One of the consequences of the caronavirus outbreak is that my mother really can’t live alone right now. Up until the outbreak she has lived in her own apartment and had an aide seven days a week, eight hours a day. When the outbreak became really bad mom moved in its Elise in Connecticut. That…
DetailsAs the caronavirus pandemic continues it begins to sink in that normal daily routines have for the foreseeable future, come to an end. There is no going to the diner. There is no going to the office. There is no hugging the grandchildren. A trip anywhere takes planning. Going to a grocery store requires, face…
DetailsWhile I was in the hospital for my mitral valve repair the care I got from the nurses,k doctors’ aides, therapists was excellent. I told them all how grateful I was for the care I received. Fast forward to today and the care these people are providing under circumstances where they could become sick themselves,…
DetailsAnother week has gone by. Friday night. Lying in bed. Still staying at home. No business to do. About al we can do is have the kids do a drive by. So they drive over. We stand more than 6 feet apart. Talk for a while and they go home. It really is no way…
DetailsWhat can I say. It’s been the same situation these last six or so days. Different day, same thing, so to speak. Groundhogs day. Typical day is wake up, shower, take daily meds, have breakfast. Today I did some work p, wrote my VEGAS Voice article, sent out some emails, but there’s not a lot…
DetailsWe could all not be together this year for Passover. Typically, we all gather in a group of 15 to 20 people and we squeeze into someone’s home and have a big Passover Seder. They are always fun and much looked forward too. And there is always too much food. It is real family time…
DetailsA strong memory came back as i was listening to Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot tonight. Back in May of 2002 I was chosen by Carnival Cruise Line to,give a presentation on a sales technique I used at the travel agency at a conference in Vancouver, Canada. While I was there I had the opportunity to…
DetailsDuring these difficult times you look for little things to make your day, to keep you going. With Passover coming up I,was,hoping that we could have the traditional Seder foods on the table. I was hoping to do some kind of viral Seder. Well today I found out that our local Jewish deli would do…
DetailsWell some,good,news,today. Jonathan told us about a new girlfriend. Some he’s been seeing since December. All we know,is that her name is Rachel. And if the relationship continues the next few months hopefully we’ll get to meet her. That’s,the hard part about all of this. We’d love to meet her but it won’t happen until…
DetailsIt was going to be quite the weekend. Tess , my niece was to get married this weekend. And a big fat Jewish wedding was planned. All the relatives from all over were coming in. We had a big out of,town era dinner scheduled for tomorrow night. That party had over 100 people attending. The…
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