Hey Horace

[jon-nyc]

Horace, you’re from Wisconsin but your parents live in Kansas or Missouri, I think you’ve told the story before but tell us how that came about.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Horace said in Hey Horace:

You can add the rest of the five letters. I totally accept that.

H sounds a lot cooler. You need all the help you can get, H.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Hey Horace:

Horace, you’re from Wisconsin but your parents live in Kansas or Missouri, I think you’ve told the story before but tell us how that came about.

Ask my mom. They had a kid and then adopted one. They adopted the one because they thought they might never have the third. They really wanted kids. Then I was the third.

[jon-nyc]

Right but we’re your parents originally from WI? Or did they just move there for a spell?

[Jolly]

Late to the party, but very glad to hear your dad is doing better.

[George K]

Yeah, good news! Thanks for the update.

[Mik]

Excellent news. Dying I am not so afraid of. Dependence I am. Glad to hear your father is largely able to take care of himself.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Hey Horace:

Right but we’re your parents originally from WI? Or did they just move there for a spell?

My mom is from CO and my dad is from KS. My parents actually lived in San Francisco for a while, and Japan, while my dad was in the Air Force via the ROTC. But he's a veterinarian by training from Kansas State, and at some point was offered an opportunity to work at the University of WI, at its primate research center. He was the monkey surgeon. That all happened before I was born, so I'm from WI. My parents retired back to where my dad was born, when I was in my late 20s. It's a bit confusing between KS and MO because they are right on the border. They didn't really retire though for another 10 years. My dad worked at a local pet clinic, and my mom worked as a nursing professor at a local college.

[jon-nyc]

Interesting, that clears it up.

[Horace]

My mom is COVID positive. Strange since the disease isn't prevalent there. We don't know how it happened. She had a cough when we talked on the phone today. My dad is doing better. My mom is only worried about my dad and whether she'll give it to him. Not a bit about herself. My dad hasn't been tested. Now they're social distancing in their home. My mom keeps to one room and my dad to another. He's independent so it's all ok for now.

[jon-nyc]

Oh man I’m sorry to hear that. Is anyone around that can take care of her besides him?

[Horace]

Not at the moment, but work from home rules give some freedom.

[Jolly]

Man, that's tough news! I hope her case is light and things go well for your dad.

[Mik]

Jeez. Just what they needed now. Hoping for the best.

[Klaus]

Damn. I'm hoping for the best, too, Horace.

[George K]

Geez....so sorry to hear, Horace.

Hopefully her symptoms will be mild and short-lived.

[Rainman]

Sorry to hear about it, Horace.
It is so worrisome when someone contracts it, and the question is, "how the hell. . . ?"
Hope it's a Trump version, fast lane to recovery!

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace Sending good thought to your mom, dad and you!!!

[kluurs]

Sorry to hear. Hope this is a mild case and quick recovery.

[brenda]

Holy cow, Horace. Your folks are having a rough time already with health things this year. I hope her case is very mild. Keep us posted.