One year

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There’s no official date that the COVID-19 Era began, but there is for me in a way. It was March 12, 2020, that I received a 5 a.m. phone call from our school district’s superintendent saying that schools would be closed that day, the next day and–get this–the whole following week!

Ha! A whole week! How ridiculous!

I was ecstatic for about 10 minutes as I contemplated what was basically an extra Spring Break. Yeah, it started to sink in a short while later what this all really meant, but those 10 minutes were glorious.

Come to think of it, everything in my life before then was pretty damn good too. I just took it all for granted.

Won’t make that mistake again.

The island is the place to be

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Experts say it’s now the Brooklyn Nets, not the Lakers, who are NBA frontrunners this shortened season. With the addition of Blake Griffin they’ve now got a team of all-stars, and are poised to overtake the Sixers atop the Eastern Conference.

A little farther out the LIE the New York Islanders sit atop their division as well. Is Long Island the new sports mecca?

Short-lived reign, Tampa Bay.

This one Apple TV+ got right

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I’ll admit it. I was wrong.

(First time for everything.)

Six months ago when everyone was sweating Ted Lasso I purposely didn’t watch it because, well, I thought it looked stupid.

Actually, I still think it looks stupid, but in actually watching it? Damn that show is good.

I was worried Ted Lasso would be one of those “sports” shows that’s not really about sports.

Actually it’s exactly that, but somehow it’s still great.

Rather than try to explain how (it would require even more italics), I’ll simply say watch it if you have not yet. I’ve seen the first season, and can’t wait for Season Two.

I’ve seen said season advertised (“summer,” they say), and yes, it looks stupid.

Don’t mind that at all.

On the Rocks

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I’ve been waiting for probably a year to see On the Rocks. Bill Murray and Rashida Jones, directed by Sofia Coppola… this is gonna be good, right?

Can’t get it at any of my usual streaming locations. Makes me want to see it more. Can’t even buy it on Amazon. Oh, now I’ve really gotta see it.

Clouds lift when I find it available (for free!) on Apple TV+.

I got what I paid for.

And though I love the guy, Bill Murray still hasn’t made a good movie since about 1993.

Cameo appearance in Space Jam excluded.

Actually, no… THIS is the greatest sign of normalcy

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You know how for the past year we’ve all been terrified of approaching strangers? Can’t get within six feet of them let alone talk. (I know, it’s had its benefits, amirite?)

The buffer’s slipping away.

I’m walking into Walmart the other day… dude outside comes up and asks me for a cigarette.

Couldn’t even get an insulting remark to my lips before I thought hey, I’m conversing with a stranger! It’s 2019 again!

Yup, it’s the little things.