https://youtu.be/_q9MpiacZs4 Today Washington State is 3 weeks and 3 days into the COVID-19 lockdown. Strange moments remind me what universe I am in. My son went to get some groceries and I rush over to him before he left, “Take a face mask! They might not let you into the store without one!” People willContinueContinue reading “Day 25: You Are Here”
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Day 24
https://youtu.be/ZJuv-KvOEr4 The Twitter account “Shower Thoughts” has a good thought that is working for me. It reads: “Go to bed, you’ll feel better in the morning” is the human version of “Did you turn it off and turn it back on again?” Sleep is a marvelous reset, isn’t it? I am thankful for my littleContinueContinue reading “Day 24”
Day 23: Is It Warm In Here…?
https://youtu.be/-RJZn3RgBAY Are Medusa’s leg hairs tiny snakes? Here is another poem draft. It is the middle section of a longer poem. I think it can stand by itself. What do you think> After the Evening Shift The cat jingles behind us awakes an owl perched on a thick branch above prey prays quickly breaks passContinueContinue reading “Day 23: Is It Warm In Here…?”
Day 22: It’s All Good
https://youtu.be/ZHBjA7TWvtM Today felt like a normal day. The middle of the week is busy-time. Busy-time is my normal. I can’t help myself. Perhaps, one day, I’ll be a free spirit like the porta potties in the video–blowing in the wind–but hopefully, I won’t be full of shit. hahahahaa! Well, maybe a little. 1) an observedContinueContinue reading “Day 22: It’s All Good”
Day 21
https://youtu.be/jEeSrdK883s How are you today? How are your neighborhood and your city handling the pandemic? Are you meeting up with friends and/or family online? I enjoy visiting with my family. Once a week, at a scheduled time, we meet online to keep in contact with each other. It makes me very happy to SEE they areContinueContinue reading “Day 21”
Day 20: High Expectations
https://youtu.be/unUgnjJUV_Y Happy to report, a voice inside my head has been quieted. It wanted me to achieve an unreasonable amount of success during the lockdown. It told me how easy it was to work from home, finish my short stories, loose weight, eat better, get more exercise, clean every inch of my apartment and growContinueContinue reading “Day 20: High Expectations”
Day 19: The Great Pause
https://youtu.be/XAJw2n5ryno The worldwide pause. Will we forget these months? As citizens of the planet- let us promise to never forget. The deaths, suffering, confusion from our leaders, the kindness from neighbors, the debt, the empty shelves at the grocery and in many homes, the masses unable to pay rent, buy food, after only ONE monthContinueContinue reading “Day 19: The Great Pause”
Day 18: Little Cuties
https://youtu.be/3rzFgBlj8m4 Yesterday my daughter’s gift arrived! It is a beautiful hand-sewn mask by a fabric artist who lives near my daughter on San Juan Island, Washington. Here is the photo I took to share with you. Placed my breakfast inside to simulate a nose. I love the little cutie tangerines that come in mesh bagsContinueContinue reading “Day 18: Little Cuties”
Day 17: New Normal
https://youtu.be/1HHDvYNbZ9U Yesterday I did not journal. After early coffee and breakfast, I hit the ground running with work, both at home, zooming, and on sites, and went grocery shopping. When the day ended I watched some “Outlander” and went to bed early. Out And About Must admit, it was nice to get out and driveContinueContinue reading “Day 17: New Normal”
Day 15: Digging In
https://youtu.be/E9hIzj0C9v4 Being honest today I feel suspicious of the pandemic reactions, specifically in the United States and specifically regarding our political & medical leaders. I live in a country that has some devastating statistics about citizens’ premature, preventable deaths. Cigarette smoking is responsible for over 480,000 deaths a year, including 41,000 deaths resulting from second-handContinueContinue reading “Day 15: Digging In”
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