A lovely summer afternoon, gentle breeze, sweet smell of honeysuckle, and most important of all – peace and QUIET. I want to scream. I have a sweet little 8 foot by 6 foot pool in the backyard that I call…
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The Sweet Sounds of Summer (?)
Tagged with: Hedge trimmer noise, Lawn mower noise, Leaf blower noise, Noise pollution, Yard tool noise
Posted in Editorials, Life Experiences
Posted in Editorials, Life Experiences
Living Through the Pandemic
A time carved out of time. A chasm, deep, but not bottomless. The landscape is changing. What will it look like when this is over? Will it be ever over? I tell my students who are sad about missing their…
Tagged with: Cuomo, isloation, Pandemic, quarentine, Trump
Posted in Health and Medical, Life Experiences
Posted in Health and Medical, Life Experiences
Dealing with the Pandemic
From jackrabbit quick to the stall of a snail tucked tight in its shell. This is the trajectory of life before and during a pandemic. I’m not complaining, except when I get a tad bored and the only thing I…
The Skirt
It had been a long and crazy day. I taught in the morning, had office hours after, rushed home to get my dogs out, changed into jeans, and then went off to the shelter to walk the dogs. That evening…
