Category: April 2020
-
A Horse With No Name
A Horse With No Name. On the first part of the journey… We have been sheltering in place, with a few store runs here and there, since March 18th. Like many of you, I was anxious. How would we pay the bills? What will happen with the kids and school? Just how bad will it…
-
Rocket Man
Slightly updated this memory from 2018 for relevance to our current conditions. April 13, 2020 The pandemic which has changed our world is not nearly done. As we brace for what is next, many of us do so alone. Depression must also be a condition/symptom/consequence of Covid-19. For my own experience, driving Uber and Lyft,…
-
StreetLights On A Saturday Night: Love In The Time Of Covid-19
Love in the time of Covid-19 We have all become familiar with some new terms like shelter-in-place and social distancing. More than that, we are all adjusting to a very different world. There have been moments that feel as if each of us are on our own little space station floating around the earth. My…
-
Streetlights on a Saturday night 1 0f 3, April 1st, 2020
Part 1 of 3James Occurred March 25, 2018 James was scheduled to leave Denver late. It was Saturday. He had been away from home and his wife Emily, and their two daughters for almost two weeks. First was Phoenix, training. That was held over a day because it was determined they needed to make changes…
-
streetlights on a Saturday night 2 of 3 April 1st, 2020
StreetLights on a Saturday night Part 2 of 3Last Ride Occurred March 25th, 2018 It was late Saturday night, after midnight. Okay, early Sunday morning! I am exhausted. My whole week went sideways. It seems to do that often. I haven’t slept well in days. My restless legs have kept me up. It’s a nice…
-
streetlights on a Saturday night 3 of 3, April 1st, 2020
StreetLights on a Saturday nightPart 3 of 3Silver Linings Occurred March 25, 2018 In the struggle of life, especially those long stretches of time when we try to change, to improve, there is a strong counteracting force. It will knock you down, kick you, and steal your lunch money! You get the idea. Change is…
StreetLights 