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One week
a perfect storm I was appalled like most humans watching the image of George Floyd. It wasn’t a grainy, disjointed or partial video showing an atrocity like so many before. With those images there is always something missing; the perpatrator left out of the frame or a blurred picture because of distance. We knew the…
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Finally a haircut
Isn’t graduation over already? Sometimes the thought just appears; almost like a shiver. Maybe its the combination of COVID-19 ad nauseam, staring down potential retirement or just trying to stay focused on earning a living that is taking a mental toll. It doesn’t help that during this pandemic I have been drawn to the news…
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A Socially Distant Life continues
A 92-year-old gets a Zoom birthday. I’m not generally prone to wild mood swings but this week was difficult. I have been able to insulate myself away from much of the virus chaos by continually reminding myself how fortunate we are. Our income has been effected no doubt but we still have enough coming in…
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Opening up
Support your local charities I have decided to start venturing out and visit customers I haven’t seen since mid-March. Things seem to be calming down and feel less threatning even though infections are still rising. Social Distancing and masks add to an eerie sense of make believe well-being. I thought I would start by “sticking…
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Sunshine…and Lysol
We will survive the virus but will we survive him? There are two camps; one is to stay the course the other to go back to work now. Personally I feel more comfortable opening businesses up slowly and methodically. My opinion is based heavily on how I see my customers interact with me. Because I…
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Can’t tune it out.
Hoping for a silver lining… I can’t help myself from looking. Like so many these days, working more hours from home is my new normal. I am luckier than many, being “essential” gives me an excuse for being outside, even if its only for 3-4 hours. When home though, there are only so many emails…
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A different Easter
Grateful. As I write this I am listening to (and watching) Andrea Bocelli perform an Easter concert live from Piazza Duomo in Milan. I am not a church going person per se, but think of myself spiritual so when I heard about this performance I thought it most appropriate while we are homebound on this…
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Eileen and more gloves
The “Stones” said it best, “Paint it Black.” Partially out of boredom, partially necessity, my front door is getting remodeled. Like many projects, this started out simply enough to rebuild/replace the original 1960 bespoke door knob. It was not meant to be so a modern unit became the plan. For anyone curious most door knobs…
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Nice to be “essential”
Red Iguana and another earthquake The answer I’ve offered most of my adult life is “Sell car paint” when asked what I do for a living. There has been more to it over the years but that sums it up pretty well. Often, when conversing with unknown individuals at dinner parties and events and small…
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a personal journey to age with purpose
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