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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Saturday, May 01, 2021, 21:21 (2020 days ago)


https://youtu.be/3Uiucqsl580

As of today, since April 18, 2020 Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 2,337 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (7 more than yesterday), 190 that have resulted in fatalities, 32 that are currently active, and approximately 1,968 that have recovered.

Took me barely over 2 hours to get vaccinated today from the time I arrived until I was leaving the Unidad Deportiva. No sore shoulder. Enjoyed a nice walk home. I was not happy to hear the nurse tell us to abstain from drinking for some gawdawful length of time. There were a LOT of people there today.

Wonderful Derby Day! Good races by beautiful horses. It's a shame they don't show more of Louisville, the Ohio River or of the Derby events. And what's up with no one wanting to sing My Old Kentucky Home? I still sing the old version I first learned as a child. ;-)

It barely got warm enough to be uncomfortable whenever there wasn't a breeze today, and the evening barely got cool enough to use a light bedsheet. But still perfect weather!

A couple of women enjoying a beautiful morning at Playa La Madera.
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Vacunados y AgradeZIHdos

by connie, Saturday, May 01, 2021, 21:56 (2020 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Have a cocktail, Rob. Several TV stations here in the STL area have covered myths about the jabs. NO PROBLEM drinking afterwards.

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by Tere @, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 06:51 (2020 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Was in the cheap seats when you went up to get your papelea done - too far away to yell "Hi". The voluntario who did my papelea turned out to be the niece of the neighbor in front of us who also went to school with my husband. Love living here! Second shot - slight sore arm. I give it a thumbs up!

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 08:33 (2020 days ago) @ Tere

Was in the cheap seats when you went up to get your papelea done - too far away to yell "Hi". The voluntario who did my papelea turned out to be the niece of the neighbor in front of us who also went to school with my husband. Love living here! Second shot - slight sore arm. I give it a thumbs up!

Yeah, a little soreness now. I saw several old friends, too, but it’s hard to recognize folks when they’re masked. I was just grateful to get in and out so quickly. They did a good job.

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by mindpilot @, la Playa Buenavista, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 07:13 (2020 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

I got my first shot in the US the morning of Superbowl Sunday, Fortunately the no alcohol rule was not in effect.

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by catlover, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 10:45 (2019 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

That's part of the cancel culture. My old Kentucky Home is considered racist.

Racism or just from a different time in societal evolution?

by Padrino ⌂ @, Rosarito/Zihuatanejo, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 11:06 (2019 days ago) @ catlover

Stephen Foster initially titled the song, "Poor Uncle Tom, Good Night!" Here are the original lyrics from Stephen Foster.

The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home,
‘Tis summer, the darkies are gay;
The corn-top’s ripe and the meadow’s in the bloom,
While the birds make music all the day.
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
All merry, all happy and bright;
By ‘n’ by Hard Times comes a-knocking at the door,
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight.

Chorus:
Weep no more my lady
Oh! weep no more today!
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home,
For the Old Kentucky Home far away.

Verse 2:
They hunt no more for the possum and the coon,
On meadow, the hill and the shore,
They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon,
On the bench by the old cabin door.
The day goes by like a shadow o’er the heart,
With sorrow, where all was delight,
The time has come when the darkies have to part,
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight.

Chorus

Verse 3:
The head must bow and the back will have to bend,
Wherever the darky may go;
A few more days, and the trouble all will end,
In the field where the sugar-canes grow;
A few more days for to tote the weary load,
No matter, ’twill never be light;
A few more days till we totter on the road,
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 11:18 (2019 days ago) @ catlover

That's part of the cancel culture. My old Kentucky Home is considered racist.

No, cancel culture is supposedly the purview of the “woke”. It takes an extremely uneducated person to conclude My Old Kentucky Home is racist since it’s a heartfelt tribute to the struggle of the dark-skinned people of the era.

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by catlover, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 11:38 (2019 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 13:17 (2019 days ago) @ catlover

https://www.salon.com/2021/05/01/my-old-kentucky-home-slavery-racism-derby-day/

Gee, nothing there I didn’t already know. Not sure what the point of your link was unless it’s to show you looked up the matter.

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by jaui @, Zihuatanejo, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 12:28 (2019 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

5/02/2021

EXCERPTS
from Z Rob's 2 posts ---->

..."Took me barely over 2 hours to get vaccinated today from the time I arrived until I was leaving the Unidad Deportiva. No sore shoulder. Enjoyed a nice walk home. I was not happy to hear the nurse tell us to abstain from drinking for some gawdawful length of time. There were a LOT of people there today.
I was just grateful to get in and out so quickly. They did a good job ".

@Z Rob
I wonder what time either you, or someone else got in line?

I arrived at 9:10 a.m. on Friday 4-30 to get in the 1st line for the 1st of three "fichas ", which I got around 12 p.m. or so.
It wasn't until just before 5 p.m. that I received the injection. My ficha was #1599 for the vaccine.
It was an EIGHT HOUR ordeal for me, and for many others as well.
The was a very large amount of people.
They were a bit more organized than the first round, and all things taken into account, YES, they did good job.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, May 02, 2021, 13:25 (2019 days ago) @ jaui

5/02/2021

EXCERPTS
from Z Rob's 2 posts ---->

..."Took me barely over 2 hours to get vaccinated today from the time I arrived until I was leaving the Unidad Deportiva. No sore shoulder. Enjoyed a nice walk home. I was not happy to hear the nurse tell us to abstain from drinking for some gawdawful length of time. There were a LOT of people there today.
I was just grateful to get in and out so quickly. They did a good job ".

@Z Rob
I wonder what time either you, or someone else got in line?

I arrived at 9:10 a.m. on Friday 4-30 to get in the 1st line for the 1st of three "fichas ", which I got around 12 p.m. or so.
It wasn't until just before 5 p.m. that I received the injection. My ficha was #1599 for the vaccine.
It was an EIGHT HOUR ordeal for me, and for many others as well.
The was a very large amount of people.
They were a bit more organized than the first round, and all things taken into account, YES, they did good job.

Yep, it’s nice to have friends and connections and a saint of a wife. B-)