Covid 19 – Page 8 – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

My Bad, It’s Just a Brain Fart

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Posted in aging, Bay Area, Bernie Madoff, brain, brain fart, Coronavirus, Covid 19, dogs, Early Alzheimer's, face masks, humor, Jeopardy, Kevin Bacon, memoir, moving, pharmacy, ponzi scheme, punctuation, Uncategorized2 Comments

I ventured out this morning to get my sis’s prescriptions and some Zyrtec for my allergies. Today is the first day that everyone in my county is required to wear some type of a face mask when out and about at the grocery store, etc.. I have one left over from the fires of 2018.… Continue reading My Bad, It’s Just a Brain Fart

The New Normal

April 20, 2020April 19, 2020 Posted in Bay Area, beach, Bill Gates, conspiracy theory, Coronavirus, Costco, Covid 19, CVS, Dr. Fauci, Ellen, essential workers, farm workers, gardeners, hair dye, herd immunity, lockdown, Monterey Bay, new normal, pandemic, philanthropist, porta potties, seniors, vaccine, virus1 Comment

Last night the special on TV thanked the nurses, doctors, policemen, delivery men, grocery store workers, restaurant workers, mail carriers, truckers, etc, etc. Nobody thanked the farm workers. A week ago I was driving back from Monterey in a light rain. As I passed the fields on either side of the freeway, I saw the… Continue reading The New Normal

The Weakest Link – my Low Back

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 Posted in bully, Coronavirus, Covid 19, dogs, exercise, female issues, low back pain, massage, memoir, newspaper, pandemic, relationships, shoes, Sunday Chronicle, Tinnitus1 Comment

The good thing about the current Coronavirus Covid-19 lockdown is that I have a hundred projects to finish. Suddenly I have nothing but time to do it all. Everything was going along swimmingly yesterday. I exercised. I painted (spray-painted picture frames), I picked up dog poop. I did a heavy load of laundry. I rearranged… Continue reading The Weakest Link – my Low Back

Fun Seems like a Year Ago

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Posted in art, Australia, Beatles, Covid 19, dancing, drinking, February, friends, gynecologist, koalas, live music, normal life, Orinda, silent auction, winery, winter1 Comment

In February, as I was coming out of my winter hibernation, I started going out to dancing venues. The first time it was a cold Saturday, but the Beatles cover band was a good one, and the winery in an old Victorian house was a fun and packed with people looking to dance. When my… Continue reading Fun Seems like a Year Ago

Time to Get your Absentee Ballot for November

April 9, 2020April 8, 2020 Posted in absentee ballot, ATM, Coronavirus, Covid 19, dogs, Easter, election, Google, judges, lockdown, memoir, newspaper, school, school district, social distancing, Spanish Flu, Supreme Court, voter primary, WisconsinLeave a comment

It’s that bewitching hour after lunch where I need to sit and digest while I write a blog post. During the lockdown (here in California) I have learned a few things today: Our school district, along with six counties, has called off physical classes for the rest of the year. My county has 442 cases… Continue reading Time to Get your Absentee Ballot for November

My Daily Work-out with Joe

April 5, 2020April 3, 2020 Posted in body coach, California, Coronavirus, Covid 19, dogs, dress-up, East Bay Mud, exercise, Joe Wicks, lockdown, reservoir, senior center, shelter in place, Spider ManLeave a comment

Somehow I heard about a good-looking guy in England named Joe Wicks, who does exercise videos. He calls himself the Body Coach. He decided two weeks ago to post a new workout video every day as long as the lockdown is happening around the world. He calls it Body Coach PE. I used to go… Continue reading My Daily Work-out with Joe

How God Figures into the Pandemic (Coronavirus)

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Posted in China, church, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Europe, Facebook, God, Italy, lockdown, media, memoir, news, pandemic, shelter in place, Spain, virus3 Comments

While scrolling through Facebook this morning and consuming my simple breakfast of a packet of Belvita cinnamon breakfast biscuits and a cup of fake coffee, I saw a post from a high school friend back in Iowa, who said that the media is out of control. I am here to say that without the media,… Continue reading How God Figures into the Pandemic (Coronavirus)

My Crowded Park

April 4, 2020April 3, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Covid 19, dog walks, dogs, memoir, neighbors, outdoors, park, scooter, skaters, social distancingLeave a comment

Yesterday I walked my dog earlier than usual. The day was sunny and a bit windy. I avoided the park and headed up my court, turned the corner and said to my black lab, “Pull me up the hill, Pepper.” And she did. A boy on an electric scooter flew by, followed by a mom… Continue reading My Crowded Park

My Two Gophers

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Posted in beach, birdfeeder, birds, California, contractor, Coronavirus, Covid 19, cows, gophers, Iowa, memoir, squirrelsLeave a comment

Now before you tell me that gophers are solitary creatures and that I only have one gopher, let me explain that I have a little beach house with a gopher and my regular house with a gopher. I am an Iowa girl, living in California. So both houses were bought because of the property that… Continue reading My Two Gophers

Thank God for Girl Scout Cookies

March 30, 2020March 29, 2020 Posted in books, California, clean the garage, Coronavirus, Covid 19, dog walks, dogs, Facebook, fences, Girl Scout cookies, grammatical mistakes, memoir, social distancing, swear words, ticketLeave a comment

This is my 21st day in quarantine. I started early when my sister’s infectious disease doctor told me not to risk it. I sold my ticket to a Motown review and went to the beach house. When the nursing homes shut down all visitors, I saw my sis for another week. She lives in a… Continue reading Thank God for Girl Scout Cookies