I feel like I’m living on a foreign planet.  This so called corona virus running rampant, the demographic being quarantined, a huge rise in unemployment, and Anthony Fauchi spouting propaganda to the masses.  I feel like we’re living in a mirror universe where everything is the opposite of the norm. When will this end? The…

It has been two weeks since I was furloughed, and I’m still waiting on unemployment to call me. I realise it will take time because the number of people filing seems to increase every week. I’m torn between wanting to wait it out versus looking for another job. I was thinking about signing up for…

The call came in yesterday afternoon whilst I was home. I saw the number on my phone and I knew it was HR. I didn’t want to answer because I thought it would be bad news. I was so right!! Due to the pandemic and declining revenue, I was informed that I was being furloughed.…

I recently started investing in stocks again. I have been interested in the stock market since the 1990’s.  I remember the days of reading the Wall Street Journal and Investor’s Daily on my way to work, following the Dow Jones Industrial Average like a typical investor, even though I was making minimum wage at the…

One of my bad points is that sometimes I focus too much on what is going wrong in my life, and I neglect to point out  the stuff that is going right. That keeps me in a perpetual state of low energy. Sometimes it helps when someone reminds me to be grateful for something, like…

I was not worried about this synthetic  corona virus from China. Mom was upset, but I was telling mom not to worry about it. It felt  weird that despite my anxieties, and being a chronic worrier, I was not feeling anxious about it. Life went on as usual. The first inkling of trouble was this…

My last day at work was bittersweet. The office had a small party in my honour. I was a bit teary because I got a few parting gifts. One was a picture of King Tut that was printed on real papyrus. I still hast not hung it up yet because I dost not want to…

This past Friday was my last day at the old job. The office had a small going away party for me with cake and a few presents. It was bittersweet. I was in tears at one point. I did not think it would be this hard to leave. Everyone was so sweet and nice. Damnit!…