4/25/2020 – Thirty-ninth Entry

Thirty-ninth Entry   Saturday, April 25th, 2020 “I hate being alone” –– caught my attention. A woman was speaking to her grandson on the radio, probably about connecting remotely. Are people born with a distaste for being alone, or do such tendencies develop?...

5/4/2020 – Forty-ninth Entry

Forty-ninth Entry   (click for detail)   Monday, May 4th, 2020 Last night was the third night in a row that the mobile morgue’s chiller was off. Continuing south on Seventh Avenue, I realized I hadn’t seen the usual clan of rats in a few nights. They were...

5/7/2020 – Fifty-Second Entry

Fifty-second Entry   Thursday, May 7th, 2020 A chilly mid-spring morning; happily, the heat is still on in my building. The immeasurable variety of subtly different spring green shades, preserved by cold weather, will begin to diminish—even to the most discerning...

4/26/2020 – Fortieth Entry

Fortieth Entry     Sunday, April 26th, 2020 The Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit for 30 years.The price of gas across the US last week averaged $1.93. Adjusted for inflation, that is about 35¢ per gallon cheaper than the $1.15 pump price when the...

4/29/2020 – Forty-third Entry

Forty-third Entry     Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 Last night I walked home. Walking is almost always refreshing, and it was delightful to have the sidewalks all to myself.  

I wanted to experience nighttime activity on a west-side avenue with traffic...

5/6/2020 – Fifty-First Entry

Fifty-first Entry    (Click for detail)   Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 The soundscape continues to expand. The beeping of a truck in reverse, the irregular thud of a hand cart with one funky wheel, human banter from the sidewalks, and the harsh whine and...