Life in the Time of Corona #9 (In the time of Corona no one can see you smile, Mom and Dad, And then there is this…)

In the time of Corona, no one can see you smile. If you smile I smile and if you say hello I say hello. Doesn't matter if I know you or not. A smile is just a nice greeting to share with people as you pas them by. I realized the other day while at...

Life in the Time of Corona #8 (That just ain’t right, Bang away, Pain in the time of corona, Love me a good poet)

That just ain't right During these times when Captain No Fish is not allowed near his office for work (if you can call it that) we sometimes have coffee in the mornings outside. We usually take our coffee in my patio since it is more open and you can see more of the outside world,...

Life in the Time of Corona #6 (Ginger Snap Cookies, Pain is relative, Captain No Fish makes it into the 21st century, and Pain is not relative)

Ginger Snaps About a week ago I had gone to our local HEB grocery store to get some things (all essential, trust me). I walked into the bread and pastry aisle to look for some Oreo Double Stuff cookies (okay, I lied about essential) and all the shelves were bare. I walked up and down...

Life in the Time of Corona #5

Every child belongs to mankind's family. Children are the fruit of all humanity. Let them feel the love of all the human race. Touch them with the warmth, the strength of that embrace. - Children of Sanchez (soundtrack), Chuck Mangione The children Kids, especially the kids that are old enough to have some understanding of...

Life in the Time of Corona #4

Just from where I sit Sitting on my patio watching the world go by I sometimes wonder if I would notice a difference in the world if I had just woken up from a month long sleep. If I woke up with no knowledge of the coronavirus.  What would I notice if I woke up...

Life in the Time of Corona #2

Captain No Fish is non-compliant. He just won't stay home. Sure, he's a judge and has judgy things to do once in while. He is well known in the law enforcement community for dismissing citations and pissing off cops. I could well change his name to Judge "case dismissed" G****.  But I won't . Captain...

Life in the Time of Corona #1

Saw a bumblebee today. Had not see one in years. It was black and bright yellow and buzzed around like it was lost. Had this sighting been any other time I would not have thought much of it. Except maybe to express some delight in seeing one again after all this time. Used to see...

The Coronavirus Blues #3

Me sitting outside on the patio trying to do some writing: Lauren - What are you writing dad? Me- Stuff. Lauren- It better not be about me. Me- It isn't. Leave me alone. A huge owl swoops over the street just outside our gate. Lauren- Was that an owl? Me- No, it was a bat....

Coronavirus Blues #2

One of my daughters is very prone to anxiety. To make matters worse, she in particular has always been anxious of end of the world scenarios. Her dreams are made up of zombies, tsunamis, viruses, supernovas, or nuclear wars. So, this coronavirus thing is taking its toll. And like it is in most cases, it's...

Coronavirus Blues

From the Blonde Moments file (Conversations with my daughter) Leaving the grocery store: Lauren- Why did we have to pay for this stuff? Me- What? Why wouldn't we? Lauren- Uh...World War Z, Contagion, I Am Legend, Zombieland. No one pays for their stuff during a pandemic. Everyone knows this. We were cheated. Me- Yeah, I...