Jun 22 - 28

Well, there are good stories, sad stories, funny stories, unusual stories, and long stories. You decide.

So I got stuck going to get something for Taylors, and so I got home near dark. Now the baby rescued peacock is in its own enclosure, next to the chicken coup. So when I went to check on him I didn’t see him. I went around to the other side to see all the chickens sitting outside. I was too busy to contemplate the reason why. So I grabbed a chicken and tried to bring it in but it jumped out of my
hands and ran. So I get in and to my sad amazement and there is a half-eaten peacock in the chicken side. I am completely confused because it would be very difficult to go from one side to the other. Up to
this point I had not seen anything out of the ordinary. OK, outside of trying to teach my daughter to drive I can’t remember the last time I was totally horrified. As I raised my head to look around I see 2 feet from my face a large bird of some kind hanging upside down staring at me. I panic, the bird panics and the dogs run in to see what is going on. Apparently, an owl had flown in the chicken coup for dinner when I caught him in the act. Now this creature tries to escape but can’t and ends up on the ground. Now he just sits there and stares at me and I haven’t a clue as to what to do. I try to pick it up but realize that it wasn’t going to work. So I go out and get a stick and try to push it out, but it won’t go. Everybody is barking or squawking and things are getting a little crazy. So finally the owl grabs the stick and I manage to carry him out. I place him in a wheelbarrow where he sits up and finally flies away. Now I am going to put this story out everywhere so no one else will choose us to rescue anything.

Well, the cases of COVID-19 in Sacramento County are increasing much faster than any of us had hoped. I will continue to limit seating. It is now a requirement that everyone comes in with a mask. They will
need to wear it until they eat. Outside, is still the safest, and I will not require a mask outside, but most people want to come inside. I am thinking of having my son play his drums inside to coax people to sit
outside.

Folks here is  a link to an article on how successful masks are in preventing the spread of the virus: 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1230346

Jun 15 - 21

We always seem to end up in unusual circumstances. My daughter likes any unordinary living things that moves, and a friend of ours told her that he had a baby peacock that needed to be rescued, and that she would be perfect to rescue it. My wife and I were taken aback by this, but we couldn’t say no, so we are now in the possession of a baby peacock. Not having had one before, I looked it up and apparently they squawk really loud. Now, when I had the dogs barking at night my neighbors complained and I had to debark the dogs, so my first question is, can you de-squawk peacocks? My second question is, how do I keep my dogs from eating this precious bird. My pragmatic self thinks I should just run a lunch special.

The cases in our county do not appear to be going down as we all hoped. I had someone tell one of my competitors was placing plastic around booths and seating almost every table. I would much rather be safe than sorry, and that is just not safe. We are dealing with a very transmittable virus that would not treat our demographic very well. We will try to leave 2 empty tables between parties, but remember it is much safer outside.

Oh, and thank you to Lisa and Tim for your wonderful notes and cards.

Thank you to everyone.

Jun 8 - 14

I think that if you were to track the history and families of our best actors,  you will see they all have siblings. Why do you wonder? It is not the question as to why they had siblings, it is the answer as to why they became actors. When you have siblings you learn early that you can blame them for your misdeeds, and so you learn to act, and if you act well you can blame them for everything.  Unfortunately, I was a very poor actor, and that was such a shame because I had 5 siblings and I could have become a star.  Anyway, kids nowadays seemed to have mastered the profession. If they want to blame something on a sister, they can turn their face blue. They can shed tears in an instant and all for the purpose of lying to their parents. We poor parents don’t seem to have a chance anymore. When my son explains to me how his sister managed to get the cookies off the top shelf (he is 6ft 6), using a ladder from the garage, even though he warned her not to, with tears flowing down his face pleading for me to believe him, I just want to give him a bronze statue.

Ok, everyone. The cases in Sacramento have not gone down as we all hoped, so I would like to keep close to 12 feet between parties inside. It is difficult to tell people we can’t seat them, but it is the ethical thing to try and do.  However, if you sit outside, six feet is a safe number. 

Jun 1 - 7

Why do my kids talk to their significant others on speakerphone? I mean, do they really want us to hear everything they say to one another. Apparently, they think it is more romantic that way. However, there are some conversations my wife and I just do not want to hear. I will not elaborate. 

So far the opening has gone ok. I have kept the seating to just 1 out of every 3 ½ tables. If the cases in Sacramento County don’t go up in the next week I will cautiously seat a little more. I would much rather be safe than sorry, but I seem to offend someone no matter what I do. Also, I appreciate all of you that come in with a mask, it puts the servers at a little more ease. I for one keep finding myself trying to drink my coffee through one.  

Hey if you are looking for a nice little walk, I have found a secret place. I don’t know why I think it is a secret, but I have lived in the Loomis area for over 10 years and just found out about it. It is a 90-acre bird sanctuary about 2 miles east of Taylors in Penryn. It is called Traylor (yes, with an r) Nature Reserve and Bird Sanctuary. Take a picture of the map, so you don’t get lost like I did, and don’t tell anybody I told you about it.