Tag: coronavirus
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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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Settling in.
Gotta stay optimistic right? It is easier for me to stay optimistic because I am still working, but then I talk to my youngest who is watching helplessly as his once thriving business collapses. It is hard to comprehend that an entire industry can, within a week, almost completely disappear. He sells fresh-cut flowers and…
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A little calm before the storm…and then an earthquake.
Which is the extravegence a gun or a shopping cart full of toilet paper? Last night watching the news I was struck by something odd. I couldn’t help but feel scared for all the millions of people now affected by America shutting down but realized a lot of those businesses closing; restaurants, bars and theaters…
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Explaining the world to mom
Navigating the world on the eighth floor. My mom will be 92 May 12th. My wife and I share a condo with her and have for the last several years. Over our 39 years of marriage she has lived with us on three other occasions in three different states. Each time has been on my…
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Strange Days
The great equalizer. I am not sure at what stage we are with the Coronavirus, now called Covid 19, but I fear it will get much worse. It has seemed like most news; it is from somewhere else so we are out of harms reach. It was playing out like a movie; countries falling into…
a life always under construction 