I’m emotionally exhausted. Since my last post, the rioting and protests over the murder of George Floyd have been getting progressively worse, and now we’re getting reports that part of the most aggressive rioters are white supremacists that are trying to make the peaceful protesters look bad, all the while having their own sick version …
May 2020 archive
May 27
Day 20,708
I’m sitting here thinking about how I want to approach tonight’s blog entry, and there’s a commercial on for BBC America featuring snoring, sleeping bunnies. Or wild hares. Whatever they are, it was funny listening to them snore. Tonight I’m thinking about our societal need/fixation on grouping people. It’s an interesting phenomenon. It makes for …
May 25
Day 20,706
As I have written before, some days the words come easier than others. Sometimes that is due to the thoughts rumbling through my cerebral cortex, other times it simply has to do with the events of the day. Right now, I am finishing up the Memorial Day part of my holiday and transitioning to the …
May 23
Day 20,704
It’s a Saturday night in rural Douglas County, and one of my neighbors is really getting in to celebrating the Memorial Day weekend… and the bass is thumping. I had a pretty active day, for the first day of vacation. I spoke with an old, dear friend who has been going through a rough time …
May 20
Day 20,671
It’s been a long day. On delivery days, I tend to get up around 5:30 in the morning. I try to be in my virtual classroom well before the first student arrives, at least an hour before I’m scheduled to start. That gives me a little time to organize my presentations as well as my …
May 19
Day 20,670
It’s a Tuesday night in rural Douglas County. It was a good night for tacos, and might’ve been a good night for taco salad if the restaurant had completely filled my order. That’s a frustration. Oh well, there were leftovers. Tonight I started thinking about the turns my career has taken over the last couple …
May 18
Day 20,699
It’s Monday night in rural Douglas County. I’m relaxing with my family in the living room, watching a little TV and reviewing my material for tomorrow’s class. I’ll be teaching on west coast time, so my start time will be a little later for me than normal, but a half an hour isn’t that big …
May 16
Day 20,697
It’s a beautiful Saturday night, with a sunset painted in layers of pink and blue. I am feeling lucky and blessed tonight, as my home is filled with happy people, two dogs, and puppy. Might be a spider lurking in the furnace room, but we don’t need to dwell on that. Might freak out my …
May 15
Day 20,696
It’s a Friday night in rural Douglas County, and there is some peace and contentment in my home tonight. Bonnie is here, safe and sound, and my son and his girlfriend are able to spend valuable time together for the first time in months. I focused on getting my brain right today, dealing with some …
May 14
Day 20,695
Good evening. It’s a Thursday night in rural Douglas COunty, and a springtime shower is falling, with the thunder and lightning show behind it providing some pyrotechnics on a cool evening. I wrapped up my third class of the week today, and now I have a few days to get my brain wrapped around the …