I used to put pitted black olives on my fingers when I was a kid. There is a
brand of olives that has an open hand with a black olive on each finger
            
     
            
    
        
            
                I had a dream that my car was stolen from outside my house. It wasn’t this car
and it wasn’t this house. It was a silver Bronco, but the old style
            
     
            
    
        
            
                Velvet is a 7-year-old pointer/lab mix who is the perfect dog for these stay at
home times. She will practice meditation and mindfulness alongside her new
forever family. She doesn’t need
            
     
            
    
        
            
                I went to the grocery store today and nearly everyone was wearing a mask
(including me). Social interactions were challenging because even though I was
inclined to smile at someone, they could not
            
     
            
    
        
            
                No pomp. No circumstance. No caps. No gowns. This was supposed to be graduation
weekend at UNC, but it has been cancelled, or maybe re-scheduled for the fall.
It is a bittersweet end