Because I’ve been railing against the virus all this year, I’m going to offer the one, and only one, plaudit I believe it is due: Thank you, Covid, for giving me an excuse to stay home on New Year’s Eve.
Read MoreDo your best to enjoy the season. Come next year the virus will be nothing more than a sad memory. Just remember, we’re all in the same boat. No one is having a great Christmas this year…except for cats. Covid Chistmas is made for cats.
Read MoreIn November 1978 the world cringed as 900 people lined up to commit suicide at the urging of a charismatic guru. 42 years later 1/3 of all Americans proudly believe that Covid is a hoax. Obviously, Covid is the new Kool-Aid.
Read MoreIt’s a pipe dream to imagine a Truth and Reconciliation-like Commission could work in the U.S. but if the new administration doesn’t come up with something to heal our divisions this country is headed for civil war.
Read MoreThe more I donated the more I was hit up for money and the more I gave the more I imagined I could control the election, stave off anxiety, and possibly, just maybe, get some sleep.
Read MoreEveryone in masks. Greeting friends on the porch. Mischief in the streets. Grisly deaths in the media. People frightened about the election. Tell me it hasn’t been Halloween for months.
Read MoreEverything from hydro-chloroquine to camel urine has been touted as a cure for coronavirus. Ignore it all. Wash your hands. Use a face mask. Keep your distance. And if there is another quarantine, stock up on WD-40. It won’t cure Covid-19 but it’s good for everything else.
Read MoreNobody asked for a Covid Thanksgiving but maybe keeping ourselves safe and keeping the holiday small this year is a chance to rethink the ritual, rewrite the guest list, and return to what’s really meaningful.
Read MoreAlmost every religion on earth has its rituals designed to comfort those who have lost a loved one. But there is one kind of grieving that, however wrenching, we always tend to do alone, and that is the death of a pet.
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