This past December, our youngest son became a bar mitzvah. For months, we’d gone back and forth over what we should do in light of all the restrictions. Should we push everything off until it’s safe for everyone to be together? Should we keep the date of the service and postpone the party? Should we postpone the party again if things aren’t fully open by the time our second date rolls around? If ...
Social Distancing, Part V: Take Camp
When I was growing up, my mother had a sign in the kitchen that listed our meal options for the day. This is how I’ve felt about pretty much everything in my life for the last ten months. When news of the pandemic first hit, we were told exactly what to do and when to do it. We couldn’t go to school or work. We couldn’t see our friends and family. We couldn’t even see our doctors. There ...
Social Distancing, Part IV: You Get What You Need
Whenever I start to worry about how much of a hot mess I’m becoming during this pandemic, I take comfort in knowing that the world is full of hot messes who, even at the height of their hot messiness, have done some pretty amazing things. Take Keith Richards. He’s been the face of the hot mess for generations. And yet, he’s also a musical genius who co-wrote a song so exquisite and profound, they ...
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