February 2021 – Spicy…

February 14, 2021September 4, 2021

No Vaccine for Victorine on Valentine’s

What is happening?!!! Why is it that everyone I know is vaccinated but moi?!!! I mean the search is a challenge I wasn’t ready for. I just knew that when the site opened for the 65+ year olds in Bama, that I would be one of the first to receive one. I signed up to be notified. So, of course I thought this meant I would be scheduled somehow. No? Oh well, I’ll just get up at 5:30AM and get to the site at 6:00AM. Just drive up and take my rightful place to get vaccinated. Oh wait…there are a few more cars…more…more...around the corner more. “I ‘ll go back a few hours later.” More cars, wrapped around two corners now. Thank goodness a policeman alerted me that most these cars were here for their second shot. “They only have 100 vials today; you might as well go home.” What?!!!

I was listening to NPR programming, when they announced that Walmart would be giving the vaccine. I hightailed it to a store at 8:00AM, walked around Wally World for an hour, (I’m not a fan, but I shopped that day thinking it might give me “favor” in getting vaccinated). Nine o’clock sharp, I stroll up to the now-opened pharmacy, first one there, only to be told that I have to schedule online. Hah! no problem for me; I live on the computer. I Google Walmart.com, only to meet an error code – no vaccines yet. I call the pharmacy to alert them. I am told they will fix the error.

I know all the tricks. I leave my tab set for Walmart, so I won’t miss a beat, checking each time I think about it to see if the error is fixed. I swear, all I did was blink, when my girlfriend, Judy Claytor texted me that her cousin got her appointment with Walmart! I scurry to get mine, this is what I get:

Needless to say, I checked every Walmart from here to Timbuktu; nothing…nada. Jacqueline Johnson tried to move mountains for me, (bless her heart), alerting me to every place she would hear about landing the shot, but nothing. Do you hear me? Nothing! All my friends are bragging, “I’m going back for my second shot.” I’m like, “WHAHHHHH (t)!”

~~I want my shot now!~~ I can be patient. The main thing is I don’t want any of you to feel guilty ABOUT GETTING YOUR SHOTS and telling the world. Mr. K., don’t feel badly about leaving my house early and securing your vaccination here in Bama, instead of SC. No, don’t feel bad, just GET ME VACCINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh…and Happy Valentines Day.

Joy Juice

I love to laugh with y’all. How wonderful so many people are getting vaccinated, tending to the possibility of our nation ridding itself of this pandemic. (love) No vaccination? They will be allocating to more sites, (love), on time. Always, God steers my time. (LOVE)Ase’

“It’s all good/God/love” – Victorine

**Mr. K’s Valentine’s orchids, (as if y’all haven’t seen them all over Facebook. What?!!)**

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February 12, 2021

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February 9, 2021November 10, 2021

Blogs, Websites and Posts, Oh My!!

I got one thing to say. Now you already know better than that. I have so much to say about creating and navigating sites till I had to cry my tears out loud. First of all, did I mention I’m 70? How dare I think I could find my way through creating a website without feeling like I was walking on hot coals. I dared; I doubled down and forged the Support, YouTubes, finding images, adding pages, customizing, and finally publishing my product. I did this with a book, a magazine, a blog, and now, another website. Why not hire a professional to do this “dirty” work? I’m a Taurus, and I’m ~~cheap~~ frugal. Bullish to the end. What?!

Now that I know what to do, just contact me. I can remember approximately the last five minutes of a process I just completed. This stuff moves fast! While I may not be able to walk you through your project, I’m really good at holding your hand. I can cheer you on or validate your feelings about the page that is supposed to guide you – that page you can’t understand that may hit you with nuggets like “CSS.” HELP! Wait…I’m supposed to be answering your plea.

I must admit that there are some perks offered by some web publishers. For example, the 24/7 support allows you to bug some poor Customer Service rep endlessly. How do you think this blog was created? That poor WordPress rep was like, “Woman, please…don’t you understand? We have to go over this again?” No, not really. You do have to pay for domain registration and extras from your publisher, and once you pay, they are at your mercy. They have to be kind to receive a positive feedback report. (I often wonder if I’m the worse customer they encounter in a day…~~surel~~y I hope not).

All in all, I must say the gratification of completing a web project is grand. Really, most of the time, I am in disbelief that I made it through the maze of formatting and publishing. Y’all can come along with me. I invite you to Rant and Rave on my Camp Goldston Publishing website. (Watch the link not work…Grrrr). Tell me your experiences with writing or posting. Better yet, I invite you to submit to one of my projects. Misery/joy loves company.