Author: sandcastle

This is a good time to be an introvert. Those of us who get our power by avoiding people are doing well during this pandemic.

But, even introverts need some time with other people.

I fill most of that need by spending time with Dave.

I fill more of it by spending time on-line helping and being helped by other people.

And I get a little of it during medical appointments.

But, I decided I need just a tiny bit more face to face interaction to improve my health. What that actually means is I need more physical activity. So, I have started going to the health center here to use their NuStep machine. That means I have to talk to one of their two staff people to make an appointment. And I have to stop at the front desk to have my temperature taken to be sure I am not contagious before the fitness center will let me in. And I have to spend some time in the fitness center itself. All of these things are done while everyone is wearing a mask, of course, and most of it is done while maintaining social distancing.

Leaving the apartment twice a week is providing a LOT more social interaction than I’ve had for many months.

But it’s a good thing our huge windows face a nature preserve because I’m still not actually going outside.

TTYL,

Linda

When my middle brother was young he would walk around the house calling for mother. When he found her she asked what he wanted and he said, “Nothing.” I guess he just wanted to make sure she was still there.

So. I’m still here.

TTYL,

Linda

Do you all get weird thoughts in the shower the way I do?

Today I was wondering why a Duchess is addresses as “Your Grace” while lower ranks are addressed as “My Lady”?

In the US “my” implies ownership while “your” implies the opposite.

Does a ladies maid to a Baroness feel more ownership than a ladies maid to a Duchess?

Surely not.

Royal ladies are addresses as “Your Highness”. Duchess is the next lowest rank. Does that have something to do with it?

Google would not tell me.

TTYL,

Linda

I looked at the digital clock and it said 8:45.

I immediately thought quarter to nine.

Apparently my brain is analog.

More to think about:

“Let’s say you woke up with a terrible cough, a fever, and severe body aches. Immediately, you rush to the doctor and unfortunately, you’re diagnosed with COVID-19. For the last two weeks, you’ve been unaware that you contracted Corona and you’ve ignored “the rules.” You’ve gotten together with some close friends for pizza, had a few people over, even visited a park and a beach. You figured, “I don’t feel sick. I have the right to keep living my normal life. No one can tell me what to do.”