I had just finished an appointment and was heading for the grocery store when she called. My daughter told me my grandson stayed home today with a sore throat, and she had to take my youngest granddaughter home with an upset stomach. She said she was updating me, but then she said the sick kids […]
I am part of a clinical trial for a vaccine that will hopefully prevent the elderly and very young from catching a deadly (non-COVID) virus. A pharmaceutical company is spending a small fortune to ensure the efficacy and find possible side effects before they submit this medicine for final approval. The company wants to prove
It was a sight I never wanted to see, though I knew it would happen someday. It was one of those “when not if” disasters that you hope to be excused from. This morning my computer worked just fine, but I logged off to be safe before I left the house. When I returned and
It’s the first of the month and my retirement pay is in the bank. The whole world must know that because my bills are due. As I go down the list and pay each one, I hope there will be enough for our allowance, but I know I must pay my debts first. I’m on
As I write this story there’s a hunt going on and the hunters have been extremely successful in bagging their prey. The season has just begun and with their appetite for blood the only limit, the hunt will continue for some time. They’ve been waiting for twenty years and won’t stop until they kill every
