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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Pandemic Plusses: James McMurtry Shares a Great Notion
Amid all the Coronavirus blues we got going on, there are some moments to applaud. Celebrities are giving online performances or reading children’s books (the LeVar Burton/Neil Gaiman exchange was beautiful, and worth Googling), or adapting to quarantine and doing … Continue reading
Pandemic Plusses: Enjoy the Silence
I got up with a jolt this morning, worried about today’s topic. I hustled around the house, taking pics of potential subject matter, and pushed myself to thinking deeply about the relevance of each to how people cope with a … Continue reading
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Tagged #acupoftea, #coronavirus, #Coronavirusblues, #quiet, #relax, #selfcare, #silence, #Sundaymorning
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Pandemic Plusses: Hit “Reply” or “Comment” and Make Contact
Wandering social media this morning with my nice cuppa Barry’s Irish Tea, I couldn’t help noticing how many people were posting that the weekends were proving exceptionally difficult during Coronapalooza2020. I agree, and have a few suggestions, all of them … Continue reading
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Tagged #answerquestions, #contact, #coronavirus, #Coronavirusblues, #discuss, #Facebook, #humancontact, #Instagram, #liftspirits, #socialmedia
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Pandemic Plusses: A Teacher’s Revenge
AirPods are a major problem for high school teachers. Students wear them everywhere, even in class. Or they did until the pandemic. We’ll see if this time away fundamentally changes student’s approach to their education. If the work being done … Continue reading
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Tagged #coping, #coronavirus, #COVID19, #distancelearning, #Motown, #pandemic, #pandemicblues, #selfcare, #teachers, #thegrind, #TheTemptations
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Pandemic Plusses: My Supermarket Visit From Klingon Commander Kruge
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Pandemic Plusses: Marisa Tomei Saved the Day
The abyss can just grab us these days, pull is into the Coronavirus blues when least expected. You have been warned. But the most unexpected magic can lift us up just as surprisingly. You have been encouraged. It happened to … Continue reading
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Tagged #Coronavirusblues, #COVID-19, #favoritefilmscenes, #films, #marisatomei, #mycousinvinny, #stayhome, #thegrind, #workfromhome
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Pandemic Plusses: The True Test Begins, and a Mighty Strength Rises
Monday proved to be a grind. And Tuesday is serving up more of the same. This ain’t last week, folks. The adventure’s gone. The novelty’s worn off. And some of our leaders are wandering away from medical intelligence and the … Continue reading
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Tagged #America, #AmericanSpirit, #CivilRights, #COVID-19, #equalrights, #pandemic, #stayhome, #WorldWarII
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Pandemic Plusses: Revitalizing Through … Chores?
I got there yesterday, got so bored that doing battle with the bathroom somehow seemed intriguing. We clean our home weekly (I am contractually obligated to point this out by a certain Sicilian goddess who cleans like a delightfully manic … Continue reading
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Tagged #ClubQuarantine, #coping, #coronavirus, #COVID-19, #pandemicblues
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Pandemic Plusses: Sometimes the Simple Things Pull Us Through
Five days in and the pandemic is getting worse. Governors from New York, California, and Illinois are moving to enforce the quarantine in an aggressive effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 after the numbers of sick jumped dramatically again. … Continue reading
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Tagged #comfortfood, #cooking, #coronavirus, #COVID-19, #pasta, #quarantine, #selfcare
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Pandemic Plusses: The Last Thing I Expected to Do During the Pandemic Was Dance
Outside, a human wanders by, alone. Then no one comes into view for long stretches of time. A geezer wanders by with a small dog and a filled plastic bag. Remember back in the good old days when plastic bags … Continue reading
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