500 plus days
Somewhat more than 500 days ago I left Oaxaca with some ambivalence. Now I am back prepared to let that be water under the bridge. I am...
Hello
Wow...it has been awhile. As the Covid situation in my neighborhood mellowed I found myself with other things to do and hence I wandered...
Not feeling generous
On July 8, two months from yesterday I will receive my second vaccine dose courtesy of Pfizer. It may even be sooner given the...
I kinda get it
Eons ago when I was a clinical psychology intern in a V.A hospital there was, from time to time, commentary on the fact that many of ...
Anniversary one
Exactly one year ago I was released from quarantine only to discover that there was little difference between life in quarantine and life...
A confession
As the months of pandemia slide by I become increasingly aware of the role that Netflix and Prime play in keeping me/us from going...
I have been shot.
I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday and it was surprisingly easy. For some time, other than a promise that a...
I Got Doves
Eons ago, like last march, when I was in quarantine my companion was a Morning Dove sitting on her nest outside my bedroom window. She...
Ice Storms...Argh!
I live in a pretty benign climatic Zone. We have snow but we have snow plows and given the availability of advanced warnings if you are...
Will trade snowplows for vaccines
Strange times. The west coast, at least Washington and British Columbia where Covid cases are relatively under control even if they have...
Oh Dear...I have been yelled at!
The other day while walking I saw that a group of young people had scraped the ice on a local pond and were skating about, some with...
Same boat again!
Not all that long ago I was expressing my dislike for the expression “We are all in the same boat” when in fact some of us are in Yachts...
Sheep
The sheep, who don't know they are sheep and despise the other animals because they think they are sheep, have been led down the garden...
Oh boy, it is a new year!!
Last March when I returned from Mexico and finished my quarantine I discover that the only addition to my life was that I could buy my...
Oh Boy, Winter!
One of the strange effects of the Covid era for me has been a change in sleeping patterns. This is not unique and in fact many people...
Facts and Opinions
It is more than a bit passe these days to say your are entitled to your opinions but not to your facts. This said, that is exactly whats...
Learnings
Covid-19 for all it's nasty features has also been a great learning opportunity for most of us. Like it or lump it we have had to come...
Things have changed and things are changing
Since posting an acknowledgement of my six months with Covid 19 I have been thinking quite a bit about how things have changed and...
SIX Months!!
If memory serves, and it does occasionally, I have been home from Mexico and living in the times of Covid for six months. Amazing. Upon...