Traveling to California to see my daughter and son in law, we took Delta from NY to San Francisco. When I booked the flight my choice of seats were limited. However when we pulled back from airport to take off, to my surprise, the plane was half empty (or was it half full :)   I guess the public is not flying to CA anymore? Did people change their minds at the last minute?   Then the flight attendant asked me if we were together. I said yes and she asked if we really wanted to sit together because there's plenty of room.   

What are your true feelings about Valentine's Day? I ask while Tuesday is still fresh in your mind.   Is it just some manufactured Hallmark Holiday or is it romantic nirvana? Over the arc of our marriage we have always exchanged Valentine's cards, except this year. We mutually agreed it had become a played out ritual.   Yet, as it happened, we had one of our very best Valentine's Days as we bought ourselves a present and enjoyed a wonderful dinner alone.  

This was written on Sunday - a few hours before the Super Bowl…. 

I had a doctor’s visit today.  All fine, just a regularly scheduled checkup.  

It’s the day after Super Bowl. We had over twenty people at our house last night. My husband habitually had a Super Bowl party since before we met. Since we got married, almost twenty years ago, we continued that tradition.   As expected, and as most of us are, the day after Super Bowl, I am exhausted. The Super Bowl generally runs late my husband and I are often working let into the night cleaning.  

On a day where many friends gather to catch a game or use a game an “excuse” to gather, I want to thank friends working together to make nice things happen.

I love my drive home from work. It's anywhere from 27 minutes to roughly 45. It totally depends on how fast I feel like driving. Last night was about 40 minutes, I was in a reflective mood.   I listen to books (right now it's Sapiens, a fascinating perspective on our species), satellite and terrestrial radio, and sometimes I don't and drive in silence.   During the lockdown, this was one of the things I truly missed. 

There’s an oft used expression “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” For many years the expression held water. However, over the not inconsiderable span of my life I have noticed that Humans can be conditioned to learn new and better habits and conduct, ergo, new tricks.  2 examples that jump out to me are not smoking indoors and picking up pet poop (PPP).  I'm sure there are many others too.   Bottom line, there is hope (and new tricks awaiting) for Humanity!