One of the things one does when confined to quarters by COVID19 is to rummage through drawers and shelves. I was doing that when I came across a letter of thanks I received over 30 years ago for a job well done. I was the team leader/project manager for a software project for CITICORP bank … More I Saved This Letter
Being under house arrest has limitations. Essentially, as a retiree in the section of the population considered at high risk. that is my situation. But even prisoners need some kind of exercise. There are both physical and mental challenges to help keep us in shape. I regularly find myself doing sudoku puzzles and mini crosswords, … More Corona Exercise
One of the ways we avoid extensive contact with the outside world is by ordering our groceries for home delivery. We have two places we order from. One is our local small food store. We order from them by phone, and they deliver it almost immediately. The other is a large chain store supermarket that … More On-Line Groceries
Why those cities? Because I’ve heard that the “Defund the Police” movement has managed to get those places to discuss the idea of cutting police budgets. The entire concept of trying to achieve gains against racism by cutting the budgets of the people who are expected to uphold the laws is simply mind-boggling to me. … More I’m Glad I Don’t Live in Minneapolis, Seattle, or New York City.
My children all got together and bought me a special present for my last birthday, a 3D printer. Of course I had to make room to place it next to my computer. We bought another small table. I assembled the table and put it in between the old computer table and a little book case. … More A New Toy
The Black Lives Matter movement is very much in the news all over the world. Racism is a terrible thing, and if a policeman kills someone in the line of duty it needs to be investigated. But is that what is really happening in the US? I’d like to look at few aspects of the … More America – Gone Crazy?
I’m Jewish. Last Saturday I went to the Synagogue or the first time since the Corona crisis began. It wasn’t the usual routine. We prayed outdoors. Chairs were placed at a distance from one another. The number of congregants was officially limited to 50. We actually had fewer than that. Despite all the limitations, it … More Corona – Officially Quarantined
Just when we were getting over the COVID-19 crisis it returns. we began to think the virus was leaving the scene. The government took steps to return to normal. Businesses were allowed to open. The kids went back to school. After all, we’d had no new diagnosed cases for 4 straight days. Then it started. … More Corona – Round Two
In Israel schools are open again. A lot of restrictions are being relaxed. It was something to be expected after about 4 straight days without a single new case of COVID-19. Then, yesterday, the penny dropped. There were 17 NEW cases confirmed. Among them, a teacher, a worker in a home for the elderly, a … More Corona – Getting Back to —-What?
Things are changing in Israel. We’re beginning to get out of the crisis mode brought about by the COVID-19 epidemic. The crisis put over a million people, almost half of the actual working population, out of work. Many were just placed on vacation without pay. It was hoped the pandemic would end quickly and they … More Corona – Getting Back To (A New) Normal
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