Hello Week Forty-Four. And hello, Halloween, though I’m not handing out candy this year. Utica has never seen such a quiet Halloween. It’s kind of eerie — which is ironic. I’m a little sad to see October go, not because it was a great month (it was really quite the opposite), but because I’m afraid…
Category: 2020 October
2020 October – Week 43
Another week in the books. It was another not-so-good week. I’m sensing a running theme with my reflections. Which is unfortunate, as this exercise is supposed to help me find beauty in the every day, or some shit. Perhaps in a non-pandemic year it would work better. Sunday The pandemic makes you constantly stuck between…
2020 October – Week 42
Hello, Week Forty-Two. We’re closing in on Election Day, and I’ve been trying to do something — anything — to feel like I’m helping to get both the vote and the orange Rump OUT. I donated some money so I could watch the West Wing cast play a hilariously disastrous trivia game, and I “adopted”…
2020 October – Week 41
I can’t say this was a great week, but it had it’s good moments and as I look back, they will carry the week in my memory. I enjoyed hanging with my brother, his girlfriend, and his dog. My teacher observation went well, all things considered. The VP debate was much better than the presidential…