Pandemic Poetry

It was a day to stay home and watch YouTube videos to improve my soldering, and other such skills. Occasionally I looked out at the constant rain and the scrolling message on the Guthrie’s marquee: “Promise this world your love” from a poem, “Pandemic.”

Ice Cream in a Time of Covid

Walked down the block to Izzy’s to pick up an order of their Midnight Snack ice cream. We’ve been deprived of this delicacy for months, but today they started taking Internet orders. The server, who was behind plexiglass, slid my order through the freezer

Whiteboards

I grew up with dusty chalkboards in the 1950’s and 1960’s. My first memory of using a whiteboard was early in 1970 at an interview. I was handed a pen and asked to work through a problem on the board. I felt comfortable with this experience, and passed the interview. Throughout my job life, I’ve… Continue reading Whiteboards