I ALWAYS THINK OF THE WRONG THING (Part 2)

 Here in New York, the mask mandates are being relaxed.  With the exception of a few places (medical facilities, public transportation) you don't have to wear a face mask, though you are still encouraged to.  On the subway (public transportation), more and more folks are dropping the mask.

Nobody ever said that Covid is over and that we are post-pandemic.  In fact, it was announced in the news that there is another variant wave expected.

I  won't lie.  It pisses me off that people can't be more considerate when riding public transportation.    I try not to wish "get covid and die".   Relax, I don't wish it, but when I watch people walking maskless in public during a pandemic I momentarily hate them.

I ALWAYS THINK OF THE WRONG THING PART 1

I woke up a few minutes ago from taking a nap.  I almost never take naps but when I do take a snooze it helps me to isolate my thoughts and ideas, making it easier to write.  On any given day, I have so many different thoughts going on in my head I can't sit down and write..   If I do sit down, all my thoughts come up and I can'tg focus on any of them.

Today, I woke up from my nap and I have "Do that to me one more time", by The Captain and Tenille, in my head.  This is not uncommon because I actually liked them during the 1970s.  Toni Tenille was a good singer and the songs were easy on the ears.  I always thought it was cool that Tenille sang while "The Captain" (her husband at the time), would play the piano.

Ok, now the significance of this is.....I remember the two of them getting divorced while her husband (Daryl Dragon) was going through health issues.   When you read the Wikipedia page (not a great source) it appeared he was going through Parkinson's Disease, but it is not confirmed and it is Wikipedia.  He died a few years after the divorce was final.  To be honest, the divorce could have been for anything.  According to the page, Tennille mentions his lack of affection.  It doesn't matter, because she didn't really need a reason to file for divorce.  It just seems like the timing was bad as he was going through health problems during those last years.

I am almost certain that I will never get married.  Personally, I don't think people today get married for the right reason.  Years ago (and I mean decades) people got married and it seemed like they went through every trial and tribulation and stayed married until death did them apart.  Sometimes those Unions involved unexplained children. Today, in addition to people marrying for financial reasons, some only get together for romantic reasons and divorce when the romance dies out.

When I actually did  think about one day getting hitched, I never thought about marrying the best looking woman or marrying the lady who offered the best sex.  I thought that person old and less attractive and if I still loved them.  I thought about if I would be able to take care of her when she couldn't take care of herself.  I'd hate to get married, then become paralyzed then get divorced.

When I first heard about the Captain and Tennille story, I thought I would hate Toni Tennille, then I realized that I had no right to since I have no idea why they really got divorced.  I just know what I read.  For me, marriage is a lifelong obligation.  I don't want anyone to feel obligated to take care of me when I get old and sickly and I don't want to have to worry if I can trust my spouse to do the right thing when that time comes.

11 Years

 This week make 11 years since my dad passed away. As if it were yesterday I remember being on the express bus, going to see him, actually. It was raining that evening. about halfway there I got a call from the nursing home and the nurse told me he had a cardiac arrest. It happened right after dinner.  The nurse took him to get a shower and he just threw up. From there he was unconscious and they called the paramedics for him. Actually, they only told me he had a cardiac arrest. I found out the rest when I got up there.  The nursing staff wasn't certain which hospital they took him to (either Jacobi or Montefiore). I later found out it was Jacobi and that he died before he had gotten there.a

Not a day goes by where I don't think about him .

Quickie thought

I am glad I don't have kids, When I was a LOT younger I would think mostly about having a son. Today, I am ecstatic I am single.