Midlife Musings
Fortysomething. If my life were a TV show, that would be the title, and these are the episodes. Or maybe I am just having an episode.
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No Laughing Matter – The Joke is On Us
The arrival of a new month used to herald an exciting new chapter. An opportunity for a better tomorrow. For 2020 the joke’s on us. The month of March was a roller coaster ride of subterfuge and misdirection. April Fool’s Day brought its share of laughs and jokes at our expense this year.
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The COVID Diaries – Day 7
We just received news that someone we worked with was tested positive for COVID-19.
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COVID-19 or Go Home – Life in the Pandemic Age
I am lucky that I work for a company that actually gives a shit about their employees. I mean, they look at the bottom line when making decisions, but they weigh their decisions against the scale of the effect the decision will have on the people. I have worked for companies that on the surface look like they care, but when the shit hits the fan, it’s the non-salaried workers that pay the price.
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Beware the Ides of March
An ill wind is blowing… quite literally. The spread of the corona virus is imminent, despite what the American public wants to believe. It can happen to any of us. I return to work tomorrow. I have concerns over what I will encounter.
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Fuck Valentine’s Day
Fuck Valentine’s Day. Who needs it? In the days leading up to this puffy pink holiday of jaded love, I was bombarded with ads reminding me that I wasn’t complete unless I was celebrating this holiday with someone special. So I am. As I sit alone, at the bar of my favorite drafthouse movie theater, drinking a beer and waiting to see a movie, I am spending time with me.
