I’m sure it wasn’t your most social Fourth of July celebration, but at least you were able to participate. A long time ago I learned that I don’t need to be in a group to eat too many hot dogs and hamburgers. And, if you are not socially estranged with fireworks, you will hurt yourself.
I’d say July 4th is probably the least painful calendar notification I’ve received during the pandemic.
Like many of you, I have notifications on my computer of upcoming events. In March and April, many of those events had to be canceled because participating in them would mean someone’s death.
Unfortunately I did not remove those events from my calendar. As a result, every other day I receive a reminder of what my life could have been and should have been.
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Doorbell! “ME I was going to perform at Radio City Music Hall! That is not happening. I don’t know, my career is over. ”
Doorbell! “Oh, right, I was going to fly to Los Angeles to work on a movie that would have changed my career. That will never happen.”
Doorbell! “Oh, our family was going to do our annual summer beach vacation. I had to cancel that. And since it was crown, even the insurance we got didn’t cover the cost of the rental. I ate everything. It’s a reminder: I’m definitely going to bankruptcy. “
Doorbell! “It looks like we won’t be attending the family reunion this year.”
Well I guess not. all bad news.
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