I CAN'T IMAGINE

THE KIDS GROWING UP LIVING WITH THE THREAT OF CORONA VIRUS.  AS A CHILD GROWING UP DURING THE COLD WAR WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO MOFFET. FIELD TO SURVIVE AN ATOMIC BOMB.  I KNEW THE DRILLS WE PRACTICED HIDING UNDER OUR DESKS AT SCHOOL WERE USELESS.  AND PEOPLE DIGGING SHELTERS IF THEY SURVIVED WOULD LIVE IN TERROR AND DEVASTATION.

THIS FACELESS INVISIBLE ENEMY IS SO MUCH WORSE.  THE WORLD IS UNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAINST A COMMON ENEMY.  HOW WE ADAPT AND LEARN WILL DETERMINE MANKIND'S SURVIVAL.  KIDS HAVE NEW RULES TO LIVE BY.  IF THE HOMELESS AREN'T CARED FOR WE ALL SUFFER.

THIS ISOLATION IS SO DIFFERENT FROM THE SCI-FI WAR OF THE WORLDS OR ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE OR OTHER END OF THE WORLD MOVIES.  I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S NIGHTMARE. 

CHRIST WAS RIGHT ADVISING TO CARE FOR THE LEAST.  WE ALL LIVE HEALTHY OR ALL SUFFER PLAGUE.

STOPPED AT HOMESTEAD SAFEWAY FOR FREEBIES.  CAN'T GO THRU' SELF CHECK SO GOT 13 TICKETS SHE SHORTED ME ONE.  CHECKER 2 GAVE ME 44 FOR 7.  I LET IT GO AND IT COMES BACK MULTIPLIED.

TOOK 40 MINUTES TO OPEN WAITING IN LUNCH LINE.  TINY CREAMED TUNA, COLD BISCUIT, ALLERGIC CANTALOUPE, TINY LETTUCE.

I.M FEELING TIRED AND SORE ALL OVER AFTER A SLEEPLESS NIGHT AND PAINFUL MEMORIES OF AILEEN SELLING 35 YEARS OF MY LIFE AT HER FORDHAM GARAGE SALE WHILE I WAS IMMOBILIZED.  MITZI HELPED HER.

THE LOCKET 1946 IS AILEEN.  I LIVED IN DENIAL FOR ALL MY LIFE.  PSYCHO.  I'VE SEEN IT A FEW TIMES.  THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I ADMIT IT'S AILEEN. 

I HAVE A NEW FAVORITE DENIM DRESS.  I NEVER WORE IT BECAUSE OF UGLY SLEEVES.  I TOOK THEM OFF, TOOK IN THE UNDER ARM.  I LOVE IT.  IT'S SO COMFORTABLE.  AND NEW.  I LOVE THE FEEL OF NEW FABRIC.  I LOVE THE FEEL OF SOFT WORN FABRIC TOO BUT I WANT IT TO LAST FOREVER.

AND I MADE OATMEAL WITH JERKY.  DELICIOUS.  NOW I KNOW WHY I BOUGHT SO MUCH JERKY ON SALE.  I DO THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL LATER.  I BOUGHT FACE MASKS FOR GARDENING BECAUSE OF MY ALLERGIES AND STOPPED YARD WORK.  SO I HAVE THEM NOW FOR CORONA VIRUS.  YEARS AGO I BOUGHT A DOZEN BOTTLES OF PEROXIDE AND RUBBING ALCOHOL AND NOW I KNOW WHY.  PERFECT DISINFECTANTS.