#Pocalypso | It Was a Good Weekend
2020-04-27 – It was a good weekend. This is not a good-compared-to-the-new-reality good. It is a general good. Good things are still possible. Sure, some things are off-limits, but not […]
Tag Archives: Life
#Pocalypso | Today is TGIF – Yesterday Was TGIT
2020-04-24 – Thank God It’s Friday! And yesterday was Thank God It’s Thursday. This is not some apocalyptic realization that we owe some deity thanks for every day. This is […]
#Pocalypso | Keeping My Mind Occupied
2020-04-23 – Family member X (FMX) was tested for COVID yesterday. In my opinion FMX’s likelihood of testing positive is low. FMX has what I would consider seasonal allergy symptoms […]
#Pocalypso | Dying from the Virus Is Not a Gotcha
2020-04-22 – I’ve been seeing posts on Facebook gloating about the COVID deaths of people who were COVID deniers. Dying from the virus is not a gotcha. These people were […]
#Pocalypso | A Sore Wrist and General Aches and Pains
2020-04-21 – You wouldn’t think social distancing would be a problem for a bike. Especially not if the rider is happy to stick to the social distancing rules. And for […]
#Pocalypso | The Economy vs. “A Few Lives” is a False Choice
2020-04-20 – Is it immoral to balance risk to life against the economy of the nation? No. This is done all the time. The problem with the current efforts to […]
#Pocalypso | I Never Knew My Life Was So Terrible
2020-04-17 – Welcome to my life. Why welcome? Well, forget it. You’re not really welcome. That’s just a phrase people say. They don’t mean it. And, if they don’t mean […]
#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 […]
#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 | 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 […]
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