Interesting times we live in

I find it humorous that I have ample time to post on this blog. But because of hunkering down, the type of subject I normally post about is limited. One of the nice things about being at home is that my house is the cleanest it's ever been. I've been going through my wardrobe and clearing out things I never wear. I've downsized from 3 sock drawers, to 2. I've cleaned out my personnel files. No need to keep those check stubs from 2010.

However I will be going through a new experience soon. Many of you know that I do education programs with a snowy owl named Ghost for the Bird Treatment and Learning Center (Bird TLC) in Anchorage. We've traveled over much of the state teaching people about what's in our backyard. I've enjoyed doing this for over 14 years. 

Because of the Covid-19, all of our presentations have been canceled. However I just scheduled to do one on April 13th. Not 6 feet apart, not wearing a mask and not in person. We are going to do it via Zoom. Video conferencing. This is new to me. I've used Skype, I've video conferenced with previous jobs, but not like this and I'm excited. On Facebook I've received lots of support, offers of help from friends and lots of ideas. I'm looking forward to it.

My son and daughter-in-law will be tutoring me on Zoom from near Houston, Texas. This old guy just needs some practice. It's also a good excuse for us to communicate with one another. The only concern I have is how slow my internet service is here. My ISP said they recently increased speed by 15%, but I think users increased by 90%.
 

 

 It is an interesting time we live in.