2021

2021

West Chester, PA

My age: 65-66

Work - I did nothing.  I don't work for miney anymore.  And my volunteer work was limited because of Covid.  My local theatre reopened and I was able to usher there a few times. I helped my sister with her business social media sites.

Books

• Wishful Drinking- Carrie Fischer- I have read a few of her autobiographies.  She was a talented woman who left us too soon.
• Women & Power- Mary Beard
• Marita, I Remember You- Sandra Cisneros- this was a sweet read.
• The New Jim Crow-     - This book is ten years old.  The author offers sound solutions to problems that must be addressed.  But in ten years, it seems as if we have not moved on any of this issues.
• Brene Brown

Movies- mostly, during this covid year, I went tot he movies. I went to matinees that were just about empty and it was my most used way to escape this damn virus. Here are just some of the movies I saw.

• Elizabeth Is Missing- Please God, dont let me get Alzheimers Disease
• The Trial of the Chicago 7-  sometimes our judical sysyten is too corrupt for words.
• Nomand Land- the movie was entertaining but it didnt do justice to the important issues discussed in the book.
• The Hunt for the Wilder People- this is a delightful movie.
• Judas and the Messiah- this is a shining exampke of the dreadful efforts our judical sysytem will take to pursue their concept of justuce.
• The Courier- One man is used to gather infromation from a Russian spy and thier loyality to each other is admirable.
• The Father- OMG, by the time this movie was finished, I thought I had Alzheimers.
• The Rescue- I went in to this movie, knowing the ending but I was still on the edge of my seat thorough out this movie.  It was riveting.
• Found-  this is the story of the consequences of adoption.  Three Asian American girls try to find thier birth paretns in china.  They were given up for adoption at the start of the One Child Policy in China.
• King Richard- I can't tell if this dad was kook or genuise but he purposely raised two outstanding athletes.

Travels- I can only travel in the USA becasue of covid so I took several road trips throught the year

• In October I traveled the entire route #66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, CA- 6600+ miles
• I traveled to NH and ME
• I traveled to CT and RI
• I traveled to CO and WY and ID
• I traveled to VA to visit Brian's family.
• I traveled to FL to visit Jaye and Dom and Jane and John.

News events

• On January 21, 2021, Biden was sworn in as presdeient of the USA and most of the world rejoiced.
• Our country had an unsucccesful insurrection on January 6.
• Trump losers stormed the Capital and tried to overturn the election.  They claim voter fraud and they killed a cop.
• The damn pandemic just won't end because we are not stepping up to do our part to stop the spread.
• Vaccinations are now available and we have idiots who won't get vaccinated and won't mask up.
• Derek Chauvin, a white cop, is convicted of murdering George Floyd, a black man.
• Abortion rights are challenged in Texas. Roe v Wade is in jeopardy.
• After 20 years, we need our defense engagement in Afghanistan.
• Trump is impeached for a second time for his involvement in stirring up the insurrection.
• On the last day of the year, in the middle of the afternoon, just as we are about to bring in the new year and we are filled with hope for a new beginning, Betty White, our beloved national treasure dies at the age of 99 and the whole country can't believe she died so soon.  We thought she would last forever.

Family news:

• I had radiation for unterine cancer.  In August I was declared NED.
• Sharon was diagnose with cancer in April and went throgh a grueling treatment process.
• I have pre-cancerous spots on my breast so I had a lumpectomy in November.
• I am vaccinated three times for Covid.
• Deirdre got married in September to Kevin Yang.
• Kevin and his wife gave birth to thier second child.
• Jameson is sent on a secret mission with the US Army Reserve to Kenya.
• Clay won two VA state chamionships in running.  He won a silver medal in his third completion.
• My mother's brother, Dick, died of Alzheimers Disease.