Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF

~ John W. Howell
“Well. it’s Friday, Little one.”
“Yes, it is, and a beautiful day too.”
“Did you stop and smell the flowers.”
“I did. Now I’m ready for whatever that thing is making the noise.”

 

Here we are on another Friday. My goodness, how the time gets away.

Not much is going on. I am busy collecting the photos for the next two Views of the Neighborhood. All is going well except for some technical problems with the subjects themselves. If they are not solved, I’ll just run the photos with the problems included.

Been waiting on word from the FDA on the Pfizer Vaccine for Rona. Looks like approval might be next week. After approval, there will only be about 5 million doses available (In two shipments) for front line workers.  The vaccine from Moderna is the one that is expected to be used for up to 50 million people by the spring. It would be nice to get a large number of folks inoculated so we could start living a more normal life.

I have all my holiday shopping done. Like a stand-in for Howard Hughes, I did it all online. Didn’t have to get near anyone. Good for the Rona avoidance. Not so good for the spirit of the holiday.

This week’s JohnKu talks about this year’s holidays. I hope you all have a great weekend.

Holidays by John W. Howell © 2020

Happy holidays,

Without the shopping hustle . . .

Doesn’t seem the same.

Unknown's avatar

Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

84 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF”

  2. Glad that you stayed safe with the shopping, John. I, too, let ‘my fingers do the walking,’ and while it got the job done, I am also sadly lacking in seasonal spirit. Here’s to the New Year…in so many ways….🥂

    Liked by 2 people

  3. I’m so relieved to know our frontline workers will be first in line for the vaccine. I’ll stay hunkered as long as necessary for that to come to fruitition. I love the photo this morning, John. So sweet!

    Liked by 3 people

  4. Perfect haiku, John. I never could have imagined missing the hustle of Christmas shopping, but how sweet it would be to freely walk into stories and pick and choose among the masses. Thank you for reminding us of Christmases past. 😊

    Liked by 1 person

  7. I know what you mean… there is something annoying/special about the stores and the Christmas hustle and bustle. I won’t be doing much out there, either. I have yet to begin shopping!
    Have a fabulous Friday, John.

    Liked by 1 person

  11. I’m getting closer to finishing my shopping list. I normally do everything I can online because I hate to shop, but this year I’ve been fortunate to get out and buy local when I can, and I’ve discovered some wonderful places. Have a great weekend, John!

    Liked by 1 person

  16. I totally agree about online shopping dampening the Christmas spirit. I hope the new vaccine brings some relief, but with over 7 billion people in the world, 50 million vaccines don’t sound like much. Still, I am hopeful!

    Liked by 1 person

  17. I wasn’t sure the vaccine would come this early, so it’ll be really good to get the front-line workers vaccinated. What is a normal life? I think I’ve forgotten. 🙂 And like you, we’ve done our shopping online for obvious reasons. Mostly welcome to the U.S. of Amazon. :O
    Cute girls, as always, and wishing you a wonderful weekend, John.

    Liked by 1 person

      1. I do miss driving to Pt. Reyes or Petaluma and walking around downtown during Christmas. Hopefully, next year will be normal. 🙂 We just found out that our daughter and SIL have covid. 😦 Their cases are mild, but it’s still scary and they’re in TN, so talk about helpless. And they’ve been so cautious. Anyway, positive thinking abounds! And prayers. Stay safe, John. It’s not over ’till it’s over.

        Like

  20. Indeed, dear John! The holiday shopping of this year is rather dull & sad…I have suggested to my friends that we must buy some bottles of cognac 2020 to keep it as a memory of this odd year. Nevertheless, Twiggy & Lucy welcoming Friday look rather radiant & carefree. 😁😁😁

    Liked by 1 person

  22. See, as a natural introvert, the shopping online thing Covid has brought me is a true Christmas miracle 🙂 I’ll never be the same again, never shop in stores again…and for me, that’s a great thing!

    Liked by 1 person

  23. I went shopping yesterday. All rather surreal, though it was to an outdoor market – Borough Market one of Londons best – that is normally rammed and was comfortably distanced. Good to chat to the traders too. Quite enjoyed it really

    Liked by 1 person

  24. Earlier in the week, the New York Times had an article about the vaccine and a tool to find your place in line for the vaccine. There are 268 million people ahead of me in the line. I will wait patiently for my turn. By then hopefully, there will be enough people who have had it and now are immune and many who receive the vaccine making them immune so those of us still waiting have a bit more protection from herd immunity.

    I have been doing my Christmas shopping online for years now. I just couldn’t stand the parking lot issues in Silicon Valley anymore, now it’s too far for me to go to get to a “mall”, and I’m over malls, so online shopping it is! It’s funny how much of a Mall Rat I was for most of my life and now…not. at. all!

    I hope you get the issues ironed out for your Views of Neighborhood post. I look forward to those.

    Liked by 1 person

  25. Thank Bezos for online commerce in this, the year of COVID-19. So rather than bustle in all that hustle, we can toss back a friendly one and book purchase with the click of a button.

    Santa would approve, I like to think.

    Liked by 1 person

  28. I’ll just be happy when it’s over, but in truth, I didn’t mind doing 95% of my shopping online. I ventured out yesterday to do some stocking shopping, but it was not a fun experience, gasping for air beneath a mask. No, not much Christmas spirit this year, but many people are about to lose their homes, or worse, their lives, so I can’t complain.

    Liked by 2 people

Comments are closed.