I used to work from home one day a week — usually Mondays. As of March 16th all of us at TNP are working from home until June 1st at the earliest. Here is a typical work-from-home day… 7:30 –…
Will it ever feel right again?
The outside world, that is. States are (foolishly, imo) opening up again. Not NJ because we’re still throbbing with illness and death, with our long term care/nursing homes being hit hardest. For months now I’ve been watching the cases creep…
Entertainment in the time of … ugh whatever
When you’re living in a time where all sporting events, concerts, and performances have been cancelled, and bars, restaurants, movie theaters and stores have closed how do you pass the time? Videoconferencing for fun What would we do without the…
Easter: Though Hope is Frail, it’s Hard to Kill
Easter 2020 looks much different than usual. And I’m not even an Easter Person, being both unchurched and too lazy to find another one right now. Although, what better time? And as someone who was raised in a religious tradition…
Baking in the time of..
Yeah, I’m tired of the coronavirus references too. But they’re so easy! With no place to go on the weekends (and really no desire to ever leave my house again) I’ve taken to baking. To try and keep things under…
A message from the King! A message from the King!
Like most Americans, we received this in the mail on Saturday and it’s too good to share. I CACKLED at the image of the White House. He makes parody SO EASY. Also you don’t need to tell me I suck…
What is a weekend?
As of today, I have been home for 15 days, with the exception of two car rides and one socially-distanced visit with Mom. I gave up giving up Facebook for Lent, because 1) everything is Lent now and 2) there…
Life, Quarantined
Another random jumble of observations… With the exception of 2 short car drives, I haven’t been out of the house since Friday, March 13. Today was day 7 of working from home. And life is starting to fall into a…
Right now, it’s like this
No doom and gloom this time. I’m in a much better place than I was a few nights ago. I didn’t pop back into Twitter until this afternoon. I restricted my news. And I came across a link in a…
The Coronavirus Era
I saw a Twitter post the other day on keeping a journal during these Coronavirus times…bet I can find it…ah, here it is. This is a screenshot that clicks through to the actual tweet. I figured, hey, I have a…
