Tag Archives: COVID 19

Five Years Ago: A Symbol of Our Resistance

Posted on May 7, 2025 by mitchteemley

The world was at war with COVID 19, and under quarantine. In an effort to lighten the mood, I suggested we adopt this Rosie the Riveter-inspired badass, Quaran-Tina, as a symbol of our resistance! Now that the War on COVID … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of COVID

Posted on March 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

Today is our 40th Engagement Anniversary. And so, exactly five years ago today, my wife and I celebrated it, as we always do, with a candle-lit dinner and a bottle of wine. Only this time we ate at the world’s … Continue reading →

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The Great Toilet Paper Panic of 2020

Posted on March 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago today, we were on the verge of a pandemic. We didn’t know yet how serious it would become, but we knew a lockdown was coming. Result? There was a run on supermarket supplies — especially toilet paper! … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago This Month

Posted on February 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago, my wife and I took a spur-of-the-moment Valentine’s Day trip to Florida. We had no idea it would be our last vacation before something called a “coronavirus” was re-labelled COVID 19 and turned the world upside down. … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map Will be Back and So (Hopefully) Will I!

Posted on August 10, 2024 by mitchteemley

This has been my least favorite vacation ever. Our youngest daughter is visiting; that’s the good part. The bad part? Our whole family has COVID. So, yeah, it’s been that kind of “vacation” week. Watching the Olympics on telly, nibbling … Continue reading →

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Normal Life

Posted on January 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Don White of Walking the path. I know nothing about Don (his blog is still new) except that he writes with a great deal of wit and wisdom. Oh, yes, and this: that you … Continue reading →

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How Will We Remember 2021?

Posted on December 31, 2021 by mitchteemley

Most years don’t develop a “brand” until people have had a while to look back on them. Some are marked by positive events: 1945 (the end of World War II), 1964 (the Civil Rights Act and music –“the British Invasion”), … Continue reading →

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Taking Selfies in the COVID Era

Posted on November 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

Selfies were already a thing before COVID 19, but the pandemic era ushered in a pandemic of crazy selfie-taking, as well. Anything was allowed in order to be unique, say “Hey I’m still here!,” or simply cut through the boredom! … Continue reading →

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Wondrous Places!

Posted on September 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Bloggers this week (yes, two!) are Vignesh and Vathani of Soopertravelers. Although they’re from India, their love of travel takes them far and wide, in this case to my home state of California. But they don’t just travel, … Continue reading →

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Love in the Post-COVID Era

Posted on June 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

A year ago, I wrote about Love in the Time of Coronavirus. This may seem like a bookend to that post, but it’s more like a midpoint reality check. At first, we weren’t that frightened. But as infections and deaths … Continue reading →

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