This morning, my wife shared with me some COVID humor she saw either on one of her “mom” groups or social media. I’m sure there’s more than a few of us who’ve been on lockdown for a while who can relate: WIFE: “What would you like for dinner?” HUSBAND: “What are the options?” WIFE: “The […]
Calibrating your cloning machine
When you learn something new, there’s two main problems you need to solve. The first, obviously, is how to put what you’ve learned into practice. This can take many forms. You can take a reference – like a book, a video, your notes, photos or even just what you remember –and you can make the […]
Do you really need another armchair quarterback?
When I was a kid, one of the few times my dad and I would actually sit together and watch TV was on Mondays during the American Football season. Neither of us were what I’d call even avid fans, but do I remember that the NFL season and harvest season in IL were more-or-less aligned, […]
Taking your job a little too seriously
This morning was shopping day since I really didn’t want to fight the lockdown surge that might materialize at the weekend…although I’m not sure why I think it’s going to be different since a good portion of the fellow would-be shoppers in Constantia seem to be sipping wine in their bathrobes from at least 11am, […]
Sure it’s bad…but is it bad enough to give up?
Nobody was really prepared for this. And, yes, by “this”, I mean the whole pandemic ‘pockyclypse we’re all living every day—while at the same time trying to not kill our housemates, family members, pets and whomever may be stuck under the same roof with us for a large number of days…with a large number of […]