Beneath the Wraps

   Who performs more random acts of kindness than anyone else you know?           Jaime is always thoughtful of others.   The other day we went to Subway and she left a very generous tip.   She said she could tell at least one of the staff members was being trained and there were three splitting tips instead of just two.   She wanted them to each have the same amount.         That is just one example.   There are more.   Lots more.         It ’ s a quality I ’ m guessing she got from her dad.   He is often doing random acts of kindness – like sending out Labor Day Cards.   Who does that?

             Quite recently my brother became a target of what one may have considered a funny prank.   Something had landed on his head.   Something gross.   It had been delivered intentionally.   He had a nagging feeling to share with his manager what   had taken place figuring that nothing could be done.   He’d forgotten about the video cameras that surrounded the area.             Security was called and the culprit was caught.   The culprit had known he was wrong for his act of disgust.   Before he “delivered” his “gift” he had looked around to make certain that no one was watching.   Evidently he had no taken the cameras into consideration either.   Corey had the option to press charges but declined and never met his offender.   His boss had given him the option of going home to recuperate – which he did eventually.    ...

  On May 21 st Joh and Corey had discovered another stray in their yard and like before (see here ) they took it upon themselves to feed the neglected tom and nurse it back to health.   Corey and Joh ’ s first miracle cat had shown up on the 25 th – the day they had scheduled for their new stray, Jasper to see the vet.   On the 31 st Corey wrote: “With the collar that Joh gave him,  his shaved fur, and having our home as his temporary abode, it makes me cry because he's been given back some of the dignity a cruel world took away from him and, of course, he's got love and caring now, too. Don't we all deserve that? ” Jasper in May On May 31 Joh had proposed the question: "If Jasper was a human being, what do you think his life was?" And on June 3 (a year after Joh ’ s mom had passed) Corey wrote that: “ Jasper represents a hope for a different outcome”. I ’ ve enjoyed the updates that are posted and have so much admiration for the compassion and the ...

                                purcaholic.tumblr.com              Cory mentions the facebook post of a friend who addressed concerns about “shaming people” into not agreeing with individual choices.   Some people are designed to be social even though others may feel comfortable with staying at home.   Some people feel the need to open non-essential employment in oeder to make a living.   At the same time there are many employed front-line workers who would gladly trade places with the unemployed in order to get a break.   There are valid reasons that others have for social distancing or choosing not to.   There are valid reasons for choosing to stay at home.   There are those who believe wearing a mask is connected with saving lives. Mask wearers may feel annoyed with ones who don’t.   And yet not all of these non-mask wearers are ...

I’ve been watching the Daily Social Distancing Show because Trevor Noah makes the news entertaining because the news by itself really isn’t.   After watching this segment, I am shaking my head.   Does the guy who filmed the Costco employee truly believe that the sun rises and sets just for him?   Does think he is immune to driving 100 mph on the wrong side of the road?  Does he think not taking  others into consideration is okay?   Because, heaven forbid, someone site him or jail him for reckless driving, does that mean he they have taken away his freedom?   No.   He is still free to make dumb choices.   But he can’t expect the consequences to work in his favor.     If I go somewhere in which a policy is enforced, I can choose to abide by what is expected of me or I can choose to avoid said place because I don’t wish to abide by their policy.   In this case Costco has required each of their customers to wear masks and dist...

     I started my blog on New Year's 2012.   My goal was to create a new post for each day.   My goal was to keep them positive.   For the most part, I think they were.   It appears that I had been faithful about blogging each day for the first few months, and then it tapered off into at least 20 posts, but by summer it was less.   I had a great excuse though.   Jenna was home from school and I needed to spend time with her and not on the computer.         December came and I was once again going to post every day.   All of my posts would center around Christmas.   I didn't want to be so cold as to not acknowledge the shootings on the 14th at Sandy Hooks elementary in Newton Connecticut.   Innocent children . . .         I did not mention any other shootings . . . my blog had somehow turned into thoughts on dementia, assisted living, transport...