Fly Me To The Moon

The luckiest people on earth are the ones that just left it. The astronauts that are in space are in a better place. They left a planet that is out to destroy itself. What the virus did not do to the people, the people are doing to themselves. I have no words. Have we not gone through enough? Have we not suffered enough? Are human beings that depraved to further destroy what they worked hard to build? We cried when we could not go to the stores and then as we were about to get that right back, burned them down. Who pays for this? When things calm down and the fires die, our society can stand back and look at what they did to themselves. What a disgrace.

DIY or DI Why?

I am a crafter. I have loved crafting since I was young. There is no better feeling than making something yourself and seeing a beautiful end result. I do have my limit though. I see people making wonderfully creative projects on video. The video is a fast forward type that show the project progressing at a breakneck speed. Of course the end result is fantastic. Then I think about how much work and how many hours are needed to make something that I could buy online by just hitting the words, "Order Now".

Why Change?

This morning when I got online to write this blog, the format was completely changed. An information box said that the new format was to make things easier. Easier for who? I had to spend a few minutes searching around for options that had been clearly marked previously. Words were replaced by icons. The word "publish" was now a squigglly arrow. The word "save" was now a box with a dot in the center. What was the reasoning for the change? Did the programmers run out of things to program so they went back to undo what had been fine? Things that are not broken need to be left alone.

S and X

My problem is that I listen too carefully when people speak. By doing that, I pick up the wrong pronunciations of common words. Some words are constantly being said the wrong way and no one corrects the person. I would, if they were in front of me and not on the television screen. Last night I heard two people, on two different shows, mispronounce the same word incorrectly. The word was "especially". They said "expecially". Just like espresso and expresso. One is coffee and the other is being in a rush. Where did the S go? Then to make it worse, someone was interviewed about where they purchase food and they said at the gro-sher-ry. When did a "shh" sound slip into the word gro-sir-rey? I have learned to be calm when "Ask" is turned into "Aks". Time to go to work. See yuz lata.

Reopening

Today marks the first day of phase one reopening of New York. It took a while to get here and hopefully people will continue to keep themselves safe, so phase two can follow in a few weeks. We are not the same people we were and thinking back, we were not as hygienic as we should have been. My routine at work now begins with the daily wash down. Once that is done the work day starts. It never dawned on me to clean a doorknob or light switch. I now clean the alarm key pad and the copy machine number pad. Those were always well used areas that were never sanitized. I am not fanatically clean now, just cautiously clean.

Apples, Oranges and Golf

What is it with the game of golf? Years ago, I tried it once for about two minutes and found it to be very boring. I can tolerate mini golf but I have to admit that I do get frustrated at the windmill. This morning I woke up to the big "Golf controversy". This is where apples and oranges come in. From 2008 to 2016, our leader played golf on Memorial Day. Two of those years, the traditional trip to Arlington was not done as golf seemed to be more important. During those years we were at war or in crisis. No one criticized the apple. This year after a trip to Arlington, the leader played golf. The orange was criticized for it. Some years the apple played with his apple chip. This year the apple chip criticized the orange, forgetting as he now does with many issues, where he was for past holidays. This is not a political story, this is a story of "Do as I say, not as I do". That is the worrisome part.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a holiday to remember the brave men and women who have lost their lives while serving in the US military. It is marked with parades and barbecues. It is a day to celebrate memories. This Memorial Day has a second meaning. It is a day to remember the lives that have been lost in another war, the war against a virus. If in February you would have told the many healthy people and their families that they would not be here this Memorial Day, they would not have believed you. We expect healthy lives to be lost in wartime. We do not expect healthy lives to be lost to a sudden deadly virus.Today looks like a grey day. I am glad it is not sunny outside. I am not in a sunny mood. I know many people who have become sick and were hospitalized from the virus. They are the lucky ones who are alive today. I know second hand about the deaths. Some of us will get together with family today. Some of us are still too cautious to gather.