Pretty
much anything reported on CNN these days would drive a person to drink, so the
advice from experts about
powering off the daily media diet is something we already know how to do. And yet, not easy to do when you make a point
of staying digitally hooked up into what’s going on in the world. Perhaps over a beer?
powering off the daily media diet is something we already know how to do. And yet, not easy to do when you make a point
of staying digitally hooked up into what’s going on in the world. Perhaps over a beer?
Making
mask-wearing the new normal/adapted lifestyle would’ve been unheard of last
Halloween. I’m wondering if
kids take a little of that fun spirit with them each day during this ‘universal precautions’ level of self-care. And, I’m sure
the rug-rat squad shocked themselves in realizing how much they actually miss school. We’ve heard parents are getting
more grumblings from their offspring about having to be home-schooled, in lieu of feigned illness so that they wouldn’t
have to, ya know, actually go to school.
kids take a little of that fun spirit with them each day during this ‘universal precautions’ level of self-care. And, I’m sure
the rug-rat squad shocked themselves in realizing how much they actually miss school. We’ve heard parents are getting
more grumblings from their offspring about having to be home-schooled, in lieu of feigned illness so that they wouldn’t
have to, ya know, actually go to school.
(The
easy, smirky thing my folks would’ve said here? “Where was a pandemic when my
kids were that age??”)
And, yes, alcohol sales had rocketed 55% by March 2020, which was right around the time I had my first absinthe
experience. (Also 55% ABV. And no, it’s not banned) I have yet to imbibe to the point of seeing the Green Fairy; I’m not a
wuss, I just know my limitations, and I’d prefer to like absinthe, rather than dread its choke-worthy intensity. (Rum &
Coke have nothing on Absinthe-n-A&W)
And, yes, alcohol sales had rocketed 55% by March 2020, which was right around the time I had my first absinthe
experience. (Also 55% ABV. And no, it’s not banned) I have yet to imbibe to the point of seeing the Green Fairy; I’m not a
wuss, I just know my limitations, and I’d prefer to like absinthe, rather than dread its choke-worthy intensity. (Rum &
Coke have nothing on Absinthe-n-A&W)
Anyway, in the last several months, we’ve
suddenly been given the gift of more time for self-reflection, experimentation,
imagination, and indulgence. (And, in my case, writing)
But like the multitudes, I dreaded that my employment would be deemed ‘non-essential’; manufacturing can be feast or
famine, and I grew a keen sense of fear of screwing up—I ended up micromanaging myself. (I absolutely would’ve hidden
the unwrapped chocolates just to stay employed)
imagination, and indulgence. (And, in my case, writing)
But like the multitudes, I dreaded that my employment would be deemed ‘non-essential’; manufacturing can be feast or
famine, and I grew a keen sense of fear of screwing up—I ended up micromanaging myself. (I absolutely would’ve hidden
the unwrapped chocolates just to stay employed)
Banking each hour and each day that went by—leading me to back off my Amazon neediness—I didn’t dare flaunt my
‘essentialness’, staying true to the ‘Corona-sans-lime’ regimen of hand-washing, Lysol-wipes-cleaning, and social
distancing practices my employer expected of me.
And, I don’t need a closed, then open, then closed again bar or pub for a drink, or a crowd. I’m not a big drinker
anyway, no matter how much CNN/Huffpost/NPR says the sky is falling. And a socially distanced, mask-wearing crowd
can be found in lots of places. (I won’t be getting on a plane in the long foreseen future, but a movie theatre would be nice)
In the meantime, I’ll embrace all my blessings, rather than count them; I don’t wanna be the whiny kid making a hoax
claim stink that their opponent cheated in the electoral college ‘popularity’ vote. (Cue eye-roll)
