Tag: pandemic
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Real importance, for me at least
I am, generally speaking, a pretty cheerful and upbeat kinda guy. Over the course of my 66-years; while there have been plenty of nasty things occur, those incidents were far enough apart to allow a measure of healing before the next trauma appeared. The first one I recall was when JFK was assassinated. I was…
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Mental
For most of my life, I’ve given little consideration to the various iterations of “mental” when it is referencing the human condition. The terms I grew up hearing when referring to the word “mental” were generally movie references such as “crazy-house”, “nut-house” or “loony-bin.” In politically correct times they became institution, ward or hospital. It…
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Personal freedom
The Covid portion of the evening news has become so common and rhetorical it reminds me of the weather segment. Nothing major usually happens day to day, so to maintain any level of interest until the big story happens, they throw in shocking stories hoping to wind everyone up and more importantly, keep revenue up.…
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Try not to think about it.
The enthusiasm of 2021 is wearing thin, at least for me. I fear expressing that sentiment out-loud may evoke bad luck or tempt fate in some fashion or another so I mostly keep it to myself. As 2020 and the pandemic dragged on it was hard to find any positives to cling to. There were…
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I remember when Delta meant flying…
I think most can agree that since March 2020, our world has been in a constant state of upheaval. The initial fear and disbelief that was the pandemic, got assistance from social and economic unrest the like of which I have never experienced in my 66-years. This confluence of staggering events was further exacerbated by…
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Somewhere in the middle I think.
I can’t be the only one staggered by the economic numbers being released daily, but maybe, people are just numb to it since after-all, it is only on paper right? On one-hand, I listen to those praying/demanding for an extension to rent relief so they don’t end up on the street, adding to an already…
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Long distance goodbye
Eileen was my only living aunt and we met once, 3-years ago. Unfortunately, I missed that opportunity with her husband Charles. We were able to speak though, which made the meeting with Eileen even possible. Charles was my fathers younger brother, and before our first phone call, had no idea I existed. His brother Al…
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Sunday omelet
Adjusting to a new schedule, a new job, really a new life is more challenging than I thought it would be. At the conclusion of my prior “life”, I fully came to appreciate how effortlessly I could navigate everything. It took such little thought to glide through my day, especially near the end. After all…
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Goodbye… Hello!
Aside from all the political bullshit, it was a pretty good week. It is hard not to get drawn into it but at some point my mental health won’t take anymore. I decided (for the umpteenth time) to focus on something, anything really, that is different and hopefully positive. That opportunity came about in two…
a life always under construction 