Nancy's Notes

Body Even in a pandemic, and in the midst of an election process, there’s still no shortage of strange news and crazy people. Perhaps reading of someone else’s erratic behavior or wild stories helps us deal with our own problems a little bit easier.

Body The spookiest places in Kansas I hope you are remembering that Saturday is the night of the “Halloween-Global-Full-Blue Moon,” which is so rare, the last time it occurred was in 1944, during World War II.

Body We will soon bear witness to one of many spectacles of nature as large numbers of geese pass overhead, honking out their signals as they travel from one locale to another, in search of warmer, healthier climates.

Body Several weeks ago, the Sentinel published the obituary of Mr. Cecil L. Overlease who lived in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. I kind of remembered hearing a story about this town years ago, but curiosity prompted me check it out. Perhaps many of you did the same thing.

Body It’s quite likely that at some point in recent months during the COVID-19 pandemic, you have been included in a Zoom videoconference. Many people had never heard of it, let alone knew how to create a Zoom meeting, prior to March 2020.

Body In this bizarre year of 2020, another highly unusual event is coming our way. Can you handle anything more? This event will spookily coincide with Halloween, and the fact that there will be a full moon. But this time it’s not just ANY full moon — this one will be special.

Body It’s never a good thing to be receiving email messages from strange places and people unknown to me, especially when they are billionaires wanting to share their wealth. And yes, I am concerned about the security of my email address, and I probably should do something about it.

Body I am using my space this week to pass along an important announcement that is being shared across the country to gain support of a very important piece of legislation that this newspaper would ask you to support.

Body I really don’t remember when it started, but many years ago I began collecting hats. These couldn’t be just any hat; they had to have a personality all their own. They had to be special, weird, crazy, colorful... I really didn’t have a definite rule.

Body If you work with computers at all, you know the frustration when things just don’t work as they should. When you work on a network of several computers connected, that frustration level compounds exponentially with issues that are difficult—no, impossible—to trace.