I wrote a post mid-pandemic about all of my “lasts” before lockdown. I was reminded of this today when I was reminded that my last major public event was on Leap Day in 2020. I went with my daughter to the filming of ESPN’s College Game Day on her campus. Maryland basketball has not been … More I’m Ready to Exchange Lasts for Firsts
It’s been over a year since everything changed with the pandemic. It’s been almost four months now since I left my job. I used to be the only thing in Tater town that wasn’t normal now nothing was normal. We are still not quite to normal yet but I am getting a small taste of … More A Little Taste of Normal
I recently watched the show Ginny and Georgia on Netflix. There was a scene that was talked about a lot where two characters play what one called the “Oppression Olympics” That phrase popped in my head when I read another piece by an author that mentioned how he had not been to a grocery store … More The Pandemic Olympics
It’s my birthday again. Seems to happen every year around this time. Funny how that works. This is my first and hopefully last one in the midst of a pandemic. Last year we were still a month away from everything locking down. My wife’s birthday is four days before mine, so we generally only do … More Happy Pandemic Birthday To Me
For pretty much my entire adult working life I have had the same morning routine. Wake up. Make coffee. Turn on the local news. Read the newspaper. Watch The Today Show. Go to work. As the pandemic has dragged on, I started to adjust his a little. Coffee is a constant. The newspaper is still … More Trading News for Nostalgia
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