February 2022
OMG, Fucking Covid
COVID- Month 23
Barbados, PA, NJ, CO
1-TU- Barbados
OMG, I am at the airport, heading home after six days in Barbados and I can't fucking wait to get home. This trip has been so damn stressful that I can't wait to get out from under it. Covid has dominated every moment of this trip. Before I left Philly, I had to find a place to test me which I did. But the Barbados airport personnel would not accept my test. So I had to have another test and then quarantine myself until the test came back. Then I got a notice that I also had to have a clean test to come back in the USA. That meant I couldn't do anything because I couldn't risk being exposed to the virus. So I mostly sat by the pool and slipped in and out of naps. Then I had to find a site that would test me before I leave this country. So that took time. And then, as I waited for my results to come back, I worried about the possibility of being a positive read. What would I do, where would I stay? How could I plan a return trip if I wasn't sure when I would be negative. This trip has been so damn stressful.
I listened to a great audiobook today. Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung was so interesting. A young woman, in a mundane voice, told stories of the final days of her father's life. And as she did so, she intertwined the conflict between her western upbringing and her father's Chinese values. The book was excellent.
Twitter: I don't know how to articulate my frustration/anxiety as the whole world watches Trump publicly plan his next insurrection and we have no other recourse than to sit and watch and wait. #TrumpIsACriminal #ArrestTrumpNow #TrumpCrimeFamily
Tweet: I don’t hear him encouraging the “lock her up” chant anymore. It must be hitting too close to home for him. #LockHimUp #ArrestTrumpNow #TrumpCoupAttempt #January6th #ArrestTrumpNow #TrumpCrimeFamily
2- W- PA
I didn't go to bed until 4:30 AM and I woke up to dreary, gray skies which was too much of a contrast after 6 days in the beautiful sun. I need the sunshine.
But it is comforting to be home in my own bed, my cocoon, my nest with all of my comfort things.
My Zeno's tee shirt came in the mail. A former student found a pile of these shirts in her basement and offered them up to anyone who wanted one. Well, I wanted one as Zeno's is one of my favorite bars of all times. So she sent me one. When I first looked at it, I was disappointed as I thought for sure that it was going to be too small and I would have to offer it to Sharon or Glenn. But it fit perfectly. I just couldn't believe it. It's so comfortable and it makes me happy to wear it.
Tweet: Is anyone else finding any irony in the fact that we are all up in arms about all the banned books. But Whoopi gives her opinion during a discussion on a show called “The View” and she is banned.
3- TH- PA
It's still dreary today but to add insult to injury, it is also raining.
I decided to see a movie today. I haven't been to the movies in awhile so I found one that seemed interesting at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. For some reason, I just couldn't get the time right. I thought it started at 4 but it really started at 4:15 so I was way too early for the movie. But then it was 4:20 and the movie hadn't started yet and it looked as if no one was set up to start the movie so I called the box office while I was in my seat. They sent someone to check out my situation. They found me and informed me that I was in the wrong theatre. I needed to be in the theatre next door. So now, I've missed the beginning of the movie, Driving My Car.
I get myself situated and am watching the movie, I am an hour in to the plot and all of the sudden, the credits start rolling on the screen. I couldn't figure out what was going on because it seemed like an odd place to end a film. So I went on line and looked up the running time fo the film. It is 3 hours. I think they were just running the credits to reduce some time in the end. And while I was on line, I read a summary of the movie. And it appeared to me as if the main story had not yet been introduce and we were already an hour in to the film. I wasn't in to this film at all. So I got up and left and went to the Conshocken Brewery (1) right across the street and had a flight of beer. And that proved to be a much more enjoyable choice.
Kathy texted us to tell us that her sister-in-law died today. Mary had a tough battle with cancer. There is some comfort in knowing that she is no longer suffering.
My new Covid masks arrived today. I am now in possession of 100 K94 masks. So now, I still have surgical masks from 2 years ago. I have about 25 cloth masks. Both of these masks are no longer considered to be effective enough to handle the Omnicron virus. I got 25 KN95 masks a few weeks ago but they are uncomfortable. And now I have my new masks. This virus is creating quite a mask market.
I've misplaced my percription sunglasses. I am annoyed with me becasue I know they are somewhere within my reach and I cant find them. Damn it.
4- F- PA
I had my regular zoom meeting with Sharon and Great Dames. Sharon is disappointed in the response the new portal is receiving. We have put in hours of our time and people are not as interested as we had hoped.
I started a new book, Tastes Like War by Grace Cho. As I was listening to it, I remembered that I had heard the author on an interview on Fresh Air. This book, similar to the last 4 books I've read, just tells a story about a woman and her relationship with her mother.
It rained all damn day so there was no point in going birding. So, I went shopping. I was pretty good in Kohl's and Gabe's as I didn't buy anything. But then I went to Sierra Trading Post and found junk that I just didn't need but had to have.
When I got home, I found that my new juicer had arrived. It's a lot of machine for $32. I put it together and made carrot juice. It was delicious. And I am hoping that I continue to make more vegetable juices.
5- SA- PA/NJ
It's a funny thing to say but today was a good day. It was Beth Fellona's funeral. I had to be at Sue's house by 9 AM as we were driving together to Long Beach Island for the funeral. That meant I was up by 7:30 AM which is an ungodly time fro me. And was it cold this morning. It was in the low20s. I had a wool coat but it was still too cold for comfort. But it was sunny and bright so we, at least, had that going for us.
There were several SHS people there but it wasn't too overwhelming o see them. I am usually uncomfortable when I go to a faculty funeral because some of the staff treat the moment as a home coming and I am not there to celebrate. I have come to mourn. So I worry about being stand-offish.
But mostly the art teachers were there. Amy Long was also there and it was great to see her. Deana Jesperson had contacted me earlier in the week and she was going to try to make it. But that didnt happen and that was a loss. She has just finished a rigorous treatment for breast cancer and Beth's cancer death hit her hard.
We went to the gravesite in Manahawkin and then we went off to Buckalew's for a lunch afterwards. The SHS crowd sat together and it was nice to reconnect with them. We didn't leave until almost 4 PM. So it was a long funeral day.
I came home a bit drained so I laid down and listened to my audiobook. And I thought I had stayed awake the whole time but it appears as if I am going to lave to listen again to everything played today. I am missing some key information to the story. For instance, the father died. I think that is an important development. But I don't have any of those details. Oh well.
I tried my juicer again. It is a pain in the ass to clean. But I am going to have to stay on top of that if I want a clean glass of juice. I tried juicing my frozen cherries and decided to let them defrost and I'll try with a more ernst attempt tomorrow.
I just went on line and looked at flights to Hawaii. I read nothing but complaints about all of the covid regulations in place. I think I will have to wait to visit this state. And that frustrates me as Hawaii is the last state in the union for me to visit. I have been to all other 49 states.
Pence has finally gone public and claimed that Trump was wrong for telling people that Pence had the authority to overturn the 2020 election. It's about time that this spineless piece of shit spoke the truth. He should have said this in December 2020, before the insurrection.
We are at 910,000 covid deaths in the USA as of today. I wonder when we will hit 1,000,000. Why can't people just wear thier fucking masks and get vaccinated.
6- SU- PA
The sun is finally out and it isn't too cold today. I stood out on my balcony for about five minutes before I had to come inside.
OMG, I am dizzy today. And I had a tough episode yesterday as well. I haven't been dizzy for weeks. I wonder what causes these spells.
I still can't find my sunglasses.
I got up and made a cup of cherry juice with my new juicer and it was delicious. But this machine goes through lots of fruit to produce such a small amount of product. Maybe I will just stick to carrot juice for this machine and use the blender for the other fruits and vegetables.
I went back to my book and listened to what I may have missed yesterday and discovered that I missed most of the story. Nothing I heard today was familiar.
In the evening, William, Lauren and I went to Bill & Will's Brewery (2) for dinner. Lauren talked to us about her pending engagement too Mike. We had a lively discussion about heroin and the legalization of all street drugs. Then we moved on to a discussion about freedom of speech. Lauren thinks we should have all the freedom of speech we want but no one should have more than two kids and the parents must pass a test of financial security before they reproduce. William thinks people should have all the freedoms they want but they can't have all of the free speech that is afford to us because "too many people say dumb shit." It was an interesting conversation.
I finished my book, Tastes Like War. This daughter had a rough time with her mother who was schozphranic. In spite of all this turmoil, she was a good daughter.
7- M- PA
I'm dizzy again today. Damn.
Tonight I have to usher at Uptown. They are showing the movie, the Black Panther. I haven't seen the movie so this should be a treat. But I do not remember signing up for this jobbed I cant seem to remember that I made this commitment. So I had to set an alarm to remind me. I hope I don't forget.
Jaye called me. She is back in the hospital with pain and a fever. She's been there several days now. Dom's mother is in hospice and his friend finally died after a difficult tow year battle with cancer. Jaye didn't sound good to me today. Her spirits were down and rightfully so. But she was relieved that she did not have to delay her chemo treatment yesterday because of her hospital stay.
It was discovered that Trump was hiding 15 boxes of official documents in his home. These boxes have been consificated and turned over to the Jan 6 committee. He has been out of office over a year now and he is still committing crimes against the country.
I didn't forget to usher at Uptown. The movie was The Black Panther and it was too violent for me. I do not understand why this gendre is the least bit appealing to anyone. I was responsible for checking vaccine cards. So I brought my own high intensity flashlight. As I was waiting for one woman to retrieve her car, I rested my lit flashlight on my forearm. A few seconds later, I feel heat and I see smoke coming off my sweater. I lit my sweater on fire. I couldn't believe it.
I listened to another audio book, Embers by Richard Wagamese. It was only two hours long. It is a mediation book which I thought would help me relax. And I just listened to a book by this author several days ago. So I thought I would listen to the book to help me fall asleep. Next thing I knew, I had listened to the entire text. "True genuis is knowing when to say nothing. To allow the experience, the moment itself to carry the message to say what needs to be said".
8-TU- PA
I'm a little dizzy yet again. I was thinking of paying attention to my caffeine intake but I haven't had a cup of coffee in over 24 hours. So that isn't it. I am afraid to go to the doctor for fear that my driver's license may be suspended.
As I was sitting on the edge of my bed, there was a popping, crackling noise and then a spark. I jumped a little bit. And then I saw that the plug to my lamp had snapped and disconnected from the cord. That scared the hell out of me. Now I can see how a fire can so easily start in someone's home.
I had plans to go to York County to do some birding and to visit a brewery. But I got up too late and the weather is too iffy. It's cold and grey and wet. I don't want to travel that far in this unpredictable weather. I don't want to drive home in the dark with slippery roads.
Jaye called me again today. Dom's mother is going to die any hour now. Leann is coming in from LA in hopes of getting here in time to say goodbye. Poor Dom has a lot of emotions on his plate. Jaye is still in the hospital and will probably be there until Friday. I just can't believe that Jaye has cancer.
Steve and Phyliss met up with me in the lounge. We talked politics and all expressed our concerns that Trump continues to commit crimes and just walks around freely and unaccountable. It is maddening.
Fran T wrote to me. He wants to connect with me to talk about my road trip on Route 66 and the trip I just took to Utah. He wants to take both in the near future. We are going to get together in Friday in town.
Tweet: I wonder if Trump’s health care plan, tax returns and the check from Mexico are in any of these found boxes. #TrumpIsACriminal #TrumpCrimeFamily #TrumpForPrison
Tweet: It’s confirmed. The GQP is anti-American.
Tweet: The GQP is imploding from within.
9- W- PA
It's sunny today. It's so sunny that it is bothering my eyes, And I can't tell if I am having a problem adjusting to the sun because it has been so gloomy recently. Or is it because I am using an old pair of prescription glasses and I am adjusting to this situation. Anyway, regardless, I am annoyed that I can't find my favorite pair of sunglasses that cost hundreds of $$$$. I want my sunglasses.
I got up by 10 AM today, determiend to step back in life. I have become so isolated that I am hiding in my apartment and doing nothing or taking naps all day. I have to turn this around.
I drove to an area outside of Lancaster, PA and found the snowy owl that everyone on facebook is following. He was sitting right on a field and was able to be viewd by the naked eye. But a good lense was needed to get even a medicroe photo and, of course, I didn't have my camera equipment with me. So I just looked at him for 30 minutes and then left. And I am not sure he moved at all during that time.
In the late afternoon, I went to Our Town Brewery (3) and had two porters, an IPA and a pale ale. The two porters were great. The other two beers were ok.
I had a conversation with Jaye. She's been in the hospital since Sunday because she had a fever and lots of pain. But she didn't miss her chemo treatment so that is the good news.
In the evening, I watched a Molly Ivine movie. She was bold and brazen. I went on my library site and looked for her books but they are not available anymore.
Tweet: Just an FYI to all high school students. By law, you may meet on school proprerty and discuss banned books. You have 1st Amendment rights. #BannedBooksReadingChallenge
10- TH- PA
It was sunny today so I decided to go look for the sandhill cranes in Oxford, PA. I saw three of them and I had my camera with me so I was able to get some photos.
Afterwards I went to the Be Here Brewery (4) - PA. They still have pumpkin ale. I had a great porter and two IPAs and a delicious hot dog. I like this place. And I took a growler of the pumpkin ale home with me.
I had a conversation with Jaye. She is still in the hosptal. Her mother in law died. The pain is a little less. She is holding on to optimism.
News leaked today that Trump flushed legal documents down the toilet while he was in the WH. Plumbers ahd to be called in fromtime to time to unclog his toilet. Once this news hit the wave lenghts, Trump put out a statement that this was fake news. So, now it is confirmed that he did this. He is an idiot.
11- F- PA
I woke up to some mild, free floating panic. I hate that feeling. I'm upset about my lost sunglasses. I'm worried about Jaye. I'm concnered about my isolation.
The fucking elevator is broken again. It was down for six weeks before Christmas and it is broken again and will not be fixed unitl at least Sunday.
I had lunch with Fran Talarowski in the city. We had hoped to meet up at Dock Brewery brewery but they were not going to open for another two hours. So we searched the neighborhood and could only find a resturant that forced us to sit outside, It was sunny and realatively warm so this was a welcomed alternative.
After two hours of chatting, we walked back to the Dock Street Brewery (5). They aren't serving flights anymore so I was a bit annoyed. So I had two 10oz pours of a tangerine IPA and a hazy winter ale and both were delicious.
On the way home, I drove by the new Springfield High School. With all of the new construction, the area is so rearranged that I could not figure out where things were with the old school. I felt lost. It was like I had no country anymore. I had no hold on this new place. A lot of my history is gone forever.
Jaye sounded stronger today. She hopes to go home on Saturday.
12- SA- PA
Jaye just texted that she is home now. That's a relief.
My cousin texted me today to tell me that she and her husband have a big ass van and they are going to travel across the country for a full year. I have to hook up iwth them somewhere along the way.
I found my damn sunglasses. I am so damn happy. Now I don't have to go out and buy the same expensive glasses again. They were hidden under a pile of things on my kitchen table.
Tricia invited me over for dinner. She grabbed a few salads from Trader Joe's and then we watched a terrible movie on Netflix. It was good to get together with her.
13- SU- PA
It's snowing. And it's gray and cold. In other words, it's a miserable winter day.
It's Super Bowl Sunday. Deb and Lisa were agreeable to meeting up somewhere for a beer but I didn't go because every place was going to be too, too crowded. So I couldn't find the energy to connect. I just didnt want to get in to that game crowd.
I was supposed to go to Sue Desdcano's house today. But her brother and son-in-law are not vaccinated and I just didn't want to risk it. I have some guilt as it was one year ago today that Tom died.
I checked in with Jaye and she sounded good. She is so relieved to be home again.
I watched a movie, The Enemies of the State, about a young man who was affiliated with Anonymous and WikiLeaks and he has some compromising information about the FBI and the CIA. As they were trying to pursue him, child pronography charges came up out of nowhere. The man's paretns claim the son had been framed and story after story unfolded and by the end, the truth just couldn't be found. It was frightening to think that our government could set us up unjustly and/or this person could lie so well that the facts can't be sorted out. I might have to go back and watch this movie again.
I went down to the lounge to see how the game was progressing and the place was packed with people. There was nowhere to sit. And it was a bit too crowded for me. No one was masked and everyone was huddled around the TV. So I went upstairs and hung by myself.
I did check in on Twitter and comments about the halftime show were explosive. White, republican males hated the show. The rest of the world loved it. Most of the perfromers were black, male hip-hop artists.
14- M- PA
Kathy texted all of us to tell us that she has covid. She thinks she got it on the plane when she went ou to Illlinois to her sister-in-law's funeral.
I drove out to Middle Creek Reserve in hopes of walking down to the lake to see the snow geese. But I got to the parking lot and stepped outside and was immediatley hit with a gusst of cold, freezing air. It was 20F and damn, the wind hurt. So I sat in my car until somoenewalked by me. I asked him if he saw plenty of geese. He told me he saw a few so that was enough for me to surender this plan for a warmer day. I did drive around the area to see if there were any birds out on the neighborhing feild but I saw nothing. I didnt even see any air actvity from them. I will just have to wait two more weeks until the road opens up and I can get a better look aat them.
On the way home, I stopped at St Boniface Brewery (6). I've been here before and I dotn think I enjoyed it that much. But it was more enjoyable today. I had a coffee cream ale what was delcious so I bought a growler to take home.
I also stopped at a market which had lots and lots and lots of variety of prepared foods. Of course, I bought too much food and now packages are falling out of my freezer. I bought two products that serve six people each. So I will have to cook them tomorrow and divide them up and freeze them again. I have too much food in my apartment.
Tweet: At first, I thought it was funny & pathetic that so many WP complained about the half time show. Now I feel concern because they really spoke with deep fear. It scared them to see black men dominate the stage and are afraid that this could be the future of THEIR America.#BLM
15- TU- PA
I didn't plan anything today so that I could spend the day here and get some of my bills and things addressed. Now it is 3 PM and I haven't even eaten yet today. God, I can waste time. And I had a quick bout of dizziness again.
It was very sunny but cold this afternoon. So I stood on my balcony for a few minutes and realized that in a month, I will be out here in the afternoon, preparing for my 2022 balcony garden. I can't wait.
I posted a tweet and there is a typo error in it but it is picking up some traction so I can't bring myself to delete it and retype it correctly. My ego is at stake.
Tweet: Replying to @Jim_Jordan If you could abandon your athletes, you will abandon anyone. And that’s what you’ve done to the American people.
Posted 2 PM
7:30 PM---- 248 likes 18 retweets
8:30 PM----356 likes 24 retweets
I watched Unfit, a documentray about Donald Asshole Trump. For the life of me, I will never understand why anyone voted for him. Although, one of the social scientists did the best job I have ever heard in describing how disenagegd so many white, poor, undereducated males feel in this country. However, they need to realize they are not the only invisible Americans in this country.
16- W- PA
My tweet, from yesterday, is still picking up traction. At the moment, it has been viewd by 9,827 people. It has 597 likes and 42 retweets. And there is a typo error in my message and that is my focal point.
I am at 34,100 followers on Twitter. I spend too much time on twitter.
I met up with Joann for lunch. I have not been to their house for so long that I was a little disoriented and had a little trouble finding it. But I did find it and we went to the Brick and Brew for lunch. OMG, it was so damn good. I had the shrimp and grits which were delicious. And I had a flight of two stouts and two IPAs. Joann had a pizza and we split an order of prosciutto fries. We should have just shared the pizza as it was too much food and too expensive for lunch.
We went back to Joann's house for a cup of coffee and she brought out her stash of 1970's mixed black licrorice pieces. I haven't seen that candy for years and I wanted to eat all of it. So it took a tremenous amount of discipline just to discreetly eat half of the stash.
On the way home, I stopped at Staples and pick up a zoom light. The pandemic is just about over and zoom meetings will go by the wayside soon and I am just now, two years later, getting the equioment I need for zoom meetings.
I watched the Margaret Atwell documentary. I am always amazed at how some people can see the world from a global perspective so early in life. I have attempted to read The Handmaid's Tale but I can't get pass the first chapter because the premise of the story is too infuraitaing to me. I wonder if I hadn't know the story if it would be easier for me to stay with the book.
17- TH- PA
It's Brian's 52nd birthday. How could that be?
I had a long call with Kathy. She is still in isolation for covid and missing her granddaughters.
I checked in with Jaye. Her pain is better.
A damn cap feel off one of my back teeth. OMG, I was just telling Kathy that I had no health issues, at the momnet, and she told me not to go to the dentist because they would surely find something. And my damn cap falls off. It is taking great self-dispiline not to just take some crazy glue and glue it back on myself. It will be a lot cheaper.
We had Brian's birthday zoom call. He was late to the call. Deirdre announced that she is pregnant. Jimmy told us that he had covid a few weeks ago. Elliot entertained us with his singular focus on his new toy. And Tricia told us that she has been doing nothing with her life. She is still stuck in covid restrictions.
I spent some time looking for a big ass trip to take. I really want to go to Greenland but thsoe trips are hard to find. I found a 30 day trip to the Stans in Asia. That's an ambitious trip and it invlved 5 new countries, all of whic require visas. It leaves in two months and I am not sure that would be enough time to get all of the visas together.
There has been a lot of controversy around a 15 year old Russian Olympic athlete who tested positive for an illegal drug. She should have been disqualified to compete but she was allowed to perform but was going to have to forfeit the ceremony if she won a medal. She was favored to win. Regrettfully for her, she came in 4th and I let out a sigh of relief because the whole world would have turned on this kid, had she won, and hated her. We can really be an ugly species.
The shit hit the fan for the Trump family. A judge in NYC said they have to participate in a deposition to determine if they committed tax fraud. OMG, I hope they all go to jail.
Tweet: Replying to MTG: You have reduced the office of congress to such a low level of civility that it is embarssing to the country. This comment isn't necessary and it isn't helpful. You work diligently to divide this country. And you aren't even ashamed.#MTGSTFU
18- F- PA
I had another crazy ass reoccuring school dream. But this time, I was allowed to work with the new princiapl who happened to be a woman. It seems as if I am having these dreams more frequently lately. Or maybe I am paying more attention to them since I am attempting to document thier occurence. It's been 11 years that I have been having these distrubing dreams. What unfinished business do I have with my work? Why does this dream reoccur so often now.
Around 5 AM, there was a loud rumbling of thunder and then an intense downpour of rain. I had thougth of getting up to watch the storm but then just like that, it was over. When I checked on my balcony a few hours later, many of my flower pots were blown all over the place.
My dentist called around 9 AM and agreed to see me right away. That was a big relief. My cap is back where it belongs. And my dentist introduced me to a good Indian resturant that makes chinese food.
It's cold again today. Yesterday was warm. The day before was really cold. These days are difficult because I cant find my rhythm when the temperature fluctuates so damn much.
More bad news came out about Trump. Apparently, he took top secret documents with him when he moved out. I wonder who he was going to give this information. There are allegations that he wouldnt let anyone pack for him as he was cleaning out his office. And he is going on TV claiming HRC is treasonous.
OMG, I watched the movie, Hail, Satan and the movie spoke to me. The Temple of Satan is on a mission to show the dangers of promoting christainity as the only acceptable religion in the USA. So they are challenging counties that host monuments of the 10 Commandments. They have 7 tenets that focus on humanity and the protests against them has been horrible and life-threatening. I loved how one follower claimed it was his civic duty to protest against the assumption that Christainity rules in this country. It's so hard not to be a christain in this country. Good for them. They are fighting for me.
Tweet: Replying to @RonJohnsonWI 😅😂🤣 That's so funny, coming from the GQP which is censoring our schools about race, gender identity, sexual orienation, climate challenges, gun reform, religious freedoms, women's rights and other important issues. We are slipping back in to McCarthyism under your leadership.
19- SA- PA
It is so fucking cold and windy today that it is scary.
I'm getting old and I can say that with confidence becasue I find myself getting happy about the stupidest things. Today I got new mouth guards and that makes me so damn happy. For the past ten years, I have had to order these gurads from a dentist and tehy cost $600 each. I've ordered two of them. And I am such a night grinder that I get them to the point of being beaten up within the first month and then they look awful until I replace them. I saw some guards on Amazon and they were $12 for four of them. I took a risk and ordered them and they fit just great. And this is a momnet of joy for me. I have become a simpleton.
I ushered at Uptown for a Hip-Hop dance performance and it was joyful. The MC laid out the history of hip-hop dance, starting with the origins in the 1980s. What I would call funk, he called hip-hop. The perfromers were full of enregy and talent. He invited people fromt eh audience to come up and several kids ran up and danced theire little hearts out. The adults had to be prodded up. What a shame that we loss our comfort and courage to dance as we get older.
20- SU- PA
I meet Sharon and Glenn for lunch at Locust Lane Brewery (7) in Malvern. When we went in, the place was empty and then all of the sudden, as if a bus had just dropped people off, the place filled up.
In the evening, I hung with Debbie for awhile in the lounge and then Steve and Phyliss stopped down.
I ordred tickets to see Gordon Lightfoot at the Colonial Theatre. Sue and Ruth are going to join me. It will be fun to hear him sing. I used to listen to him a lot 30 years ago but I havent followed his music for years. So I recently looked him up on th einternet. He's an old man now and that is so surprosing to me. He went from 35 to 80. He looks sickly and I hope he survives at least through our show in May.
There is a high school kid who lives in the building and he had about 8 friend come over and hang with him. They were playing pool. And their language got so bad that I had to say something to them. I've been away from high school kids for so long that I have forgotten how offensive they can be. And I think I can no longer listen to young boys speak so horribly about women.
I spent some time trying to book a space to park at the airport. Apparently, the long term parking is no longer available to anyone. Over 3,000 spots are gone. That is a bite in the ass.
21- M-PA
I spent the afternoon in the lounge. I used to do this all of the time because it afforded me so much opportuntity to catch up with people in the building. But after 4 hours, I didn't see anyone at all. It was a ghost town. So I spent most of my time tweeting every idiot on Twitter who annoyed me. I told off everyone and made sure they all knew that they were stupid, unpatriotic, traitors, selfish, and pathetic specimens of human beings. I told them alright. And I sent applause emojis and hearts and thumbs up to everyone who agreed with me. And then I had a riveting dialogue with a younger person and older people over the availablity of single servings of ice cream cups with the wooden spoons. The younger genration apparently never heard of such a summer treat. But now she does. And yes, this afternoon was one of my finest intellectual endeavors in a long time.
In the evening, I got sucked in to a mini series about a man who seems to think that his father was the Zodiac serial killer from the 1970's. This man was put up for adoption and sstarting discovering suspious findings as he searched for his biological father. He had some compelling circumstantial evidence. But the internet sleuths began to trash him for his claim and this offensed him and now he has dug in his heels and insists that his father is this killer. Personally, if that were my father, I won't tell anyone.
Tweet: In 2 weeks, we are going to see his healthcare plan, his taxes, the check from Mexico and now, his copycat media site. We are all going to be very busy “in two weeks.” #TrumpIsACompleteFailure #TrumpIsALiar #TrumpIsALaughingStock
Tweet: Today, on the cusp of this Russian destruction, I am grateful that Biden is our President. #BidensAmerica #BidenHarris #JoeBiden #USA #IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Tweet: On this day when Truth Social is launched, here is some truth. Over 81,000,000 voted for Biden and only 73,000,000+ voted for #TrumpIsALaughingStock
22- TU- PA
Today is 2/22/22 or 22022022 if you live in the rest of the world.
Great Dames event on Bravery
I had another reoccuring schoo/workl dream: We had to share the buildingldg with pocono moutanian high school and a kid brought a gun to school. I wanted to expel him and the other school thought that was too harsh.
23- W-PA
I leave for Colorado in another attempt to continue my search for the Sandhill Cranes migration. They have left Mexico and Texas and are headed to Nebraska and the Arctic Tundra. And I hope to see them enmass as they pass through Colorado
The trip was uneventful but I was most annoyed at a whole family of adults who wouldn’t wear their masks in the airport. I wanted to say something but decided to keep my self-rightoeusness to myself.
I had another reoccuring school dream: I had to assist a special Ed teacher.
24- TH- CO
I had a mid-afternoon flight to Denver. I'm headed to see KT and her family.
No signs of COVID here in Colorado. No one masks up.
I went house hunting with KT. She is in search of a place of her own now that she is getting a divorce and the market here is a killer.
We drove around to look at the destruction of the January fires. Over 1,000 homes were burnt to the ground. Whole blocks of houses burnt down and then there would be a stray house that survived.
For lunch, we picked up Tana and went to the 300 Suns Brewery (8). My beers were delicious.
Later in the evening, we went to a Mexican restaurant to have dinner with the kids.
25- F- C
This morning we leave for SW CO in search of the Sandhill Crane Migration trail.
Conversation with Mike
Spotted two birds in the sky just as we were pulling in to town
Drive around and looked for them. Spotted two more in the sky.
26- SA- CO
The news is flooded with the crisis in Ukraine. Russia has crossed the border and invaded the country. He is killing random citizens.
We were up at 530 AM this morining as someone told KT that we could only see the cranes at this ungodly hour.
Morning view
Found some on farms
San Luis Brewery (9)
Evening viewing
Twitter: Now is the time for all good Americans to send their stock pile of semi-automatic guns to the citizens of Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine
27- SU- CO
Morning viewing
Great Sand Dunes
Thermal pool
Evening viewing
Steak dinners
Putin threatened nuclear assault today and he is so unstable that we dont know how to respond.
I had yet another reoccuring school dream. Kids vandalized my car and filled it with trash and I was angry.
28- M- CO
We didn't get up fpo the 6AM bird sighting and that is just fine with me. We sleep in until 9, pack up and leave the hotel and start to head home. On the way out of town, we did see a flock of birds on the side fo the road. So we stopped but they were far enough that we really didn't get a good view of them. Their campoflauge is ever so sublt and so effective.
So we went beyond the wildlife refuge to an area that is designated as viewing area and checked it out. We saw some birds but again, not enough to really take any good photos. KT agreed to go back in to the refuge to see what is going on at the pond and much to our surprised it was packed with the damn canada geese. So it appears as if the two species swamp out thier spaces each day and night. As we watched the geese, we saw, off in the distance, that the cranes may be headed to the viewing area we just left. So off we went and sure enough the place was packed with them and they were swamping all above us. I think I took 300 photos and I think I may have been hyperventilating. finally, finally, finally, we headed back to KT's house.
We picekd up Adrain and Siri and we went off to Oskar Blues Brewry (10) for dinner.
When we got back to the house, Mike was excited to show us the new apartment he just leased. He moves in April 1. Both of them talk of this divorce as if they are strating over and going to college for the first time. They seem excited and relieved to get out of this marriage.
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