I am sure you have looked forward to a movie and have been disappointed.  My expectations were raised when I found out that two Oscar winners that I like were in the movie.  “The Good Nurse” sounded like a can’t miss, must see, on Netflix.  

I worked late last night which meant that I was surfing Grubhub for dinner.   

I need reading recommendations.  I, hopefully, will soon be taking a much needed vacation which involves a very long airline flight.  As anyone reading this blog knows, I am a fearful flyer. Therefore, I always try to keep myself distracted during the flight.   I love to read and find, lately, I don’t have enough time.  So I am looking for some books to distract myself with during the flight. Essentially, a book that I can just lose myself in for several hours

So I am speaking to my friend Jeff discussing plans for later in day for him and where I would be heading next.  He mentions going to his son in the same town where I am earlier heading to see Shelly's niece.  On the way my wife texts her niece and she believes she and husband met Jeff and his wife at holiday services.  Further it turns out Jeff's granddaughter and my grandniece do cheerleading together and hung out together and each other's houses on two successive days last week.  So obviously our niece and her husband know's Jeff's son and his wife.  

When you think about it, it’s really astonishing. In early civilization your labors were directly connected to your survival. You worked all day to live. Today, the production of food and goods we consume is antiseptic to our daily lives.   We’ve lived through a pandemic where millions died and we survived by going online. From food to toilet paper to cars. Everything available at the touch of a screen or click of a mouse and delivered right to our front door.

I can’t explain how or why it started, but for quite some time now I have been running my own Social Media version of a Bingo Game.

The headlines are startling, although not unexpected. Among students in grades 3 through 8 on Long Island less than 40% passed Math and less than 50% passed English in recent standardized tests. Although I’m not a fan of standardized testing, the results are undeniable.The effects of the pandemic are many. We have suffered personally - directly and indirectly.

A fascinating photo exhibit is available for anyone interested in getting a remarkable look at pre-war Europe.  A young man was taken on a summer trip of 8 European countries.  Richard Scheur took multiple rolls of film and had an incredible knack of connecting with the people and places on his journey.  The photos of life in the cities, countryside, and artistic settings makes for an enlightening walk through history.