Seeing Utah

I got up to shut off the 7:30 alarm. I went back to bed but didn't sleep, so I got up to start my day. I asked Chris how to change my laptop password since someone seems to have gotten it and is trying to scam me for money by claiming to have a porno movie of me. Chris showed me how. I had questions about how it could have happened, but he did not want to talk about it. I took a pic of the scam e-mail and sent it to Kurt and Michael. They both responded saying I should not respond. But I had such good responses queued up:
Does your mother know what you're doing?
(A gif of someone laughing uproariously)
You'd make more money from the people who don't want to see the video.
I have a particular set of skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
We could use hacking skills like yours. Get me Bill Gates's password, and we'll talk.

I played several long videos while sewing Glenn's scraps together. I paused to make and eat breakfast, then continued. I didn't not expect it to look good since placement was determined by size, not color or pattern.
William called, wondering if there was a cutting mat at Dad's house. While we were talking, Chris' friend from the base in Utah called. He used his phone to show us around his place there on the base. His wife is a quilter and I saw lots of quilts on their walls. She pointed out all the storage that would be perfect for fabric. He said it is very dry there. Mold wouldn't grow if you tried. They had grass because of a sprinkler system, but nothing beyond the yard. There was a tree or two, but definitely no forests to see or walk in. Nearest town is at least half an hour away. Temp is still falling below freezing at times. Sigh. The man said the dryness makes the cold much more bearable, but I cannot imagine freezing weather in May.

After the tour and our chat, I went out to mow the lawn and soak up some sun. The battery was charged and the whole thing went well. I stopped often to clear the grass from the back and use it to fill in low spots in the yard. Then I washed my hands and went back to sewing. I got most of the pieces together and took a pic.

For supper, I ate a packet of tuna and a can of soup. I went out to get the mail and came back with a DVD from Netflix. My back hurt so I walked around the circle. That did not help as much as I had hoped. I stretched and used the massage ball on my spine. Then I made a salad to use up the rest of the greens. I threw in a few leaves from the hydroponic lettuce.
I watched an episode of The IT Crowd. I paused it when Chris moved to the couch. I made my magnesium drink and then we watched a DVD from Netflix called The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. It wasn't quite what I expected, but that was just the pilot episode. The next one will be more indicative. Chris pulled the sheets from the dryer and we dressed the bed. Then he turned in and I stayed up to blog.
* Scraps were too good for dog beds. *

Sewing something other than a mask

I got up around 8. I brushed and swished. I listened to episode 9 of the vaccine summit: there were recordings of ACIP conferences where the doctors said we needed more robust safety studies, then voted to add another vaccine to the schedule. One doctor asked if the childhood vaccines had ever been tested together the way they are given, and was told there was no data, but the general policy was to give each injection in a different limb. Footage from the Italy outbreak was shown later for NY as if it had just been shot in the US. News broadcast about shortage of ventilators showed a doctor putting one on a patient, but the patient turned out to be a mannequin. Is mainstream media being given a script to make things seem worse than they are? One of the new corona vaccines is grown in aborted fetal cells.

Another video I watched or listened to suggested nebulizing 3% hydrogen peroxide to stop any virus. He suggested all health care workers do it whether they have symptoms or not. Yet a third video brought me this idea: When you stop getting sunlight (in the evening), stop eating and you won't gain weight.

Chris went to get his security background check. He asked me if I had anything I wanted to tell him first. I said no, I hid my tracks well. After he left, I made and ate breakfast. He was back before I put on my bathing suit and sat in the backyard for some sun and reading.
I finished 4 masks, of the fabric that the chiropractor's assistant requested. Chris went to take a drug test. I called the office to deliver the masks, but they were closed. I spread out the scraps a lady had given me for dog bed scraps. They were much too nice for that. I pulled out her incorrect blocks and re-sewed them. Apparently she was working on pieced circles.

I went outside to mow the backyard instead of going for a walk. But the battery was run down because I had forgotten to remove the key. I plugged in the battery to recharge. I made egg salad with the bacon fat mayonnaise. I also ate a handful of nuts, and a square of chocolate. Then I went for a walk around the circle. When I got back, I made salad using most of the leftover greens. I ate it in front of my laptop, watching another video.

When Chris was ready, I paused the video and dissolved a tbl of magnesium in water to sip while we watched Inspector Lynley. Then Chris went to bed. I stayed up to refill some pill containers and make more green mix. I swished with salt water because the jaw under my recently-capped molars was sore. Then I posted to my blog and got ready for bed.

Alabama is open - sort of

I got up just after 7. I thought it was later. I brushed and swished. I started sewing two masks that were cut out on my sewing table. I checked my e-mail. Weird things happened when I used the track pad. I wondered if a mouse would work better. I washed up and got dressed. I grabbed a small jar of bamboo salt and went to see my chiropractor.
I got there a few minutes early, but the assistant called me pretty soon. She was wearing a mask, so I put mine on. I followed her to the back room and gave her my bag of stim pads. She put them on my back and connected them to her machine. She told me all the assistants wanted a mask like the one I made for the chiropractor. I laid there for 12 minutes having my back stretched. Then she put me in exam room 2. I paced around the room, waiting. When he came in, he said he got compliments on his mask. I gave him the bamboo salt. He adjusted my neck and then my spine. We talked about how none of the current situation is what it seems. Then he handed me my chart and I went to the front desk to pay.
When I got home, I changed my shirt. I wrote a check and put it in the mail. Then Sherry drove up. I got in and we went to the berry farm. It was a good thing she drove because I thought it was in the opposite direction.
When we got there, the parking lot was almost full of the cars of people picking berries. But we were there for the drive-thru. It was a short line. I handed cash to my friend and she ordered two buckets of berries. The lady put them in the trunk area. Then we proceeded to the person who collected money. After paying, we headed back to Huntsville. We stopped at a place selling plants and produce. I got a cantaloupe and some hydroponic lettuce. Then, on our way home, we were going right past S&R, so we stopped and bought elastic. I asked for white and black. He came out of the store with two hanks and charged me almost $30. I guess 20-yards of each is what people are buying.
Sherry dropped me off at home. I put the hydroponic lettuce in bowls of water. Chris had connected a mouse to my laptop. I told him my credit card had been rejected at both the chiropractor and the sewing store. He called the credit card company and they said they hadn't gotten the payment yet.
I made and ate breakfast. I tried to sit outside but it was too windy. I put the charcoal bags out to soak up some sun. I also put the red clover blossoms out because I suspected they were full of little orange mites. Then I put on headphones and listened to episode 8 of the Vaccine summit. It was about conspiracy theories and all the ways people who ask about vaccine safety are shut down, and pressured to be quiet. Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Glaxosmithkline, the top 4 vaccine makers are convicted felons, paying $35 billion in penalties, damages and fines since 2009 for defrauding regulators, for falsifying science, for bribing doctors, for lying to the public and for killing lots of people.
I took a break to finish the two floral masks, and to put the final touches on an e-mail to the congregation. I sent it to Tim. Then I went for a walk around the neighborhood. I took note of where blackberry bushes were blooming. When I got back, I checked the mail. There was a notice for Chris that a stimulus check was deposited in our account. I asked him if we could donate it to a food bank, and he said yes.
I cut pieces to make 4 new masks. I started sewing while listening to another interview. I paused to make supper. Chris called his parents to tell them that we are moving. Chris promised Cecily that we would work something out for beach week. I ate the last two heart meatballs, and a large salad. I talked to Dad and Faye, both of whom seemed to be doing well. I continued working on the masks until Chris was ready to watch TV. I put the berries in the fridge, and made my magnesium drink. Then we watched the next episode of Inspector Lynley. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to blog. Since today is the last day of stay-at-home for Alabama, I checked the news. The ban was lifted as of 5pm and most businesses are able to open for a limited amount of customers. I wonder if we will have church this Sunday.
* The plant place had hanging bags of flowers. *

C, it's here!

I got up after 8. I collected all the garbage and put it in the bin out front. I bagged up all the glass bottles. It is not recycled here anymore, so I had to put them in the trash as well. I rolled the bin out to the street.
It was detox morning, so I made coffee and did lymph-moving exercises. I skipped the part where I have to do toe-touches because of my back. But after a session with the massage ball, my back did not bother me again. I finished out the morning with a mixture of tapping and meditation.
I cleaned the bathrooms and vacuumed the floors and carpets. I used basting spray to hold the covers closed on the toilet lid bolts. I cleaned the countertops and sink in the kitchen. Then I took a shower and made breakfast. I listened to episode 7 of the vaccine summit:
Nosodes stimulate immune system without the side effects of vaccines. Two doctors wrote a book called The Vaccine Friendly Plan – a compromise spacing out injections and skipping certain ones, delaying others. Vaccination is different from immunity. Forcibly vaccinating a person is battery.
Korean clinic, paid taxes, foot detox – very dark water,
home, called Beverly, Chris came home with a package from the post office. It was the vitamin c that I ordered that's been out of stock for months!
Soon after I hung up with Beverly, MaryAnn called. We talked for some time and then I prepared a salad for supper. I also ate two meatballs, cold. I looked for info on Dugway. I searched Facebook for a lady who quilts there. But I had the spelling wrong. Once I found the right spelling, I found her and send a friend request. I looked more into donating electronically to the church. It seems there is no way around the fees if the church handles it, but people can avoid the fees by using their own bank.
I made my evening drink. We watched an episode of Inspector Lynley. Chris went to bed with a book. I stayed up to blog.
* A not-so-little baby bird sits in this nest, waiting for the next meal. *

Phone calls

I got up around 8. I brushed and swished and made two cat blocks. I called Mary Ann who left a message on my phone yesterday. We talked for over an hour, and then my brother called. I don't remember exactly what he wanted, but then I had to hang up because Lars called. He is president of the congregation. He told me about the new arrangements for the safe. I told him we are moving.

I made breakfast, and ate it while reading e-mail.

I started listening to the next vaccine episode:

The CDC sells over 4 billion dollars of vaccines for which they hold patents each year. Why are they in charge of vaccine safety and the vaccine schedule? Rotovirus vaccines reduced the incidence of rotovirus but gave rise to norovirus which is more virulent and deadly. A study found that 97% of people on regulatory committees have conflicts of interest. XMRV is a mouse virus first found in prostate cancer patients. Many of our biologicals are grown on mouse cells - mouse derived therapeutics. Viral contaminants come from the cells the vaccines are grown in. Retroviruses were introduced to the human population through contaminated vaccines and blood. But the scientists who discovered that are not allowed to talk about their studies. Age of exposure to the MMR determines the risk. Older kids are less vulnerable than the younger kids.

I paused the video to sit in the sun for 20 minutes. Then I got ready for counting money. I stopped at the post office, hoping to pick up the vitamin C I ordered, but all I found was junk mail. When I got to church, I quickly handled the usual data entry. I wrote a check for next week and put it in the safe, sticking it to the inside of the door so no one can shake it out. I called Bertha to tell her I wasn't coming. We talked for quite a while. She said she looked up Dugway and it was supposed to be like a city.

I filled out a deposit slip for my account and deposited 3 checks at my bank. Then I went to the church bank to deposit the offering. I stopped at Whole Foods for sprouts and a sweet potato. When I got up to the cashier and checked out, she said my card was denied and her lane did not accept cash. The guy behind me offered to put my purchase on his card. I thought he was offering to pay, so I declined and went to the one lane that accepts cash. Later I realized he might have meant that I could pay him back in cash. Oh well. I waited a long time in line, long enough to call Chris to say my card was refused. Finally I got to pay and go home. When I arrived, Chris was talking to the credit card company, getting it all straight.

I went for a walk, noticing a wood fence that was either being demolished, or getting new fence posts. When I got back, I finished watching the vaccine episode. I heated 2 heart meatballs and made salad. For dessert, a square of chocolate. I also watched a video of two emergency doctors go through a bunch of statistics to show that it is better to go back to work, than shelter in place. They said our immune systems get weaker the longer we stay inside, so we will get sicker when the ban is lifted.

When Chris finished his game, we looked at a diagram of Dugway Proving Ground public areas – housing, the gym, commissary, etc. Then we watched the Bewitched movie from 2005 courtesy of Netflix DVD. It was a fun movie. Afterward, Chris made his lunch and went to bed. I took supplements, brushed, and wrote my blog post. 
*  Two cat blocks for the Monday group  *

Three more masks

I got up about 7, having been awake for some time and unable to go back to sleep. I washed up and got dressed. I took the first supplement. I read e-mail, then made more spice mix while Chris had his first telecon of the day. I watched a tapping video, and then the next episode of the vaccine summit. I did not know that Gardasil has the most aluminum of any vaccine, but I had heard it had the most side effects.

At 10 my Monday group met on Zoom. We chatted for 40 minutes and got kicked off. But it was enough time to tell them that we are moving this summer sometime. Then it was time to take a packet of Vitamin C. I was all out of packets, but then remembered I had one in a purse, so I took that. Then I made and ate breakfast. Afterward, I sat outside and read. When I came in, I saw Tim from church had called. He said church members are asking how to give online. I looked up how to donate electronically. Info pointed to them using their own bank, not ours.

I went for a walk. I went up the hill behind the neighborhood. I picked my way through the woods to find the hidden wall. I was hoping to see flowers there, but it was so heavily covered in ivy that nothing else could grow. When I got back, I took off the pants because I had been walking through poison ivy. I put on shorts. Chris told me the neighbor came by and asked for three more masks. First, I went to the post office, hoping my order of vitamin C had come in. But it hadn't. Then I called the church's bank. A lady there recommended Givelify, an app for giving to a church. I e-mailed the info to Tim.

Then I cut out pieces for three masks while listening to a video. I sewed the pieces together and turned them right side out.

I took a break for supper. I ate the last chicken leg, then made a big salad. I also had a square of chocolate with cashews. I washed my hands, finished the masks, sanitized them and put them in a baggie. I took the masks to our neighbor. I also checked the mail and found a nice card from Mary.

I talked to William for awhile. Then Chris yelled at me. He was very upset and I wondered what started it. I said nothing and left him alone for awhile. After a bit, he sat down and cued up the next episode of Inspector Lynley. We watched it together like nothing had happened. Then he went to bed and I stayed up to write this blog post.

*  The mustache mask  *

A day for digging

I got up between 7:30 and 8:30. I washed up and got dressed. I brushed and swished. I could see activity around the moving truck parked in front of Stacey's house. Soon it was gone. I started two masks. I checked e-mail.
I was getting ready to watch our church service when Chris said he was ready to shop. So I looked around and put some stuff on the grocery list. Then we went to Publix for food. We found most of what we wanted. I forgot to put sprouts on the list so we didn't get that. More people were wearing masks today, and most of them were made at home.
When we got home, I saw Faye had called so I called her back. She wanted me to order her a book on Amazon for church next week. She hadn't been reading my blog so I called her attention to Chris' new job, and that we'll be moving sometime. I made myself breakfast, and ate it while sitting in front of my laptop, participating in an e-mail meeting of the church. The president asked if anyone had questions about the new by-laws, and then we e-mailed in our votes. Afterward, I watched the pre-recorded church service. That had more info on the meeting at the end, but it didn't change anything.
I looked up Faye's book and called her to settle some details and then I ordered it. I tried to find the other thing she wanted, but had no luck. I pulled up the next episode from the vaccine summit:
Excess trivalent flu vaccine is considered hazardous waste because of the thimerosal. Acetaminophen reduces body's ability to detoxify. Never give it to someone who has just been vaccinated.
Then I watched a mask video where the maker used a pony bead to adjust the length of the elastic. Hmmm. I wondered if I could make that work for me.
The sun was out, but it was windy. I walked to the main street and crossed it. I picked a bunch of red clover and put it in a bag. When I got home, it occurred to me to go to the back of the neighborhood and dig up a certain plant that seemed like it should be a flowering bulb. So I brought a trowel and bag. When I got there, I dug one up, a young one. I also found something similar by the peony, but there was only one of it and it looked beaten. I decided to relocate it for its own safety. I also dug up a yellow wildflower and a wild lettuce plant. When I got back to the house, I planted the daffodils that were in my small pots and made room for the stuff I dug up today.
I worked on the masks. Chris cooked bacon from Publix in the oven, and roasted brussel sprouts in the bacon fat from yesterday. I made egg salad with the bacon mayonnaise. It wasn't very good until I added salt and pepper. It was a great improvement and also pointed to the probability that yesterday's bacon wasn't cured. I also had a can of soup and some other stuff.
I finished the two masks, one using strips of mustache fabric that someone gave me, and one using star fabric. I made them in the one long string style. I pulled up the song Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof.
When Chris was ready, we watched one episode of Inspector Lynley. They run about 90 minutes, so there is only time for one. Soon after, he went to bed. I stayed up to blog and try a pre-bed remedy for insomnia.
* bacon mayonnaise *