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!
The Pandemic Makes Some People Act Crazy
Hello Everybody: I have something to say about the pandemic’s effect on many Americans. I’m in my third month of isolation and I’ve been doing okay. I watch way too much news but that’s the business I was in. So, I feel stressed out and anxious, because nobody knows...
Georgia’s Rush to Re-Open
Hello, Everybody, I have something to say about Georgia. It’s on my mind. Specifically, the state of Georgia’s headlong rush to reopen its economy on April 24th. It was among the first states to end its lockdown by opening some of its businesses to the public....
It’s Still Racist America
Hello Everybody. I have something to say about the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. Since we’ve all been staying home to escape the coronavirus, we have been lulled into a stupor thinking about little but the impact of the virus. But recently there was a rude...
Pets and the Pandemic
Hello everybody. I have something to say about the joy of pets during the despair of the pandemic. I can tell you that things are a little less stressful if you are staying at home with a loving pet. This is my crazy poodle, Roxy. She’s still a puppy and makes me...
The Pandemic Is Setting Us Back
Hello Everybody: I have something to say about the coronavirus quarantine. Over the past five weeks, I’ve had plenty of time to wallow in the daily statistics of sickness and death. That got to be too much. Instead I decided to eliminate the negative and accentuate...
America The Frightful
Hello Everybody. I have something more to say about that #%$!! coronavirus. I just learned one of my close relatives tested positive and is in the throes of fighting this “thing,” this microorganism that is trying to steal her breath. What does Trump call it,...
Can The Coronavirus Be Funny?
Hello Everybody. I have something to say about the amazing capacity of Americans to find humor in the face of adversity. I ‘m in the third week of my self-imposed quarantine from the coronavirus. I have been feeling depressed and isolated. But recently, I happened...
Coronavirus Part Deux
Hello Everybody: I have some more things to say about the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic I told you I was afraid a week ago? Well, now I am 6 times as afraid. So scared, I got out of Dodge. Well, I actually got out of Boston and my high-rise condo, with...
Coronavirus Anxiety
Hello Everybody. I have something to say about the coronavirus pandemic. To be honest with you, I am afraid. I’m very afraid. I’m in the elderly high-risk group. I’ve been living on this earth for seventy years and I can’t ever remember anything sweeping half...