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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...