Quarantine Day 21: Quarantine COMPLETED! Had to do 2 Covid tests since departing hotel one week ago. Final one was this morning. I ran to the local hospital where there’s a testing trailer set up out front. So, since departing Kentucky on November 21st, I’ve been tested 7 times: Once in Renton, Washington at a…
REUNITED
Serena & Kyle are back! 686 days apart.Now, REUNITED. The last time we saw each other, January 21st, 2020, no one knew a thing about any COVID-19 or pandemic. Don’t give up, don’t ever give up…
687
Quarantine Day XIV: Day of Hotel Departure & Day of REUNION! 687 Days separated from Serena In 5 hours, I step outside this hotel room for the first time in 2 full weeks. Then, I head home…home at least temporarily being my girlfriend’s studio apartment in Jiuting! Fun Fact: Jiuting is a large neighborhood (such…
HOPE
Quarantine Day XI 685 days since my girlfriend Serena & I were last together. Approximately 75 hours until we reunite. BELIEVE
The Triumphant Return, Part II (November 26th)
Quarantine Day III The Triumphant Return, continued from yesterday Pudong Airport Pandemic Protocols 8.Pre-checkpoint for “Health Quarantine” zone (right where we used to all shoot down escalator to show passports) >> lab results checked 9.Checkpoint for Quarantine —15+ thermograph temperature check cameras in front of us. Every single airport employee from customs and immigration to…
The Triumphant Return
November 25th, Thanksgiving Day Quarantine, Day I Sometimes, 1 minute changes the course of your life. After all this—674 pandemic days away—Operation Triumphant Return begins bearing fruit. My girlfriend is no longer 8,500 miles away.Now, it’s more like 8-10. Yet, the separation continues for two additional weeks. Much, much more to come. Patience, Daniel-san. Patience.
Charlie!
Today my beloved cat son Charlie made his final physical transformation to the Other Side… Charlie Hall—-Born: Spring 2007,Mt. Vernon, New York Passed On: December 14, 2019, Boston, Massachusetts To get to know the always wondrous Charlie a bit, please check out: https://dontletmyparentsreadthiscom.wordpress.com/2019/12/19/charlie-forever/?preview=true
Never Let Voters Forget
This is a fucking disgrace. Only 6 GOP Senators of conscience remain in the entire United States GOP Senate delegation, along with 35 GOP colleagues in the House. Only 6 GOP Senators of character and integrity remain in the United States Senate. Only 6 “Republican” votes for a BIPARTISAN commission—modeled on 9/11 Commission—to investigate the…
Bill
The Beatles are playing more in heaven today, welcoming Bill— 18 August, 1961 (Lake Placid, NY, USA) – 01 May 2021 (Zurich, Switzerland) Fellow vegetarian-historian-avid newspaper reader-world traveler… In November, you flew home suddenly from Shanghai to Zürich. Now, you’ve passed on, too soon. Thank you, Bill, for your friendship, fellowship, adoption of little Rocky…
Protect One Another: Get Vaccine
Protect One Another By Getting Vaccinated. Some, like a friend of mine, cannot get vaccine due to medicine she takes for a lifelong disease. There are a lot of dangerous memes & disinformation swirling about. But remember this: As Paul wrote in his First Letter to the Corinthians, 10:24: Do not seek your own advantage,…
Good Friday Sacrifices
On this day of sacrifice, may we remember those whose lives have been taken…
It’s a Blessing
Was a bit hesitant. Didn’t want to jump ahead of elders using the “teacher card.” But I waited a couple extra weeks, allowing more Kentuckians to get vaccinated. Then, an appointment opened at this new vax site and I went for it. That’s what they’re all telling us to do, right? Go for it when…
Don't Let My Parents Read This 