trying to get into the Federation. They’ve been wined/dined. Jim suggests a “drinking game.” But choose Spock as their side. Planet leader doesn’t know Vulcans don’t get drunk. Accepts challenge,
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May 9, 2020 at 9:09 am
Jim’s tired of hearing how much superior Vulcans physiology is at everything. Decides to come up with something he could be superior at. Challenges Spock to a facial hair growing contest, bridge crew will judge after X number of days. Jim/Spock explore how facial hair changes things between them.
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May 9, 2020 at 9:20 am
ST 2009 AU. Beginning bar scene. Pike not there. Spock and Nyota on the verge of deciding to date, planned to meet at the bar.
Spock late. Fight already in progress when Spock walks in and sees what’s happening. Spock immediately falls for Jim, deals with all that mess.
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May 9, 2020 at 3:37 pm
Thank you, I may be able to use one of these lovely suggestions
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May 9, 2020 at 9:32 am
Nyota/Spock never dated. Enterprise next mission days away.
Nyota bakes brownies for bridge crew.
What happens as they attempt to go about their regular routine.
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May 9, 2020 at 9:12 am
I try to avoid listening to the news too much. It kills my soul. Sadly it’s all a mess, especially with no unified plan in this country to contain it. And the president is doing everything backwards. He couldn’t make a humane decision to save his life. But, then again, that’s nothing new! . 🤦🏻♀️ I’m just SMH!
Story idea… Jim and Spock are new in a relationship and Jim discovers a long ago healed scar on Spock and asks him about it. Turns out it’s from when he was bullied as a child.
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May 9, 2020 at 3:37 pm
Yeah the news sucks
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May 10, 2020 at 5:18 am
Flashes: breakfast interrupted. Chocolate flavored kisses. An experiment gone sideways. 🙂
Definitely keep the good things in mind about the job. It sucks, but there’s perks so enjoy those while you can yeah? I know it’s not easy but I’m super glad you’re not out much and possibly getting exposed. 😘
You’re right about this time and this year. I sort of can’t believe it. But on the other hand, I’m not surprised. Except this is the sort of thing I expect in some dystopian future. But it appears that future is now.
Hugs and love to you and yours
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May 10, 2020 at 8:58 am
I just ordered myself a desk so that I can at least stop working at the kitchen table. Not supposed to arrive until next week though and then has to be put together!
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May 11, 2020 at 2:30 pm
My life with this Covid is really getting to me. As I prepare to go into my healthcare facility, the entire day I live in dread. I was off last night, after working Saturday night. I had requested my birthday night off. I should have requested the night before as well. It was nerve-racking working Saturday night. The Sunday morning schedule was at skeleton level and then one nurse called out. I was afraid a nurse would walk out in the morning and I’d get stuck working on a unit in the morning by myself! This constant strain is getting to me.
I’m working tonight, but at least I’m off Tuesday night. My regular one off. Yeah. Then I’m off next weekend, Saturday and Sunday nights!
Now I’m just rambling!
Stay safe Ivan! ❤️💚🖖😘
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May 11, 2020 at 2:41 pm
I can’t even imagine what it’s like for you on the frontlines. You have a stressful job anyway without adding all this to it. Seriously. Cannot imagine.
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May 14, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Thanks! 😘❤️
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