- I’m working but I can’t go to work.
- I’m talking to and seeing my children on Facetime and Zoom but I can’t hold and hug them.
- I can see my friends in Zoom but we can’t click glasses when we toast or hug and exchange firm handshakes.
- My parents haven’t been with us for some time but now I can’t visit their gravesite at Arlington.
- I can have a BBQ but I can’t invite anyone to share it with as it comes off the grill.
- I can listen to music but I can’t go to the concert.
- I can shoot hoops in my driveway but I have nobody to play against.
- I can go for a ride but usually, it’s to nowhere but back home.
- I can wish someone a happy birthday but can’t share their cake.
- I can work in the yard but nobody can tell me how good it looks.
- My daughters can teach but there is no classroom.
- I can go on vacation but there is nowhere to go.
- I can watch sports but I’ve seen it all already.
- I can watch sports talk shows but they talk about nothing.
- I can enjoy a good meal from a restaurant but I can’t eat there.
- I can hear birds singing and I wonder why they are so happy.
- I can buy many things but I can’t go shopping.
- I can go to the bank but I can’t see the teller.
- I can play frisbee but only throwing it into the air back to myself.
- I can look forward to retirement but I know this has delayed it.
- I can watch a movie but not take my wife to one.
- I can see my Mother and Father in law but only through a window.
- I can see my hair needs a cut but I’m scared to try it myself.
- I can be thankful for the health of my family and friends so far but I can’t stop the worry for them.
I’ve been staying a home pretty much through this whole event so far but yesterday went out to do some curbside pickup of groceries. I put a mask on for the first time and being I wear glasses I found myself fogging them up. I’ve got to get a better mask.
Random Thoughts of the Day
- Good times can be had. Just not as many as before.
- I’m enjoying reading a bit more lately. But it makes me tired.
- I wonder how many people will want to move when this is over?
