2021 – Bet on the New Year
Do I believe in luck? Ruminating on what is luck, and can I discount it enough to disregard ancient traditions that may bring it.
Sky-High Adventures in Social Distancing
Dropping my sons at DFW during COVID. The airport was a ghost town. The ex texted me an hour after the boys already had — clearly expecting to start a fight. Didn't work.
COVID Diaries Day 200 – New Habits, New Normal?
What things do I wish that would stick around from the COVID experience? I came across this question on Twitter and it got me thinking. The comments, as expected, were divided between appreciation for the evolved human response to a pandemic, to the ignorant disdain for anything that required accepting any personal responsibility in preventing the spread of the virus.
More Adventures in Social Distancing
As the pandemic progresses, my state is reopening businesses in stages. I don’t know how they decide what can reopen when, or more importantly, why? But I have tamped down my panic and gone out while still exhibiting caution. It has been an experience in otherworldly interaction.
Ennui Creeps In – Every Day is Exactly the Same
Every day I drive to work, do my job, then drive home. Wash, rinse, and repeat. Every day feels exactly the same. It is not an unhappy situation, and I am not even sure if I should fight the wave of creeping ennui. But I worry that I am going to snap.
