Slight Detour: DOGgone Fun;TBT

While walking Bridie early this morning for her first business of the day, I saw two moving objects in a starlit sky.

What a great sighting so early on this beautiful last day of March.

I did not see the Northern Lights, which were supposed to be visible overnight, but those two objects floating so steadily so far away---one brighter one in front of the other----made up for it.

CB may have been a little jealous because that's his bedraggled ball.

Bridie had her first experience with the ball yesterday, and, though she may not be as dramatic as CB is, she took to the big ball right away.

The balls are advertised in horse catalogs, but they seem like a great toy for young pups too.

Speaking of all we old timers do for our canine buddies, the article below goes into great detail about the demographics of dogs, their owners, dog parks and the neighbors of dog parks.

I've often noted how during my childhood, the dogs were simply mutts that almost always stayed outside and often chased cars.

Could be they might not have taken up that annoying habit if their human peeps had be more accommodating to their needs like many of us happen to be---almost to a fault.

Times have definitely changed.

I'm glad we have our own informal dog park.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-politics-of-the-dog-park?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Last night on the news, an item noted that governmental agencies had suggested that everyone over 50 and anyone with underlying medical conditions get a fourth vaccination aka second booster.

I've been wondering for months if this was gonna happen, and, by golly, it has.

We will be following the suggestion, especially since we hope to be going overseas this summer.

Seems all the Covid talk and suggestions of late have been all over the ball park, depending on what news sources we listen to and at what time that news is being shared with the public.

So, I thought I would include the following general suggestions from this morning's New York Times newsletter . . . .

The bottom line is that Americans would benefit from hearing a series of clear, repeated messages:

Getting a booster shot may save your life.
Many immunocompromised people would probably be helped by Evusheld, and it’s available. [Check for info. at www.Covid.gov]
Vulnerable people — like the elderly — should talk with a doctor as soon as they test positive for Covid and seek treatments that can reduce its severity, like Paxlovid or molnupiravir.

Who knows anymore where we're headed with Covid?

Whatever direction, we've certainly learned that nothing is certain anymore in our world.

So, we play the crap shoot, proceed with caution, develop a multitude of Plan B's and hope we make the right choices as time goes on.

Throwback Thursday Time . . . .

It's also the annual "string of birthday's" time, so I think my throwbacks will feature a few of the birthday peeps I happen to know are celebrating over the next several days.

Happy Birthday to all.