My apologies. I sure my absence the past 4 days has caused some concern. I have been sick. Tuesday morning I was in bed with what I guess was a stomach flu. The next two days alternated between bed rest and emergency visits to the bathroom.
My worst fears (COVID) were unfounded and by Thursday afternoon I was definitely feeling well enough to taste some of the Thanksgiving dinner my wife made for the two of us yesterday. Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the US and some other countries. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. This year it has taken on much greater significance because the virus has prevented us from celebrating it with friends and family. I don't know if it was because I hadn't eaten anything in several days or because she is a wonderful cook but that was the best tasting food I can ever remember eating.
PayPal has once again been an enormous source of frustration for ME. That frustration got the better of me by Monday and I know it was apparent in some of my comments which I regret. But it appears YOU have found ways to work through the PayPal issues I was struggling with and I appreciate that. Marian reports that almost $3,300 has come into our PayPal account for Peter's book. That is a very good indication that almost everyone has paid.
My mail box is flooded with over 400 new emails right now. It will be necessary for me to triage them. Please be patient. I allowed plenty of time for all of the payments to arrive. Priority will be given to matching the payments for Peter's book to the orders I have. I will be very busy in the next few days as I do all of this.
I hope you are all taking precautions to stay safe from the virus. We are in our family. The virus has exploded in the US over the past few weeks. Hospitals are at near capacity. Hospital staff are exhausted from dealing with the virus for the past 7 months. I can only watch in horror as people are packing into airports to travel during the holiday season and packing into stores to buy gifts.
Part of my time I have to help Marian with our five Golden Retrievers now that she can barely walk them. She is waiting for elective surgery to replace her hip. Those surgeries are being postponed by hospitals so they can deal with COVID cases. She is in constant pain when she stands.
