Remington WriteinPlan-B Vibe·10 hours agoPulling on My Big Girl PantsLiterally — Remember me? Capitalism’s worst nightmare: the anti-consumer. Shopping as recreation confuses me and so I tend to wear my clothes until they have holes or — another gift of the pandemic — I fat out of them. Probably two months ago I realized both were happening to my underpants. Oh…Life3 min read
Gulbahaar Kaur·11 hours agoAn Encounter with AestheticsIn times of crisis — The greatest value humans leave behind is inherent in the beauty of what we create. The arts we practice in our lifetime are a speaking legacy that have the power to communicate and guide future generations on ways of life. It is said that if one ever feels lost, it…Art5 min read
Ted Rockwell·19 hours agoToday is a Test for TomorrowLeap Year, Daylight Savings. This year, on the night of February 29th, leap year, we also lost an hour of sleep. Gain a day, subtract an hour, and call it a year. And that was the week when our awareness and fear accelerated quickly. …Life6 min read
NANCY H ALLEN·16 hours agoSturgis August 2020Poetry Sturgis — August 2020 Beer by the bucket Bars jampacked Buzzing tattoo parlors Bands playing bass to bass Bikes on Main Street revving Bare faces and bountiful beards. Before he left — “I’m not sappy, if I catch it, I’ll die happy.” Back at home — to calm his croaky Breaths, she sidles next to him and his oozing tat of death.Poetry1 min read
Bruce Miller·1 day agoWhy Washington State Employment Security Department cannot be trustedAnyone dealing with Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) is likely to have a frustrating story. When the pandemic hit, Lynn, a 54-year-old office worker, was laid off because the talent agency she worked at full-time for a couple years was shut down. She qualified for regular unemployment. Her initial…Unemployment4 min read
Morristown Minute·19 hours agoSanta’s Workshop Qualifies for Morris County Small Business GrantMom & Pop Shop Operating “Big Red Santa” Receives $5,327 Check. Even Santa qualified for a Morris County Small Business Grant, which was personally delivered today to Mr. and Mrs. …Grant3 min read
Nina Stoner·1 day agoDancers Back On Stage After Two YearsA Local Dance Studio Back On Stage After Two Years — Bonnie Lindholm School of the Dance has been unable to perform at its usual location since the start of the pandemic. Lake Zurich High School performing arts center is where the family-owned business has hosted its annual June recital for eighteen years. Twenty-twenty-two was finally their year back on stage! …Dance2 min read
Bloggingvlogging·1 day agoThe clock that stopped tickingThe world has been dealing with the emerging Pandemic since 2020 and we were introduced to a new ghastly chapter of our lives. We have the setting for our story which is the Earth, the people in it as our protagonist and Covid-19 as our antagonist. Ever since then we…Productivity4 min read
Ivin Toms·2 days ago4 reasons why Hampi is your one-stop solution to deal with pandemic bluesLike a plot twist that emerges at the end of a Manoj Shyamalan movie, this decade has been anything but uneventful. A global pandemic has locked us in our homes, extending the meaning of dystopia and apocalypse to new frontiers. Yet, like the light at the end of a long…Tourism5 min read
barrysmythinTowards Data Science·3 days agoOn Fading Lockdown EffectivenessA Data Analysis of the Public’s Adherence to Travel Restrictions During the First Year of the SARS-COV2 Pandemic. — The first year of the SARS-COV2 pandemic, from March 2020 to the end of February 2021, was characterised by on-again/off-again periods of lockdowns and travel restrictions across most of the world, as countries tried to curb the transmission of SARS-COV2 and to manage the disease burden on their overloaded healthcare…Data Science6 min read
