New Shoes in the Rain

Happy Wednesday, folks, in case you were having difficulty remembering what day it is.  I've heard a few folks say that the days of the week in our new normal are "yesterday, today and tomorrow."  Not far from right on that one! So my wife and I remain in our recommended sequestration, venturing out only occasionally for a trip to the grocery or to pick up carryout/drivethru food (we've done that a time or two a week since this began, just for variety).  I'm very fortunate to be working for a company and business unit that considers me "essential," even if I have to do my work remotely instead of in the customary face-to-face manner. Suffice it to say that we're consuming a lot of media around here to pass the time.  Here are just a few of the things that I have taken note of: Singer-songwriter-movie score composer Randy Newman has penned the anthem of the pandemic, called simply "Stay Away."  It's what one would expect from the m

Greetings to all.  I suppose my routine is now so far from what it was just a couple of weeks ago that I'm writing this on a Sunday morning, but hope you and yours are all well. We're hearing a lot about "opening up" our economy and our society.  President Trump has been saying for several weeks that we needed to open up.  He first said that he wanted to see this occur by Easter Sunday, which was one week ago today.  That obviously was too soon, and he eventually let go of that notion.  He began saying this again recently, implying that he wanted to see it happen by May 1. As has been widely reported, he then stated that he had the authority to order the country to resume its normal activities and to order approximately anything else he chose, there was pushback, and then he indicated that the governors of individual states would have that opportunity, but that he would hold them accountable if problems occurred. This past Thursday he released new guidelines for

Hello, friends.  Hope your time of being healthy at home (at least that's what Kentucky's governor calls it) is going well. It's just my wife and me here, so we're doing OK.  I think we've settled into some routines that are not all bad, and we're both getting ample rest. My work in medical sales has become all virtual, so can only make contact with people by e-mail and telephone, with the occasional videoconference meeting thrown in.  That's not too bad, but it can get a little monotonous.  And believe me, I am most grateful that my employer, the corporation that owns the medical facility I represent and countless others, considers me and my colleagues to be essential. So here are some of my customary observations about the lives we're leading these days... Meals are a highlight, as they represent an opportunity at least once or twice a day for some variety.  My wife usually doesn't take time for lunch (she normally cares for our youngest gr