My dystopian future
Sunday September 6 2020 My husband’s Aunt Jean was one of the last of the Greatest Generation of our family when she passed in 2016. She was a remarkably intelligent woman, with a sharp sarcastic wit that kept you at constant attention. Jean was not a woman to be dismissed. She was a force, a … Continue reading 87. Corralling wild polio
Wednesday September 2 2020 Of all the timely topics I listed in yesterday’s post, let’s cover a couple things that need to be captured for the future generations. Yep. I want to say that all this mask-wearing is messing with my resting bitch face. I’m told that I employ a particular facial expression when in … Continue reading 86. RBF Revisited
Tuesday September 1 2020 You know, I write this journal all the time. In my head. Every time an interesting factoid or experience crosses my path, I make not only a mental note, but pretty much put together a couple of ethereal paragraphs. There are two lies I tell myself. That’s a huge muffin. … Continue reading 85. Footnotes of History
Tuesday August 26 2020 Job interviewers of today’s youngest generation entering into the workforce talk about the one thing they find are missing from many of these future superstars: soft skills. That remarkable GPA and degree from a prestigious university gets the resume bubbling to the top of the pile, but during face-to-face interviews, human … Continue reading 84. Soft skills
Monday August 24 2020 A Quinnipiac poll in June showed Governor DeWine's approval rating at an all-time high of 75%. His approval among his fellow Republicans is 76 percent, among independents it's 74 percent, and among Democrats it's 81 percent.poll.qu.edu/ohio In the face of the high approval ratings for Governor DeWine, among the highest of … Continue reading 83. Let’s refocus
Sunday August 23 2020 “I drove past a nursing home and saw they had traffic cones in the parking lot so nobody could get in,” this guy said. “And I thought to myself, well, they’re just protecting their investment.” What's that? Investment? Where do these people come from? Although having just met him minutes before, … Continue reading 82. Don’t worry about the cones
Sunday August 16 2020 Need to work on my resting bitch face game So yesterday afternoon, I’m in Petco and while waiting in the checkout line, I see a guy lower his mask to sneeze. I snot you not. Our eyes met and I’m hoping I had the resting bitch face that I imagined I … Continue reading 81. Snotty situation
Saturday August 15 2020 I wanted to take a deeper dive into Governor DeWine’s message of declining cases of COVID-19 today, so I hit the coronavirus.ohio.gov portal to review the data charts available. While I like that little dip at the end of the line charts, the looking at the numbers might provide more context. … Continue reading 80. Deeper Dive
Thursday August 13 2020 Dayton Daily News announced a pop-up drive-thru COVID-19 testing site to open in the Dayton area next week. While nobody seemed to have a problem with three hyphens in one sentence, others were quick to respond to the online announcement with their opinions. The first comments were in the line of … Continue reading 79. Never read the comments
Sunday August 9 2020 A non-pandemic thought for your consideration on this Sunday. What is middle-aged? And is it different for women than men? After all, our culture generally considers men the better at keeping their rugged looks as they mature into their forties and on up. While women, though we do keep up global … Continue reading 78. Don’t be a Dick
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