Commentary
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GET THE DAMN SHOT
My oldest daughter came home for a visit yesterday and as we walked across the patio she said, “Oh, Mom. I love how you haven’t pulled the weeds. It makes everything so GREEN!” She was serious. I was dumbstruck. What a wonderful world this would be if all of us found that kind of positivity in a gnarl of chaos. Since her… Read more
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
No one’s in it. I had the entire mall to myself this morning. Where is everyone? Holding out at home, too terrified to risk contagion at any cost. Soon there won’t be any excuse for that. We won’t have time to sit around and dream up conspiracy theories. Thanks to thousands of scientists around the world, we now have not… Read more
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LIGHTEN UP!
Every few days I pop over to Trader Joe’s to pick up a few items. They always have fun music pumping in the parking lot so I often sing and dance my way into the store. Last week, I met a yogi swathed in tattoos who showed me his, “tree pose” while waiting in line. By golly, he… Read more
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A BIRD IN THE HAND
Recently a juvenile cowbird sat squawking on my windowsill with its mouth wide open. Suddenly, a smaller bird of a different species altogether flew in and stuck food in its’ mouth! I was shocked to watch this happen several more times. Clearly, the bird doing the feeding was not its’ ‘real’ mother. It was a… Read more
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ALL IN
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.” Marie Curie (1867-1934) 10 years ago, I was so terrified of dogs that I rarely visited friends who had them. Then this little one came home. Skylar weighed less… Read more
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100 STEPS
Since lockdown started, I’ve been walking a three-mile loop in my neighborhood. In the middle of the walk, there’s a very, steep hill. My iphone says it’s 5 stories high but it feels more like 10. The first time I tackled it, the temperature was 90 something, my heart was pounding and my legs felt… Read more
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STOP….LOOK…LOOK AGAIN
On my walk today, I happened upon this sight. It seems a perfect metaphor to our present situation. We’ve been stopped where we are but as we pause, let’s notice the beauty around us. Life will never return to the way it was before. Ultimately that may prove to be a good thing. I’m not… Read more
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PEACE OUT!!
As someone who’s often made her living entertaining others, this isolationism has been torturous. Yesterday, while standing outside Trader Joe’s in a long line, loud music began pumping in the parking lot. Prince’s, “When Doves Cry” came on and I instinctively began to dance. Now, this is not unusual behavior for me but simply how… Read more
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WHAT, ME WORRY??
I hope no one in my town has to pee. There’s not a store for miles with a roll of toilet paper. I just watched several, young women load up their carts with hundreds of rolls of the stuff at Wal-Mart. Some even backed their pickups up to the front door and carted off entire… Read more
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SIGNS I’VE TAKEN TOO MANY PAIN MEDS
Recently, I had my 2nd knee replaced. Considering I’d done this once before, I thought I knew what to expect. Nope. The first night in the hospital, I’m given a dinner menu. I’m surprised to even have an appetite and attribute my complete lack of pain to a masterful anesthesiologist. Since I don’t have… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 