My dystopian future
Tuesday February 2 2021 There's a much discussed controversy about how many days Phil Connors (Bill Murray) relived in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. Depending upon the time and space continuum expert consulted, it was somewhere between ten and ten thousand years. After all, how long would it take you to master the piano and … Continue reading 129. It’s Groundhog Day. Again.
Friday January 1 2021 Sure, we're all ready for a fresh start. Just like I want a hard stop to writing this pandemic journal. But we can't all wish the weirdness of 2020 away with a wave of our hands, now can we? Still. That kind of negative thinking is never helpful to the delicate … Continue reading 124. Traditional Superstition
Thursday December 31 2020 We're staying in tonight and not just because I'm still in a mandated quarantine due to being a member of the COVID Cootie Club. We never go anywhere on New Year's Eve, a holiday also referred to as Amateur's Night. It's just not prudent. And I like staying home, where I … Continue reading 123. Stay Positive & Test Negative
Tuesday December 1 2020 He sees you when you're sleepingHe knows when you're awakeHe knows if you've been bad or goodSo be good for goodness sake! Welcome new month. Whatcha got for us, December? Oh yeah, the festive holiday season. Well, we'll see about that, because 2020. Remember this guy from your past? How about … Continue reading 120. He sees you when you’re sleeping
Thursday November 26 2020 This image that remains even after you close your eyes comes courtesy of our local mega-grocery. I'm sure they meant well. Actually, I don't know that. Look, we can't pretend this isn't weird. I mean Thanksgiving this year. We're staying home, just the two of us and the dogs, and we'll … Continue reading 118. Don’t pretend it isn’t weird
Friday November 13 2020 Yeah, so it’s Friday the 13th. Don’t sweat it though. A day designated to misfortune and chaos has long since lost its powers to the hot trots of 2020. For example, let’s recap just this past week, ok? Alex Trebek passed away and I can’t talk about it.I desperately wanted to … Continue reading 113. Superstition #13
Tuesday November 10 2020 Ok y’all, here’s an exercise for your covid-weary mind. [calming voice] Try to clear your thoughts for a moment. Set aside all your worries and stress. Close your eyes and let's do a few deep breaths, just concentrating on the air moving in [pause] and out. [back to me talking] Alrighty, … Continue reading 111. COVID-Weary Minds
Saturday October 31 2020 We don’t get trick or treaters at our homestead. My educated guess is because we don’t have a sidewalk and it’s rather sketchy to cross our busy road that separates the like of us from the suburban plat dwellers. It would slow down the youngsters and reduce their potential candy yield. … Continue reading 104. Another Isolation
Friday October 30 2020 Time for something normalizing. I got a chance to get the dogs out for their annual autumn and Halloween photo shoots, despite the deficiency of the required resources of time and energy. New this year is doing the whole work-it-baby with my dogs directly in view of the new neighbors. "Put … Continue reading 103. We were wolves once
Wednesday October 21 2020 Growing up in the 1970’s with three available television channels wasn’t nearly as medieval as it seems as we look back to those days of analog. After all, if you had the bonus kid brother to serve as a ground to the rabbit-ears antenna, you could sometimes get a fourth channel: … Continue reading 101. Analog Memories
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