August to September 1, 2021: Such As It Was (published 9-1-2021)

Introduction

I hope that y'all enjoyed my 8/29/2021 article. I did. That Eagles song still runs through my mind, heart, and soul. That Oak Ridge Boys song does too, of course, with deeper meaning.

This is a brief entry while Mrs. Appalachian Irishman is working on supper. Some folks call Wednesday (today) “hump day.” I call it the ridgeline of the workweek. The uphill climb is Monday and Tuesday. The downhill trek is Thursday and Friday!

August

Last month, I forgot to write about Granny Lula Frank (Amos) Wood's passing on 8/12/1991 or her marriage to Aby William Wood. They were married on 8/26/1931. My 6/26/2021 article was about Granny Wood.

I wish that I had not forgotten on those exact days. The reality of recent events, in this temporal speck-of-dust and blink-of-an-eye world, distracted me. I apologize.

Granny and Papaw Wood, my mother's parents, were still the best grandparents that I could have had growing up! Granny and Papaw Ferrell were also good grandparents, but they both left this world when I was a boy. I remember Granny and Papaw Wood into my young adult years.

A search by topic or by name finds several articles that I have written about both sets of my grandparents and about the proud heritage that I continue to uphold. I honor them by living the way a man should.

8/31/2021 “Corony” Update

Today is the first day of fall, not 9/22/2021. I will debate anyone who disagrees. I will win. Okay, I'm joking! Meteorological fall started today. Astronomical fall starts on the 22nd.

Yesterday, I understood that our niece, my wife's sister's daughter, has a virus. She is tending to herself. As far as I know, she didn't go to a doctor. I reckon that she will get over a common cold. Today, I learned that she does not have the “new cold virus.” It's just a run-of-the-mill, normal case of the snots.

Yesterday, I also found out that my wife's youngest sister was exposed to someone who has the “new cold virus.” I spoke by phone with her yesterday. She feels fine. Who cares if she was exposed to someone that has that virus? So-called “contact tracing” is how “Corona Myopia Psychosis,” as I call it, spreads!

I am doing my best to beat down “Corona Myopia Psychosis!” I wonder if I have done so by conversing with my sister-in-law and our niece. We will see.

Viewer Total Update

Last month, August, this website had 8,377 total views. All-time—since the 3/6/2016 first article—page views were 126,635 as of today at 5:17 PM. On Friday, 8/27/2021, this website had a spike of 2,191 views in a 24-hour period. In one hour, this website had 2,034 views. I can see the number of views by nation. It appears that views from the nation of Israel were the main source of that one-hour spike.

Usually, articles on this website have about 150 to 300 daily views. I don't know who is viewing, but I see which articles are viewed. I speculated that the 8/27/2021 spike was a “bot” attack. After doing further data analysis, it appears that the views from Israel were from valid sources, not “bots.” I can see general website sources, not exact IP addresses, of viewers.

Either way, “bot” attack or valid viewers from Israel, I was surprised to see that spike! I just keep writing. Folks from several nations keep reading.

Conclusion

I hear mashed taters getting ready. Let's eat supper!