Ode to the Doppich

I've been sorting through boxes of memorabilia because we're moving this weekend, and I found this gem among some of my mom's things. It was handwritten, but I've transcribed it here for posterity because when the muse struck her, she wrote some really brilliant verse. A few context notes follow. Ode to the Doppich* A …

Starting Week 4

HAPPY MONDAY, my friends! Today marks the start of our 4th week of self-quarantine. As of this morning, there are about 338,000 cases of COVID-19 in the US, over 9,600 deaths, of which more than 3,000 (!!) are attributed to New York City alone. Maryland/DC/VA remains under stay-at-home orders, though one may move about to …

Weird Part III and GOSLINGS

I've heard it said that we should all be writing (or, to turn a noun into a verb, journaling) about these times, for posterity. If my descendants ever want to read about how I holed up in my home office day after day and through the magic of technology was able to connect to my …