When the Power is Out

N ote to my reader. My friend, Mrs. Bigfoot in this article helps me get important information past those who wish to censor. "Wisdom is welcome where ever it comes from."  Havamal The jet stream that brought us the Canadian wildfire smoke had finally moved north, sending that suffocating stuff back to Canada. We are enjoying a reprieve while it lasts. This is crazy, I coughed. It’s such a nice day, I don’t want to waste it. I threw down my garden hoe and headed for the house. I spied my hubby busy with a project. “Hey,” I said, startling him out of his focus. “I’m tired of being cooped up. Grab your fishing pole and find me the cooler. I’ll put something together for a picnic. Let’s spend the day outdoors. What cha’ think?” An hour later, we were at our secret cove, a fishing spot hidden from the bigger part of the lake deep inside the forest. We parked the car and loaded a 4-foot, thick plastic/polymer black toboggan with what we needed for the day. The heavy-duty farm tobo...

N ote to readers. My friend, Mrs. Bigfoot  in this article helps me get important information past those who wish to censor.  "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us."  Socrates, Greek Philosopher, 470 B.C - 399 B.C.  It may be that Mrs. Bigfoot recognizes an essence of her Neanderthal cousin within my DNA. After all, 23&Me said I have 88% more Neanderthal DNA in my genome than all the participants who submitted their DNA for testing. It is a possible answer to why we were able to become good friends so quickly. It sounds silly, I know, but we are related, however diluted the DNA may be. What I didn’t tell you in part one was that I asked a second question of Mrs. Bigfoot. I didn’t include it in part one because it was an overload of information as it was. I was absolutely stunned by the similarity of her story and what I had been hearing from people for years on the internet. It tru...