#Pocalypso | I’ve Had a Cough for Years
2020-04-16 – I have a chronic cough. No, I don’t have COVID-19. Even the hypochondriac in me doesn’t think I have COVID-19 (Hypochondriac in me: “Speak for yourself!”). I’ve always […]
Monthly Archives: April 2020
#Pocalypso | April Snow in Chicago
2020-04-15 – When I woke up this morning and looked out my window I saw snow. This is not an unheard of weather condition for April in Chicago. But it’s […]
#Pocalypso | Happy 99th Birthday
2020-04-14 – My Dad, Norman Froikin was born 99 years ago. He’s been gone for a while. Life goes on. I think of him, usually without warning. But we do […]
#Pocalypso | March Winds Bring April Winds?
2020-04-13 – OMG is it windy this morning? I was hoping to go on a bike ride today that was more on a normal route. I knew it was forecast […]
#Pocalypso | Prayers of the Atheists
2020-04-10 – I have a sticker on the wall above my desk. It says: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” I don’t usually go in for […]
#Pocalypso | At Least I Made Matzah Ball Soup
2020-04-09 – So, for the first time in my life, I didn’t attend a Passover Seder. As we say every year in the Seder: L’shana Haba’ah – Next year. At […]
#Pocalypso | The Passover Seder and the Child Who Doesn’t Know to Ask
2020-04-08 – Tonight is the first night of Passover. Although I have become a fairly secular Jew over the years, I still host a seder. Over the years, I’ve compiled […]
#Pocalypso | Sometimes My Eyes Water and My Throat Tightens
2020-04-07 – Sometimes I cry. I could tell you that I’m getting “it,” but that’s not what’s going on. Sure, my eyes are watering and my throat feels tight. My […]
#Pocalypso | Dog-Walking Tactics
2020-04-06 – My dog Rebe seems afraid when I walk her past certain spots. She cowers or even lays down to avoid continuing. I’m not sure what she’s afraid of. […]
#Pocalypso | Is it Really Necessary to Spit in Public?
2020-04-03 – So Lori Lightfoot closed the lakefront. The lakefront is one of my favorite places to ride my bike, but I happened to drive by last week and saw […]
