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Joke: A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital.
While on the operating table, she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked, “Is my time up?” God said, “No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live.” Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face lift, liposuction and tummy tuck. Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well look even nicer.
After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was hit and killed by an ambulance. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, “I thought you said I had another 40 plus years? Why didn’t you pull me out of the path of the ambulance!?”
God replied, “My child, I am sorry, I didn’t even recognize you!
10 Fun things to do if you’re stuck home
As if being stuck in the house for weeks wasn’t bad enough, some senior citizens are unfortunately living alone. So we hope you’re healthy and in good spirits and we have provided a list of ideas to help make this time spent home a little nicer.
- Get a Netflix FREE Trial – If you don’t already have Netflix you can get a FREE trial account for 30 days! So even if you don’t keep it, you’ll have access to thousands of movies and shows to make the quarantine easier. Just go to the app store on your phone, search for Netflix and off you go!
- Read a book – It may sound obvious but reading a book can be very relaxing and it gives you an opportunity to escape. More than likely you have a book on the shelf that you’ve been planning to read but it never seems to happen. Commit to reading one chapter and see how you feel once you finish. You may be surprised.
- Bring back an old hobby – Was there a time you built model ships? Or maybe you used to knit… This would be a good time to reignite an old hobby. It will be nostalgic and you’ll already know how to begin.
- Start a workout routine – You can get a great workout right from your house. Even if you don’t have equipment, you can still get full body workout. Go on youtube and search for, “Workouts at home”.
- Join Facebook – If you haven’t already joined Facebook, now would be a great to do it. You would be able to catch up with old friends.
- Go outside – Many adult communities in our area are a great place to go for a walk or ride a bike. Just be sure to keep at least six feet distance from other people.
- Start a Garden – You can easily order all of your supplies online. This will provide a nice project that will last for months and provide fresh produce as well!
- Call friends or family – Now is a great time to catch up with loved ones. Life has slowed down for everyone so people are more likely to spend time chatting.
- Start a diary – We are living in historical times. Writing down our thoughts while events unfold gives us a chance to vent and we can also revisit these thoughts in years to come.
- Stay positive – This may be the best thing you can give yourself. Life truly is what you make it. So if at all possible, try to maintain a positive attitude and you’ll always feel better.
We hope you enjoyed these suggestions. Please feel free to contribute your thoughts in the comments below. We’d love to hear how you pass the time! Thanks for reading.
Spanish Potato Grill offering Curbside Pick up or Delivery
Tired of eating what’s in the fridge? Spanish Potato Grill is proud to offer curbside pickup or delivery through DoorDash. When the lockdown first began, Chef Manny Martins tried to think of a way that he could still serve his loyal customer base in a safe and cost effective way. So he developed his, “SPG Platter”. What is an SPG Platter you ask? It’s a family size platter packed with SPG goodness all for just 16 bucks.
Menu items change daily so please call for menu options or check Facebook or instagram.
How to order
All you have to do, is call the restaurant, place your order, pay with a credit card over the phone and we will bring the food out to your car! It’s that easy.
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Do you remember the Victory Garden?
The Victory Garden began during the first world war. At that time, posters in cities across the country advocated that civilians should, “Sow the seeds of victory”. This was a creative solution to address the fact that most of our farmers and transportation companies where dedicated to supplying food to the service members overseas. The idea was simple, Americans were asked to plant a garden to help with the nations food shortage. You could say that the victory garden was moderately successful during the first World War with numbers of local gardens reaching over 3 million plots just about anywhere American could fit them, backyards, front yards, flower pots, roof tops, you name it. By the time America got dragged into World War 2, the victory garden would resurge and reach an all time high!
As World War 2 broke out, commercial crops were being sent overseas and once again ordinary Americans were asked to provide their families with homegrown fruits and vegetables. With the introduction of food rationing in the Spring of 1942, you could find gardens in some form all across America with Elenor Roosevelt even planting a victory garden on the White House lawn.
Some of the most popular produce grown included
- cabbage
- carrots
- kale
- lettuce
- kohlrabi
- peas
- tomatoes
- turnips
- squash
- Swiss chard
- Beans
- Beets
Millions of government pamphlets were sent to citizens with in-depth instructions on how to develop and maintain a successful garden. Throughout both World Wars, the victory garden was a giant success! Americans were happy to do their part to support the country in any way that they could. As a result of their patriotism, by 1942 Americans had planted roughly 15 million victory gardens and by 1944 an estimated 20 million gardens were producing 8 million tons of food which represented 40 percent of all fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in the USA!
All throughout history, Americans have always answered the call to step up and do what it takes to overcome obstacles for the good of the nation.
We hope you enjoyed this special piece of American History. Feel free to leave a comment below, we’d love to hear your thoughts.