The Pittmeister's Parade Around America

As of this morning, there have been nearly 200,700 cases in Arizona, with nearly 5,000 reported deaths.  In our county, there have been just over 1,800 reported cases, with a reported 46 active cases, and 62 deaths from the virus. In our zip code, there are between 1-5 active cases.  It seems like our county and perhaps our state may now be at the tail end of what is probably the 1st wave and hopefully things can start opening up. I don't think the usage of masks is going to stop any time soon and it is actually in my employer's policies that masks must be worn while in all public areas.  Here's a picture of half of our potato harvest. I harvested 6 of the 12 plants yesterday:  Wife had already divided them up into 4 bags to give to the family who provided us with the 12 sprouted potatoes. She divided them up into large and small potatoes. We'll probably  harvest the rest of them next weekend.  No other updates for today. Have a great Sunday. 

It certainly has been awhile since I last posted and for those of who may read this blog regularly, I certainly do apologize for not keeping up with it. I should be on #60 or something, but hey, life goes on. Keeping up with the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in our state and county just became too much for me to keep posting about and the craziness and busy-ness of fall registration also took over, which means that on the weekends, I just need a break from sitting in front of a computer, typing out stuff that I do not have any control over.  So here we are, about one week from my 41st birthday and our county has reported a grand total of 1,798 cases of COVID-19. 191 cases are still considered "active" and in our little zip code, there are currently 1-5 active cases. Certainly not the danger it once was, but still complacency could come back to bite us in the ass if we let it.  Here's what's been happening in our little corner of the world since my last post on ...