Posts Tagged: COVID
Touched By An Angel
I never watched the popular television show Touched By an Angel. I never much believed in its premise of an angel passing along the messages from God to those needing help. Even if she did look like Roma Downey.
Touched By An Angel
I never watched the popular television show Touched By an Angel. I never much believed in its premise of an angel passing along the messages from God to those needing help. Even if she did look like Roma Downey.

When COVID, Chaos, and Cognitive Decline Collide…Who Could Imagine That
I’ve always had a fertile imagination. For nearly six decades I’ve imagined my life unfolding in the form of a TV show always playing to an imaginary studio audience and their reactions. Its genesis was the late-night imaginings of a

When COVID, Chaos, and Cognitive Decline Collide…Who Could Imagine That
I’ve always had a fertile imagination. For nearly six decades I’ve imagined my life unfolding in the form of a TV show always playing to an imaginary studio audience and their reactions. Its genesis was the late-night imaginings of a

RIP Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island
In a last cruel act of 2020, COVID-19 has struck Gilligan’s Island. Is nowhere on earth safe from this awful virus? After being shipwrecked on this uncharted island since 1964, Mary Ann Summers, the sunny farm girl from Winfield, Kansas

RIP Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island
In a last cruel act of 2020, COVID-19 has struck Gilligan’s Island. Is nowhere on earth safe from this awful virus? After being shipwrecked on this uncharted island since 1964, Mary Ann Summers, the sunny farm girl from Winfield, Kansas

In A Crazy Year of Pandemics and Pandemonium My Dog Gave Me Hope
In a year filled with unprecedented tumult and loss, it also became a year of unexpected gratitude and hope. Against the tragic backdrop of a pandemic and political and personal calamity 2020 will be remembered by me as the year

In A Crazy Year of Pandemics and Pandemonium My Dog Gave Me Hope
In a year filled with unprecedented tumult and loss, it also became a year of unexpected gratitude and hope. Against the tragic backdrop of a pandemic and political and personal calamity 2020 will be remembered by me as the year

“Ma Nishtana” – Why Is This Christmas Different Than Every Other?
In anything but a normal year, how could we ever expect a normal Christmas? Christmas will feel different. The one constant we can count on will be Santa Claus who thanks to Dr. Faucci received his vaccine and will continue

“Ma Nishtana” – Why Is This Christmas Different Than Every Other?
In anything but a normal year, how could we ever expect a normal Christmas? Christmas will feel different. The one constant we can count on will be Santa Claus who thanks to Dr. Faucci received his vaccine and will continue

A Return to New York City
I recently wandered the streets of Manhattan. Though a seemingly unremarkable activity for someone who has done just that for over 50 years, in the time of the coronavirus it took on new significance. A week ago I took a

A Return to New York City
I recently wandered the streets of Manhattan. Though a seemingly unremarkable activity for someone who has done just that for over 50 years, in the time of the coronavirus it took on new significance. A week ago I took a

Thanksgiving – A No Fly Holiday
As much a tradition as pumpkin pie, the pre-holiday images of over-crowded airports, knee-deep with weary travelers in a tangle of luggage and shopping bags headed home for the holidays is a familiar Thanksgiving trope. We see it year after

Thanksgiving – A No Fly Holiday
As much a tradition as pumpkin pie, the pre-holiday images of over-crowded airports, knee-deep with weary travelers in a tangle of luggage and shopping bags headed home for the holidays is a familiar Thanksgiving trope. We see it year after

A Shot Of Compassion in a Time of Social Distancing
I didn’t realize how profoundly I missed human connection in real life until I received a big dose of it recently. Zoom has been a lifesaver, and old familiar face time has been a wonderful way to see and connect

A Shot Of Compassion in a Time of Social Distancing
I didn’t realize how profoundly I missed human connection in real life until I received a big dose of it recently. Zoom has been a lifesaver, and old familiar face time has been a wonderful way to see and connect

Tortured Truth
Talk about tortured lies. And tone-deaf. Bill Barr our chief law enforcement officer, now claims other than slavery, COVID-lockdowns are the worst civil liberties infringement in US history. If he thinks of a protective mask as a torture device, he

Tortured Truth
Talk about tortured lies. And tone-deaf. Bill Barr our chief law enforcement officer, now claims other than slavery, COVID-lockdowns are the worst civil liberties infringement in US history. If he thinks of a protective mask as a torture device, he

Masks. Saves. Lives. Period.
No protective mask can hide the utter unfitness of Donald Trump. His hateful, incompetent self is unmasked every day. The release of Bob Woodward’s new book Rage only confirms what most of us already knew. His handling of the coronavirus

Masks. Saves. Lives. Period.
No protective mask can hide the utter unfitness of Donald Trump. His hateful, incompetent self is unmasked every day. The release of Bob Woodward’s new book Rage only confirms what most of us already knew. His handling of the coronavirus