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water and one larger can of salmon. I having food delivered to my home from
Yes, We Have No Bananas” corner
By Rosemary Lewallen grabbed them before the next shopper a grocery store, if that’s still an option. I
could. A dinner of salmon patties and a feel like I have a large bull’s eye target
lunch with tuna sandwiches was now on my back. I obviously did not isolate
The lyrics to the 1923 novelty song,
“Yes, We Have No Bananas,” by Frank secured. myself this last weekend when I was Enter for a
Silver and Irving Cohn invaded tracking down bananas in three stores
my brain after a stressful Meandering down the and last Wednesday we attended a live Chance to Win
weekend grocery shopping row where paper goods cabaret show at the Carpenter Center.
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pandemic. This song is way a shock. It looked like it My adult children have instructed my in LONG BEACH
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used to sing it and other silly invading army. There home. I didn’t attend church on Sunday as
songs around the house when I were no paper towels or I usually do, but watched a service on CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS
toilet paper left. People
was growing up. The Louis Prima jazz must be anticipating bouts of diarrhea with television. My church choir has Submit your
disbanded for now, so all the music we
version was very popular.
this virus, although I don’t think that’s a were preparing for Lent and Easter Name, Address, Phone,
common symptom. cannot be learned or performed. My Email (if you use this), &
On Saturday, I went to Smart n’ Final
to buy my usual groceries. The first other singing group, the Cypress Birthdate (eligibility 60+)
thing I noticed was that finding a On Sunday I went to Stater Brothers and Choraliers, have suspended rehearsals Mail to: NBY! Contests
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in cars were literally stalking people find eggs, bananas, bread, chicken thighs or scheduled gigs. It’s sad, but many in our
emerging from the store and following ground turkey. Thankfully, I still had a few group are 70 or older, so they should email us at nbynews@juno.com
them in order to take their parking slot. raw eggs in the fridge and a few hard boiled avoid group gatherings. Today I Many Thanks to our Sponsor
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was empty except for one sad, semi- before. The anxiety level reminds me of quarantined.
bruised banana, which I hurriedly how we felt right after 9/11, but this is I’m personally tired of church people
different. This enemy is invisible and novel,
scooped up. sources of sugar or carbohydrates. I don’t
so the fear factor of the unknown is spouting platitudes, like, “Be not afraid.” relish going out again to see if the grocery
predominant. Testing for this virus has been Yes, as people of faith, we should trust in stores have restocked their food.
Next on my list was ground turkey,
chicken thighs and fish. There wasn’t slow in the United States. There is no God, but I notice that many of these
any ground turkey or chicken left. The vaccine and it is expected that hospitals will spiritual leaders are not older adults. I One of the TV news people this morning
remaining fish was too expensive, not not have the capacity to treat the number of agree that people shouldn’t panic. suggested that we journal our thoughts as
the reasonably priced tilapia, cat fish or patients they will receive. Schools have Neither should they fail to take a way to relieve our anxiety. Writing this
salmon I usually find there. closed. Business meetings have been precautions or deny the seriousness of story has made me feel better. Perhaps I’ll
cancelled. The stock market has been this pandemic with the theory that God get a good night’s sleep tonight for a
lurching downward and people have been will protect us. God gave us brains to act change. Hopefully, this difficult episode in
Now I was getting competitive and
desperate. Perhaps I could at least get asked to work from home, if possible. None with common sense and follow the history will end soon. Anyway, I know I
more peanut butter, another family of this is reassuring. recommendations of scientific experts. will never take bananas for granted again!
mainstay and a good source of protein. I Faith doesn’t necessarily protect you
sped down the peanut butter and bread As an older adult who just turned 70, I’m from a virus or any evil. My Jewish *****************************************
aisle. There was none left of either item. in the vulnerable population at risk for the ancestors who fled Russia and Poland are The story above was submitted by a
coronavirus. People age 65 and over have testament to that. Not Born Yesterday! reader who took her
been advised by the Governor to self- emotions and vented them in a positive
Not one to give up, I quickly searched
the canned meat and fish aisle. I now felt quarantine at home. That’s not easily done Perhaps we don’t really need bananas. way. Journaling is a coping mechanism.
like a hunter circling her prey. My eyes when you can’t find the food your family We just ate the last one this morning. My You might want to try it yourself.
locked on two small cans of tuna in needs at the stores. I plan to look into husband, age 79, is diabetic, so he has to Send in your thoughts and they may get
limit his fruit consumption and all published as well.

(PFM)

8 April 2020