My second 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine is scheduled for this morning at the Aviva Stadium. Surprisingly, there isn’t a direct bus there, so I decide to take a taxi just to make sure I’m on time. The driver is chatty… he mentions he has a large family (seven children!), and talks about the UEFA Euro 2020 football championship games and how much he can’t wait to see a...

This morning I get up in anticipation of my weekly SuperValu grocery delivery, which I’ve moved from Fridays to Saturdays. While I’m waiting I have a quick breakfast and start cleaning around the apartment. The groceries show up in the earlier half of the 2-hour delivery window. It’s one of the regular delivery people, a man probably around my age or slightly younger who has...

The good weather finally gave way to more grey skies and some rain starting mid-week. I’ve been staying in for the most part, trying to keep on track with my studies for my second accounting exam on July 14. It feels like my energy and attention has been spread thinly over a variety of pending projects and concerns. As the last full week of June comes to a close, marking 9 months since...