3 Jan
While contemplating goals and intentions for the new year 2021 (yawn),
I asked pals, “What have I and/or you accomplished in 2020?”
Prolific artistic output? A thick, juicy novel ripe with creative breakthroughs?
A slew of wonderful new paintings — like 83 year old David Hockney?
After a totally non-scientific study and truly shallow analysis…
1 Dec
According to the World Health Organization (WHO as in Dr. Who) pandemic fatigue is expressed by demotivation in adhering to “protective” orders, hopelessness and alienation.
Baby boomers, Millennials, Gens X, Y and Zers – all ages suffer from this malady.
Ironically, it causes exhaustion from not doing stuff.
We are tired of this.
Rumor has it PF is more contagious than Covid itself.
If you answered “No” to 1-12 questions, you’re a baby! Goo Gaa!
If you answered “Yes” to 1-12 questions, you have a bad case of PF AND you’re a big, fat baby!
Either way, you will grow stronger from this nightmare and smile someday.
Pandemic fatigue sucks.
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1 Nov
Tick tock, tick tock.
Turn your clock back or is it forward?
Fall back, spring ahead, fall forward, spring back?
Daylight savings time is like kimchee – nobody seems to like it.
And yet there it is.
Even the dog and cat are confused by it.
As if the pandemic hasn’t skewed your sense of time over these tedious months,
The powers that be shall now screw with your Circadian rhythm!
So much for your delicate sleep routine.
Your internal clock will be out of whack again.
There will be more darkness, less light.
How do I keep time?
I got rhythm! I got caffeine! Who could ask for anything more?
2 Oct
Due to Covid, we are (duh) spending a helluva lot more time at home.
Surprise! Many people tell me they are dying of boredom.
To put it bluntly, they are in a rut.
World-Weary
Someone who is world-weary is not enthusiastic about anything, often because they have had too much experience of a particular way of life.
What am I doing to pass the time? To keep intellectually stimulated, emotionally engaged and (more or less) awake?
Oh, and not bored.
A few examples:
Dedicated to the Year 2020
5 Sep
Having trouble social distancing
being stuck at home
how ’bout
taking some grooming tips from
the eccentric, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes –
you will not only be successfully distanced…
people will stay clear away from you!
Image Wikimedia Commons
Image Wikimedia Commons
All in jest.
Read these fantastic biographies of the genius Howard Hughes
ICYMI… here is a great movie about Howard Hughes
7 Aug
What to do when there’s a health crisis of biblical proportions?
Beef up your defenses. Build your resistance. Bolster your gut health.
There’s no better time than a global pandemic to boost your immunity!
BTW it’s also a dandy time to write your will and ditch your boring diet.
Predatory invaders – whether they be Covid-19, flesh-eating bacteria, or the good ole stand-by chicken pox – want your body.
You can UP your immunity by employing a strategy involving medicinal (barf) food, habits of hardship and dubious herbal supplements.
16 Jul
Sometimes a joke is just a joke.
And not a deliberate manipulation, power play, micro aggression, political attack or intended personal offense.
Image taken from a University of Alabama site, “Approaches to Modernism”: [1], Fair use
Sometimes a jest, a quip or a pun is not a Freudian slip – but merely a leap at silliness, a feeble attempt at levity, a verbal slide on a banana peel.
Like almost everything else in this imperfect world, sometimes comedy is really dumb,
but…
can bring people closer together and unite them.
Take a flight into whimsy,
a playful swing at fun,
a flirtation with optimism,
a respite from burdensome reality.
Laughter can be the best (if not the cheapest) medicine.
The Association for Applied & Therapeutic Humor
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I Started A Joke * Puddles Pity Party
2 Jul
Perhaps some good reads will save us from the Summer of Slog.
So many books and so much time. Enjoy!
These books can be found on Goodreads and Amazon.
2 Jun
Did you know? More adults than ever are buying bicycles.
And due to the pandemic, there are inventory shortages.
There’s a sense of freedom and abandon when cycling.
You can enjoy the scenery.
Feel the breeze in your hair.
Socially distance without a stupid mask.
Riding a bike is like riding a bike, once you learn, you never forget how to do it.
And like broccoli, it’s good for you.
Riding increases balance, flexibility and strength – and it’s more fun than pilates or – God forbid – pickle ball.
It’s not just for kids. Don’t let them have all the fun!
Do you remember bike riding when you were a child?
A banana seat, a cool horn, streamers hanging from the hand grips, playing cards clipped on the spokes?
Woo Hoo! The Schwinn Sting-Ray is back!
Great for all ages – even cranky seniors.
It’s like robbing a liquor store, once you learn, you never forget how to do it.
This lyric is loaded with innuendo. Roller skates, keys, bikes. So confusing! Is the singer six or twenty-six?
See you on the bike path… @HaBarb
Humor Books on Amazon
15 May
“Laughter may be the closest distance between two people
BUT
the shortest distance between two people and an alligator is
no laughing matter.”
May 1 – A tipsy woman dies in a fatal gator attack while attempting to get up close and personal with the big boy.
You know the instructions on plastic bags (“This is not a toy”) and boxes of mothballs (“Not a snack. Do not eat”)?
Perhaps alligators need a large flashing neon sign around their necks – “Caution! Do not cuddle!”
While extreme social distancing with Granny, Pops, Mom, the cranky neighbor next door, and (of course) your teenager – hey, why not gators, too?
Happy Hour can turn from “Fun to F*#!ed” faster than potato salad at a picnic in the park.
Do people have to be told?
Woman attacked while playing golf
See You Later Alligator… Or Is It Crocodile?
https://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-a-Crocodile-and-an-Alligator
I’ll see you on Twitter and Facebook and Pinterest and Goodreads and – who knows – in your dreams or my dreams 🙂
