Micah 6:8
Daniel 11:15-19
Yes, your life matters.
Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Today is National Toast Day in the UK, and today's freewrite prompt word is Rumor.
This reminded me of a story I had read back at the beginning of this century, probably in July of 2002.
Rumor had it that toasters were speaking Russian in Hooke, in the county of Dorset, England. The "explanation" at the time was that the toasters (and other electrical appliances) were picking up the signals from a nearby transmitter where the BBC broadcast programmes in various languages - sort of a Radio Free Europe idea.
Of course, there's little reason to believe that. If it were true, why wouldn't they have been receiving those signals all along? Clearly there was something else going on. Russian programming from the BBC? I know they're a bunch of bleeding lefties, but they didn't come out and say it quite that clearly back in 2002. More likely they were receiving broadcasts from Russia meant for their agents or sleeper cells in the Midlands or the Southwest of England. That's a much more believable explanation than the bland pseudo-scientific garble issued by the BBC at the time.
Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our insane lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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