Sunday, Sunday, so good to me… Ok, I know those are not the lyrics of the song by the Mamas and the Papas. It is supposed to be Monday, Monday, etc. I exercised license to substitute Sunday for the purposes of my reflection, my need to look back in order to compose a narrative…
Life goes on, life is, must be lived, on the cusp of catastrophe, in the midst of chaos, and also, in the aftermath of the storm. There is always work to be done, and moments of joy to be savored. I spent the better part of my day yesterday out of doors. A substantial…
How long is this going to last? Here in Illinois we continue to practice the advisory social distancing. There is no order to remain at home as is the case in San Francisco, or the deployment of the National Guard as in New Rochelle, New York. We Americans are quite slow to recognize that…
Perhaps I ought to select a unique title for what will be or has been written today. Though, the order of the day, and for many days ahead will be “social distancing.” The days ahead will entail a large helping of boredom. That means avoiding contact, as close of 6 feet with others. Remaining…
The return drive to Illinois was uneventful, as has been the case in normal times. These are not normal times. The covid-19 virus is spreading. The symptoms have not yet become apparent as the virus spreads exponentially, and quietly begins to live within our bodies, before we become really, really sick. Many of us…
And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground…. Genesis 4:9-10 Yesterday government response to the covid-19 virus was reaching a…
The glittering dance of brilliants must be strung on that dark thread of sadness which is time. Vernon Scannell (1922-2007) These lines of verse by a British poet came to me as a precise summation of my feelings while absorbing the tune and lyric of Townshend’s anthem/prayer for solidarity, Join Together. Viewing the video,…
Attempting to walk from Batavia north to Geneva along side the river I soon came to a tall cyclone fence. Private property. I turned around along with another couple who likely had the same intention as I. I’ll simply have to find another way to walk northward along the river to Geneva. There’s the…
Yesterday was the day after the going-out-of-business announcement of Art Van Furniture. The Metro Detroit based company folded just three years after being purchased by a private equity firm, Thomas H. Lee Partners. The firm purchased the Midwest largest retail furniture and mattress retailer, founded in 1957 by Archie Van Elslander. Thriving for…
Uncertain about what to write this morning. The coffee shop was jammed at 7AM. Fortunately I claimed the last open table. Yesterday I took a hour long walk along the Fox river into town. Soon, the singing of the wind through the tall oaks, the voices of the Canada Geese on the water replaced…
