Eyes
are once again on the Gulf around here.
Sadly, this time it is not to watch someone getting baptized. We officially have a tropical storm –
Tropical Storm Hannah – floating around out there. As it is looking right now, though, it
appears to be headed on a further south track, placing it on a collision course
for Corpus Christi. We will probably get
some rain from its outer bands beginning around noon or so today. That gives me all morning to get the yard
mowed anyway.
And
I haven’t even mentioned Hannah’s baby brother Gonzo. Well, actually the name is Gonzalo. He formed first, so I guess that makes him
the big brother, but from what I have read, he is much smaller right now. The National Hurricane Center has even said
he may dissipate over the weekend.
Sure. Anybody who has lived on the
Coast for any length of time knows that you can never really tell what a
hurricane – AKA “Tropical Disturbance” is going to do. Besides, it’s about time we had something
besides Corona to talk about.
We
made another discovery in our Corona-perusings of the television last
night. Seems ABC is showing wild and
wacky game shows every Thursday night during the summer. I’m assuming they were filmed a long time
ago, because no one is masked and there is no effort at social distancing. Maybe they have been around for a long
time. We got a kick out of “Holey Moley,” a weird game of putt-putt
golf and wild physical challenges.
Another one called “Don’t” pitted
a family against several challenges similar to the ones on Flinch, the game
show from Ireland we have been watching on Netflix. And then we watched the reprisal of the
really old show, “To Tell The Truth.” What can I say? We’re stuck at home during a pandemic …
Speaking
of stuck at home, we are now toying with the idea of waiting until 2022 to
attempt our trip to Hawaii. Several of the
folks who were interested are pulling out because of Corona concerns or not
enough time to save up to pay for the trip.
We are still kind of on the fence.
The whole thing is contingent on Hawaii opening up anyway, and right now
it … isn’t. Chris read that the
Polynesian Cultural Center is closed. That’s
one of the key tourist sites. I’m not
sure if the attractions at Pearl Harbor are open or not. I for one am not particularly interested in
just sitting on a beach all day. Guess
what? I can do that here. But on the other hand, all may be fine by
then. Word has it that much progress is
being made on a vaccine. The
presidential election will be over in November, so any political-generated
hold-ups should be dealt with by then or soon after. Not that politics would have anything to do
with vaccine development …
Galatians
6:8 says, “The one who sows to please his
sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to
please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
Father,
please be with the folks in the path of the storms. Amen.
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