J M Wetherington Sr
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“At first I didn’t like my beard. But then it grew on me.” – Unknown Four months ago today, March 18, 2020, I left the beautiful island of Puerto Rico to return to Orlando for some medical appointments. Then, thanks to COVID-19, I discovered I wouldn’t be going back, or anywhere, anytime soon. So I […]
COVID-19 Disaster Commemorative Coin
Friday , 12, June 2020 General Comments Off on COVID-19 Disaster Commemorative CoinMany times during a disaster declaration, especially larger events like Hurricanes Sandy or Harvey, a group of folks will conduct a contest for designing a disaster-specific logo to use as a commemoration of that declaration. Usually, the winning logo design will be offered on shirts, similar to our official uniform shirts and employees will purchase […]
Avoiding COVID-19 On Our Road Trip
Friday , 22, May 2020 Travel, Wolf's Haven Comments Off on Avoiding COVID-19 On Our Road TripTomorrow morning we’ll leave for our two week stay at Wolf’s Haven. One of the benefits, to me, of our cabin in the mountains is that we are very much off the usual grid of humanity. But the 11 hour drive to get there has caused me to think and plan how we might go […]
Like many across the country, our home is practicing social distancing and being quarantined at home. I thought I’d share our situation and perhaps you might share yours in the comments below. Normally I am on the road working disaster response and recovery at the location of the event, but not this time. Last Wednesday […]
Are We Overreacting to COVID-19?
Tuesday , 17, March 2020 Health Comments Off on Are We Overreacting to COVID-19?Interesting timing on this article (go read it, I’ll wait here) as just yesterday I had a friend of mine ask (via text) a lot of these same questions, which essentially boil down to, “Is this all just a huge overreaction?” It’s a fair question and, given some of the extreme provisions that have been […]
When I first heard about the Novel Coronavirus, I thought it was new book about a worldwide pandemic. Turns out, this is a “book” I don’t want to read. But we’re strapped into our chairs with our heads belted into position and our eyelids held open against our will as we’re forced to watch this […]
Flying The Friendly Skies of COVID-19
Thursday , 12, March 2020 Health, Travel Comments Off on Flying The Friendly Skies of COVID-19A week from tomorrow I fly from San Juan to Orlando, a flight I’ve taken many times in the past almost-two-years that I’ve been working here on The Enchanted Island. Regardless of whether I’ve taken the 5am flight out or the later 6:20am flight out, one thing has remained consistent; the plane is always full. […]