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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Quarantine This Birthday
This quarantine life has me in a state of uncertainty. Am I circling the drain of life? All this introspection if forcing me to face my mortality, and frankly it sucks. April is my birthday month. Before the lockdown, a small group of us were planning a trip to a casino in the next state.
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Mask Off – F*ck It – Mask On
Our new normal is wearing masks. Just a few days ago I wrote about mixed messages and people not wearing masks because the formal consensus was that they were not necessary. Days later the news is you better wear your masks! Irritating, but I’ll take it in the interest of public safety.
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The COVID Diaries Day 10
Life in my faux isolation is business as usual. Other than not leaving the house to go to work, nothing much has changed in my routine.
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Have You Ever Worn the Mask?
Since the quarantine began, I have worn a mask. It only makes sense to wear one, have you been wearing a mask?
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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.













