Next week we’ll have Halloween, then a few days later, it’s finally Election Day. Halloween can be spooky. Let’s hope the election isn’t. Meanwhile, bloggers in our blogging group continue to write informative, thoughtful articles. They include:
The pumpkins are out and we’re going to have an early freeze Saturday and Sunday here in the Seattle area. I’m still working on getting my home and yard ready for winter. I’d better get my hoses drained and in the garage.
On Labor Day in my community, we usually celebrate Harbor Days. I go to the waterfront and take photos of the boats, people, and booths selling food and summer fair items. This year, due to coronavirus, we had Harbor Days Lite.
It’s a tough year for American workers. Millions of jobs have been lost due to the covid-19 pandemic. The United States has more coronavirus cases and deaths than any country in the world – 6.29 million cases and 189,000 deaths.
As Labor Day approaches, it’s a time to celebrate American workers and take a look at how they’ve been impacted by the pandemic. Although the U.S. is slowly regaining lost jobs, the unemployment rate is still higher than normal at 10.2 percent as of July 2020.
As cases of coronavirus spike and scores of people ignore the pandemic, boomer bloggers are venturing out into the new world we have now. It’s tough. You have to weigh the risks of going out and continually be on the lookout for people not wearing masks.
Willis Electric is recalling about 99,000 Home Accents Holiday artificial Christmas trees in the United States and 5,100 in Canada. The Christmas tree’s foot-pedal controller can overheat, posing a burn hazard. The firm has received 509 reports of incidents.
It’s strange. The weather’s been cloudy and rainy here in the Seattle area. Then, to celebrate July Fourth, I worked on my taxes instead of hosting a party with lots of red, white, and blue. Yes, with the 2020 pandemic, things are all mixed up.
It’s an unusual year for the annual July 4th celebration in the United States. The coronavirus pandemic has changed everything, and now that cases throughout the nation are spiking, it’s time to rethink things again. The best plan for celebrating is to stay home.
