My New Vlog
If you had asked me five years ago whether I would be doing a vlog at my age, I would have laughed. But when I retired, I felt the call of the camera once again and thought “I can do that! I can be a vlogger.” But here’s the thing. I never thought I would have to become a one-woman production band.
Here’s what it takes: I first search my living room, bedroom, office and kitchen to find a relevant background. I position a light and set up my iPhone camera on a tripod and check the sound and video. Then—one more important step before I start— hair and makeup… in my bathroom.
Let’s not even talk about editing and posting. (Secretly, I love the whole process.)
I’m proof you can teach an old beeatch new tricks!
My Fabulous Canary Islands Vacation
Hello everybody. I have something to say about fabulous vacations. You could never guess where I am right now. I’m in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Thanks to some wealthy friends, this vacation was made possible for me. We are staying in the most beautiful house...
George Floyd did not Cause his own Death
Hello Everybody: I have something to say about the George Floyd murder trial. The prosecutors show again and again the awful images of Floyd’s face contorted in pain, the sound of his voice calling, “I can’t breathe.” The knee of a white cop cutting off his air...
Zoom Cocktails
Hello Everybody! Add one more innovation created by the confluence of Zoom and the pandemic. It’s called Zoom Cocktails. In my high rise condo in downtown Boston, the managers have come up with an activity to keep the quarantined residents occupied. Mixing exotic...
Gimme My Shot!
Hello everybody: I have something to say about shots. In the great musical, “Hamilton,” Alexander sings during the Revolution that he wants to have his shot. I’ve been singing about shots, too. My reason, not so bold. I just want a Covid-19 shot. Gimme my shot. It...
Inauguration Jubilation
Hello Everybody: I have something to say about the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Now I know once again how it feels, to be happy. I haven’t been happy for four years. Inauguration Day, it was wonderful to see the US...
Trump Has Gotta Go, Now!
Hello Everybody. I have something to say about 2021. Yes, already. After only a few days of it. It’s not turning out to be the better year we prayed for. 2021 is so far—between Trump and the pandemic--just a frightful continuation of 2020. On January 6th—another...
Top 10 List of 2020’s Good Things
Hello Everybody. I have something to say about the demise of the year 2020. It was awful and you know what was awful about it. But I gave it another think and managed to eke out some positive results. So, without further ado, My Top Ten List of the good that came out...
Reflections on Becoming 80
Hello Everybody: I never expected to live this long. I thought I would die in my 50’s. All because, when I was 9-years-old my friend looked at my palm and said, “Oh, no. You have a short lifeline. You’re going to die young.” But the years kept passing. And...
Too Many Dead Americans
Hello Everybody: I have something to say about the more than a quarter of a million Americans who have died after contracting Covid-19. Just think of that. More than 250-thousand people, who were alive in February, are dead and gone in November. Not only lives, but...