We began 2020 full of hope and optimism. The economy was robust. Ample rainfall during the winter held out a promise of pastures full of tall grass and streams flowing with plenty of water for livestock and wildlife. New businesses were opening around town and thanks to some great stories in media around the state, Mason was enjoying a steady stream of visitors.
In February, we all started becoming aware of the beginnings of a viral outbreak in China and Iran that, while troubling, seemed c ...
Covid19
Last Friday, when my sister texted me that she and my brother (who live in the Houston area) were going to Rockport to see my mother, I promptly replied, please don’t go! Similarly, when friends who live in big cities came out to their Mason ranches to ride-out the Corona threat, I said, please self-quarantine for 14 days!
Covid19
Last Friday, when my sister texted me that she and my brother (who live in the Houston area) were going to Rockport to see my mother, I promptly replied, please don’t go! Similarly, when friends who live in big cities came out to their Mason ranches to ride-out the Corona threat, I said, please self-quarantine for 14 days!
Where's the Beef?
Tipping his soiled cowboy hat back on his head, propping his battered boots on the porch railing, B.V. (Beeves) Reeves leaned back in his old cowhide-bottomed rocker. He took a sip from his "Beef Is My Bread And Butter" coffee mug. As his scarred and calloused hands lowered his libation, twinkling eyes looked at me through the steam rising off the hot liquid, and a deep and raspy voice drawled, "Well, Ron, I figger if there was a tribe of Levis, that's a pretty good sign t ...
Butter Horns
courtesy: Gary Henderson
Butter horns are delicious. They’re easy to make. They’re not very good for you. Butter horns are delicious. That’s about all I have to say on the subject, other than the fact that they are delicious!
Ingredients:
1 cup warm milk
½ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
1 packet (2 ¼ teaspoons) yeast
3 beaten eggs
4 ½ cups flour
Process:
Combine milk, shortening, sugar and salt
Add yeast, and stir well
Add beaten eggs, then add the ...
It is my first week working as your new librarian and what a week to start! Sadly, we will be closing the front doors to the public this week, but we are offering curbside service. Give us a call or reserve your items online and we will run them out to your car when you arrive.
A Most Unusual Day…
My Uncle Mort, who lives so far out in the country that nobody passes his house going to town, called the other day.
“I’m going to shock you, nephew,” he said. “’Cause I’m planning a ‘give-away’ that folks won’t be able to refuse.”
He had my attention. I felt flushness in the face--sure that my breathing had shortened.
Waking Up to a New World - Pandemic Response
A few weeks ago, I was at the Rodeo Houston kickoff barbecue. At the time, a few people were talking about the Novel Coronavirus; but, most were laughing it off as media hyperbole and panic. However, I remember being concerned that hand washing stations were out of water; and, I noticed that the crowds were avoiding anyone who was coughing or sneezing.
It's now only two and a half weeks later.
Coronavirus
Regarding the Wuhan Virus:
The mind is an incredible thing. Like Alice, it can believe two impossible things before breakfast.
What do we know about the Wuhan virus? It is:
contagious
likely to have little effect on children and young people
for most people more like a slight cold or a minor case of the flu
for older people WITH PRIOR RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS a slightly higher but not abnormal incidence of death.
What else do we know about the Wuhan virus:
It does no ...
Covid19
Gerry:
Some Thoughts about the coronavirus:
Healthcare experts from the University of California, San Francisco Health Center, who have been in the thick of dealing with coronavirus, tell us that we have passed the time when containment of the virus is possible. Now we are just trying to slow the spread to help healthcare providers deal with the demand: In other words, to lower the peak of the surge in demand that can overwhelm healthcare providers.
