Category: Christmas
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Why Cities Are The Way They Are
A comprehensive look at the elements that have shaped our cities over the last 100 years… in a single blog post. Why Cities Are The Way They Are Today after the holiday, the family time, the meals, the laughter and the puppy walk I really didn’t have anything to write, but I did truly reflect […]
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A 2nd Covid-19 Christmas. . .Merry, Merry Christmas!
The year is 2021. This Christmas the whole world continues its celebration with Covid-19 protocols in place. To think back in December 2019 we were watching the Covid-hospitals being built in Wuhan. At the end of 2021 we are all still living in this pandemic. We still need to rejoice in the ability of mankind […]
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Welcome to testing at home-antigen.
If you usually ignore these posts in your inbox, take a minute and actually read this in your web-browser. There are several links that will provide you with more information on testing, symptoms and what the next 10 months will continue to look like as Covid-19 continues to change our world. Be safe, Be tested, […]
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How can we connect and be present in this Covid World?
Welcome to December 2020! Let’s see we are in month number ten since this started back in March. All the sports fans in the United States were getting ready for madness, first the toilet paper run, right before the NCAA could have their basketball tournament. Then there was no Opening Day for the Cubbies or […]
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This really doesn’t feel like the holidays. . .
Rule number 1 in 2020- It’s OK to not be OK. Rule number 1 in 2020- It’s OK to not be OK! Wisdom of friendsgiving 2020! Rule number 2 in 2020- Always refer back to rule number 1. My text messages were blowing up at the same rate of Covid-19 cases in the United States […]
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Barenaked Canada. . .
Oh Canada, it looks like the NHL is going to give you a division all within your borders in this Covid-19 world. Thanks to the #Trumpvirus part of Covid-19, there really is no way to let American teams travel into Canada safely. Our inability as American’s to make personal decisions that mitigate the spread of […]
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Looking back on simpler times. . . pre-Covid-19
I know, I know, I know . . .a music video from the Squirrel Nut Zippers during this dark time is pretty dark, so let’s go back to when I went to see Squirrel Nut Zipper’s and realized it was before I met my concert-wife. I guess with all the news around Covid-19 forcing the […]
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@home attire.
Yes it’s November 15, 2020. We are on day 3 of our Thanksgiving isolation in preparation for the holiday. We have discussed safe food handling protocols, forgoing the standard family style pass the dish, instead having a gloved-masked chef dish out individual plates. I was delighted to find a completely empty press box for yesterday’s […]
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We made it into October and Covid-19 is still here. . .
OK so the question is how do we celebrate the holidays safely? I’m currently thinking the 2020 path forward is prepping Thanksgiving dinners with David Jone’s Farm Turkey, Arrigo Dressing/Stuffing, Leslie’s bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans and corn bread, delivering them on Wednesday and having a Zoom Thanksgiving on Thursday in the safety of […]
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Are you afraid of this pause?
Just taking a few minutes to take in everything that’s going on right now and wondering if I’m the only one thinking the overall big picture may never be the same after the world has been in lock down. I know when I was in Florida after Christmas seeing what was happening in China that […]