9/25/2022 update: I only updated the style and title. My original words remain the same.
Four-Week Review: A Long Introduction
Week 1: Sunday 2/9/2020–Saturday 2/15/2020:
Well, don’t we still need even more rain? Where’s Noah? Mrs. Appalachian Irishman was off work due to too much rain on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Working two days out of five must have been tough! I worked each day, sometimes using my 2006 Frontier truck as a boat when required. Friday, of course, was VD (Valentine’s Day). Mrs. Appalachian Irishman had to work. I’d told her the day before that I would not send her usual roses at work. I speculated that the school system might close again that day due to all the rain. Well, wasn’t she surprised when her roses arrived at work as usual!
My forthcoming article will be about the Bulls Gap Middle School girls’ basketball team that placed fourth in the state! Our niece was a starter on that fine team!
Finally, Saturday was partly sunny! My wife and I enjoyed a fine get-together with our dear friends. We visited the home of the friend who reached the grand age of 60 on 2/6/2020. We always have a great time! Ask someone about the song “Play That Funky Music” on Alexa and about what happened!
Week 2: Sunday 2/16/2020–Saturday 2/22/2020:
Monday was Presidents’ Day off work for me. The weather was sunny and too warm. My truck and I went to check on the homeplace in my hometown! That was our first time there since 11/29/2019. We took the 20-year Christmas tree with us. That memorial tree is resting in the yard at the homeplace now. The following two photographs are of the Christmas tree and my truck, which loves to have his picture taken.
Also, I enjoyed a pleasant visit with the neighbors across the road. They seem to be getting along well. They are fine neighbors.
Well, the rain came back the very next day, stayed a while, and turned into a little snow (i.e., “dandruff”). Mrs. Appalachian Irishman left work early on Thursday. It was an early school closure due to the “snow.” School opened late the next day, Friday, due to the same “dusting of dandruff.”
Week 3: Sunday 2/23/2020–Saturday 2/29/2020:
Sunday afternoon: My 167th hike on House Mountain is in my hiking record! In the first image below, can you tell which foot has the “bionic” parts installed? It’s the right foot. I still feel the difference in every step, but the difference is not as much as it used to be. I was lying on my back on the large rock at the west bluff. The distant view looks southeast.
My truck, in the next photograph, clocked 173,500 miles even, as we were on the way home! That's my trusty cap and canteen hanging on the left side-view mirror. I had to park along Hogskin Road, since the upper and lower parking lots were full.
On Monday, I took a day off from work to see my dentist for an annual cleaning. He said, “Come back in another year, as usual!” Also, that day, I mailed an old-fashioned postal letter to my youngest brother and his wife’s eldest daughter. It was in tribute to her being a part of a fine Bulls Gap Middle School girls’ basketball team that won fourth place in the state tournament in Smyrna, Tennessee! My forthcoming article will have all the details!
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Mrs. Appalachian Irishman had to miss work due to a bad case of the crud. She saw her doctor on Tuesday. She went back to work on Thursday, after another two-hour snow (i.e., “dandruff”) delay.
Overnight Wednesday to Thursday, my 2006 Frontier was hospitalized. A crankshaft sensor had to be replaced. Okay, Nissan, why is the crankshaft fine, but the sensor that checks it is bad and needs to be replaced? Why is there a crankshaft sensor in the first place? It’s a scam to get more money!
Saturday marked another leap year. I did the usual errands, while Mrs. Appalachian Irishman and her sister went to Maryville for a work-related reason without pay. That wasn't fair! I hope that they send their county school system employer a bill, but I doubt that they will. I would do so!
Week 4: Sunday 3/1/2020–Saturday 3/7/2020:
Sunday marked the first day of meteorological spring, as if we had any winter. Astronomical spring starts on 3/19/2020, but I don't count that.
March came in like a lion on Monday night through Tuesday morning. Middle Tennessee suffered tornado damage. This world is not perfect. Unfortunately, tragedies happen. This world is not our home. We are just passing through. Heaven is our home, where there will be no disasters. Tragedies here remind us of this. Thankfully, my sister-in-law, who lives in Nashville, was not injured and did not have property damaged.
On Friday, my wife had to take off from work to go back to her doctor. The crud was still with her. I hope hers does not turn into the three-month “kick your butt” (KYB) virus that I endured from November 2012 to early February 2013.
Saturday would have been a fine day to hike House Mountain for the 168th time, but my “bionic” joints were not up for it. Instead, I happened to find a beach ball near the fence line in the backyard! How it arrived there, I’ll never know. Molly has a new and fun toy! I wish I had my cell phone camera with me! At least Molly and I had fun “hiking” and playing in the yard!
Women’s Day and ”Guvrmint” Time
Women’s Day: Всем добрым женщинам, особенно друзьям в России, желаю счастливого женского дня! In English, that is, “To all dear women, especially friends in Russia, I wish you happy Women's Day!” Today is International Women's Day. It is widely celebrated in Russia but not in the United States.
“Guvrmint” Time: Well, the federal “guvrmint,” once again, has forced me to set all the clocks back an hour. The jet lag caused from that, or possibly my “bionic” joints, forestalled my desire to hike “My Mountain” this afternoon. Darn it!
As a boy, I recall Papaw Ferrell complaining about “government time!” I am keeping up his tradition! After all, we share the same first name. Papaw did not have a middle name. Mom, however, did have a say in naming me! My middle name, William, was her father’s middle name. He was named Aby William Wood. Don’t call me Bill! I am Marion William Ferrell, in the proud Irish meaning of Marion (Merrion) and Ferrell (Fearghail). I also wear my middle name proudly!
Conclusion
To my wife, well, let’s eat soon, dear! I hope you are well enough to work tomorrow. Otherwise, burn a sick day to get better. I assume that the two-day rest of my “bionic” joints has me ready for another workweek!
Good evening, y'all. Oh, by the way, to known family and friends, if you ever enter a comment here, I’ll set you up to comment anytime, without moderation first. After all, I’m still hanging out here in the backwaters of the Internet. I am, however, working on taking over “Farcebook” (as I call it).
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