My apologies to my readers. Edition #9 “escaped" from my Drafts file prematurely. This is the final version.
(This editor pressed the “Send" button instead of the “Save" button.)
As always: many of us get too many emails already, even before this pandemic.
So, if you would like these to stop, please feel free to say so. (You won’t be the first to do so.)
Wednesday, April 8
Anecdotal observations from our daily walk, this time thru PanPacific Park. The Asian-Americans are almost all wearing masks; thank you guys. The younger-Americans are the ones who most often are not wearing masks; shame on you guys.
Facetime Seder with Adam and family. As always, Adam does a great job of shepherding us thru the steps of the seder with fun, joy and nuggets of understanding.
Na’amah, as always, irrepressible in front of an audience and a camera, did a great job with Ma Nishtana.
Nadine cooked up a storm: matzo ball soup, gefilte fish, Deb’s charoset recipe, and noodle kugel. A feast for just the two of us.
Did you know? Most of the Shabbat prohibitions apply for the first two days and the last two days of Passover, but not for the middle four days. However, the restriction against cooking does not apply during the holidays.
Thursday, April 9:
Now that Sanders has officially withdrawn from the Democratic nomination contest, praises are appearing in opinion pieces. I did vote for Sanders in the CA primary, mostly because I believe the moral outrage in his message is valid and needed to be heard. Now he strikes me as similar to the prophets of the Old Testament, to most of whom many Israelites did not paid attention during their prophecies.
LA mayor Eric Garcetti has issued an order. Starting this weekend, store managers may refuse to allow persons to enter their premises if they are not wearing face covering. Good for our mayor!!
2nd night seder with Nadine’s brother Curt, his wife Deborah, their son Benjamin at Stanford, and five of Benjamin’s friends. Some tech difficulties with Zoom at our end, but it was fun just the same.
So good that we have these technologies that allow us to share these holidays with family and friends.
And Easter coming up for so many.
Friday, April 10:
Found a new and excellent meditation on Monday and Friday mornings with Lesley Hyatt, who is a good friend with both our son Adam, and our daughter-in-law Nadia. Zoom working as intended. And perfectly synchonized with the arrival of the noisy trash truck outside our window; fortunately I now know how to mute our microphone.
News reports that food banks and food pantries are seeing a large growth in demand; many more needy persons showing up. The food pantry where I was volunteering, SOVA/Pico, unfortunately had to close because most of the volunteers where older and decided they could not risk the exposure to both clients and each other. But in many cases, the pantries that are still open are being staffed up by younger people who are filling in and keeping things going. Hats off to them.
I am a compulsive type. Used to starting each day with making up a “to-do” list, and then checking off the boxes as the day progresses. Nadine has complained in the past that “you are always busy”, and she is correct. But now with few things on the schedule, and a lot more uncommitted time, I am finding that I am slowing down more and being a little more observant of my environment and myself. Per our cousin Barbara Heitz, “your life has slowed down and your focus has turned to the minutia of daily life.” Even making diary entries most days.
Saturday, April 11:
Afternoon walk, with mask, sun glasses and hat. My iPhone does not recognize me anymore; have to enter my passcode.
Got home and logged on to this computer. It sends me a message that I have “a new memory”. From my computer to God’s ears.
Watching too many European female murder detective shows. The heroine always has a surly teenager, and an ex-husband with a pretty girlfriend; there is a problem with a video that someone took of her child; and every time she tries to talk with the him/her about it, her phone rings and she has to leave immediately for work; an important break in her murder case has occurred.
That’s it for now.
Happy Passover and Happy Easter, as appropriate.
Stay well, keep your distance, wear your masks, call your mother, wash your hands, and be kind to one another.
Coleman
From our friend Michael in The Valley:
(Are we all totally consumed with the TP shortage?)
“Ran out of toilet paper, and now using lettuce leaves. Today was just the tip of the iceberg; tomorrow romaines to be seen."
The actress who played “Alice Nelson” on the Brady Bunch was Ann Davis.
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