Comments on: Checklist for Joy

By: Betty of Australia

Betty of Australia — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:37:49 +0000

Enjoy your holiday! Sure, it was a long week and I felt tired yesterday , being Friday. Stay safe🙏

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:37:30 +0000

Thanks Raoul, EnjoyLa Jolla it is beautiful there. I enjoy hearing people pronouncing it from the East Coast. Good to hear you are getting ready for Veterans Day. City of Pasadena has organized a todo at the City Hall with Flyover by some WWII Aircraft and playing of taps with a Generals speech.
I attend every year and stand at attention and salute when they play the Coast Guard Hymn. SEMPER PARATUS. Always Ready in English.

Take care. Tom of Pasadena

By: Albert

Albert — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:37:02 +0000

Hi, Raoul. It’s good to take a break from the usual routine. I had mine just a few days ago. My wife and I are in Seattle right now. What was supposed to be a trip to help out my sis-in-law after a scheduled complex foot surgery turned out to be a dud. The surgery had to be cancelled because she apparently tested + for Covid. Needless to say, we all had to scramble to get tested and we all were negative, including my sis-in-law. The surgery couldn’t be rescheduled any time soon. Thus, we had close to 2 weeks of just sitting in place and filling our time- in Seattle. My mind went wandering and I thought, how about travelling? I scrolled my brain about places I haven’t been to and always wanted to visit but are safe during this Covid times. Portugal popped in my head! In 2 days, we got our tickets, hotel, and trip planned. We almost hit a roadblock because my bro-in-law and I misconstrued Portugal’s Covid test requirements. Come to find out that US vax cards are NOT recognized by many EU countries. With 1.5 hours left before boarding time on the plane, we got Covid tested(at a steep price!) at an airport facility. Long story short: we( my wife, my bro n sis-in- law and their son) made it and got on our flight to Lisbon(transit thru AMS). The best trips are the unplanned ones. We hit the buses, trains, and Uber and hit all the main spots in Lisbon and nearby. The people there are so friendly, congenial, and so very helpful. Covid mandates are non-issues there. 90% vax rate, low Covid mortality, and universal masking are being followed. No drama around those issues. Quite a contrast vs USA. Just talking with the cab/Uber drivers, bellhop, and shopkeepers there reveal so much of their lives there. One female Uber driver succinctly wrapped it up for me: she said, I don’t work here, I LIVE here.

It was a wonderful 7 day “on-the-fly” vacation!

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:36:15 +0000

Enjoy your weekend.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:35:53 +0000

Enjoy your much deserved break and weekend!

By: Lois

Lois — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:34:18 +0000

Loved today’s TGIF. My daughters and I really enjoyed your comment: “Just because they had never played their instruments before is no excuse to sound awful, right?”

We also laughed until we cried at the joke about “Just Speed Up a bit — you got this.”