\u2022 I was on a kick the last few weeks to reorganize our closets, toss old unused items, clean out the bookshelves and recycle clothes.\u00a0 It dawned on me that this probably reflects an instinctual response to the chaos of our post-election days, my need for a sense of order amidst the crumble.\u00a0 I must say that our own closet-cleaning has been nearly as satisfying as our national house-cleaning.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Trump is plainly unhinged.\u00a0 That a sociopath like Trump has tens of millions of followers is plainly frightening.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The fact that I don’t engage on Facebook doesn’t mean I don’t care for you.\u00a0 It just means that Facebook doesn’t get to decide how I interact with you.\u00a0 On-demand mundane contact with one’s friends was never an expectation in pre-social-media days.\u00a0 So what changed?<\/p>\n
\u2022 My spouse idly asks me one evening, would I ever get a tattoo?\u00a0 I say, sure.\u00a0 So she asks, of what?\u00a0 And I answer, of a tattoo.<\/p>\n
\u2022 You know life is stressful when watching Judge Judy<\/em> feels like an escape from reality.<\/p>\n \u2022 My spouse said she would vote for me to be president.\u00a0 I responded that she is the one who should be president.\u00a0 She said, that would be scary.\u00a0 I said, not really, you would just have to know whether to single-click or double-click the nuclear button.\u00a0 We both grimace.<\/p>\n \u2022 The CDC just announced its priorities<\/a> for what segments of the population should get the COVID-19 vaccine first.\u00a0 From what I see, my spouse and I won’t be eligible until March or April anyway.\u00a0 That’s OK.\u00a0 We have the resources, and patience, to stay safe.\u00a0 Unlike those who have to go to work, who have to care for others, who have to interact with the public, who have to keep the cash flow going to live somewhat-normal lives.\u00a0 I don’t envy Biden.\u00a0 Most of America is impatient.<\/p>\n \u2022 That the Beatles were a tight band, even at the end, can hardly be disputed after watching this video<\/a> of the 1969 rooftop performance of Don’t Let Me Down<\/em>.\u00a0 What is disappointing, however, is that the late keyboardist Billy Preston, practically the fifth Beatle at that time, has less than two seconds of video airtime in a song that was carried by his performance.\u00a0 My point: The Beatles were no exception in how egos rule in the music business, just as they do in every other creative sphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2022 I was on a kick the last few weeks to reorganize our closets, toss old unused items, clean out the bookshelves and recycle clothes.\u00a0 It dawned on me that this probably reflects an instinctual response to the chaos of … Continue reading