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Aren't You?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-62876547470186469872020-09-19T03:08:18.579-04:002020-09-19T03:08:18.579-04:00http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-hauz-...<a href="http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-hauz-khas.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-hauz-khas.html</a> ###<br /><a href="http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-pitampura.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-pitampura.html</a> ###<br /><a href="http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-mayur-vihar.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-mayur-vihar.html</a> ###<br /><a href="http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-paharganj.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-paharganj.html</a> ###<br /><a href="http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-vasundhara.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.femaledelhiescorts.com/call-girls-vasundhara.html</a> ###<br />Nainakapoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01528985972630715860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-87936467473839655062020-08-31T04:09:42.808-04:002020-08-31T04:09:42.808-04:00I feel exactly like you said. Once in a while, I ...I feel exactly like you said. Once in a while, I find myself enjoying something I am doing and the feeling feels strange because there is so little true enjoyment these days. I am lucky to be secure in my little world, if Trump doesn't do away with Social Security, but I am shuttered-in from all the little enjoyments that used to be my life. I am Thankful with a capital T for all I do have, but yes, I am grumpy too.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-3463903850812431992020-08-29T16:24:43.930-04:002020-08-29T16:24:43.930-04:00You nailed it Tom. My husband and I feel suspended...You nailed it Tom. My husband and I feel suspended, floaty...and yes, sometimes snippy. Why don't I purge the closets and clean the attic now that I have all this time? I just don't feel like it (read that with a whine...). But like you, my husband and I have much to be grateful for, and we ARE grateful.... so I give myself a few mental slaps and add on some guilt. Sigh. It was good to read your piece and some of the comments and feel we all have this in common. I imagine hugging the grandkids I haven't seen since March until they beg for release and maybe a few trips to celebrate as well. I hope I treasure all that is "normal" for the gift it is once we get some semblance of that back.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658809113061483872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-10559433806136043682020-08-24T11:25:32.728-04:002020-08-24T11:25:32.728-04:00Late to the party again. This makes me want to go ...Late to the party again. This makes me want to go back to college and study situation ethics again. It would be interesting to see how it applies now. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I am still working full time and volunteering a short shift at a grocery store for those who still want to do curbside pick up. It is kind of fun to see what others eat and sometimes gives me ideas. I have found myself watching too much TV and reading too much politics which just pushes my blood pressure higher. I am guessing we'll be living this way for another year so I am trying to embrace it as normal. Daily meditation, sometimes guided, also helps. I wish us all good luck and good health. jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-82554890576509082702020-08-23T18:25:03.986-04:002020-08-23T18:25:03.986-04:00I think you're living in my brain!!!! Exact s...I think you're living in my brain!!!! Exact same feelings & sentiments! One wonders when we'll be able to look back 7 recall this horrible time in history. I sure wish it would hurry up & get here!!Priscillanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-39261113444973557302020-08-23T18:04:35.928-04:002020-08-23T18:04:35.928-04:00Reading this after binge-watching about 20 episode...Reading this after binge-watching about 20 episodes of Schitt's Creek over the weekend while I'm dog sitting. I know how you feel. I watch the news. I'm addicted to it but I haven't read any books because I can't focus on them right now. I don't have anyone to get annoyed with so yell at people on a dedicated Twitter account just to let off steam. Hoping this will be over during the rest of our lifetimes, but there's that asteroid heading toward Earth, so you never know.Rebecca Olkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136102257837831028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14094417644556981822020-08-23T15:08:32.894-04:002020-08-23T15:08:32.894-04:00It has been hard and the end doesn't appear to...It has been hard and the end doesn't appear to be in sight in 2020. I feel almost the same, although 8 hours of my day is broken up with work. But my husband has been out of work since March. No one is hiring a banquet chef right now. But we are doing something different. After three weeks of self-quarantining, we started getting together with another couple down here in Florida. My husband is a two-time cancer survivor so we are extra cautious, but we are going out to things like a local farmer's market. Or visiting parks in the early morning when fewer people will be there.Jennifer (UnfoldAndBegin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17551135949555390277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-91800718561357430952020-08-23T13:29:09.720-04:002020-08-23T13:29:09.720-04:00
Thanks, Tom - this is what leadership looks like....<br />Thanks, Tom - this is what leadership looks like. Kevin in Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-78137023961429276382020-08-23T11:28:34.889-04:002020-08-23T11:28:34.889-04:00I think I'm doing pretty well with coping, par...I think I'm doing pretty well with coping, partly because I don't have the job, financial and (fingers crossed) health worries that some have. But I'm with B for the area that I do sometimes feel some frustration, I can't make plans, and that does occasional get to me. But as you and others say, there are others who have real worries and they are the ones I think of. David @iretiredyounghttps://www.iretiredyoung.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-91796705627281681762020-08-23T10:50:39.765-04:002020-08-23T10:50:39.765-04:00Wonderful post, Tom. You encapsulated so many thin...Wonderful post, Tom. You encapsulated so many things I'm feeling. You're not alone. Not being able to make plans is a perfect way to express the malaise we're all feeling -- no travel, hardly any restaurants, can't just go see a friend. "Everything's ruined," says my husband Randy when he's feeling the sting of not playing bass in his beloved bands anymore. I thank God writing wasn't taken away. In fact, I find myself writing more than ever. I need it. And you're right. Someday we'll get through this... but its tough.Laurie Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065425057896134350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-35933428310238379022020-08-23T10:43:56.909-04:002020-08-23T10:43:56.909-04:00I love your articles. Just found them this mornin...I love your articles. Just found them this morning. Retirement(new to me). Reason I was even looking at "retirement" things was due to my brother. I made a comment about a "dropped the ball" issue in regards to my husband. My brother stated, "I need a schedule". This needed a little thinking, hmm. Off to the Internet to see what others are saying? One retirment meant to me, no clocks, no schedule, no "have-toos" unless I want too. My whole life has been on a schedule. I get bored easily, I never even liked driving to work the same way. But I don't procrastinate, I'm a doer. Now my brother has a strict routine, each day. You know it's Saturday, laundry day. Me, I'm more flexible. Oh sure, I get up at or near the same time daily (without an alarm). But I refuse to set a calendar to when I do the laundry, vaccum, etc. If I need to do laundry on Sunday, I do it. However, doing the same thing day in and day out is not my idea of retirement. If my garden is calling, I'm on it. I don't wait until my scheduled time to garden. Some days I watch TV too long (mainly during the pandemic)but other days I don't. I limit my time on the internet, sitting, and food. During this pandemic, distancing was not working with my refrigerator. Do I have certain things and activities I do each day, yes. Do I do them at the same time each day, "no". I was one who thought, I need a routine, I'll have nothing to do during retirement. Opposite, I don't have enough time to do it all. This freedom is fantastic! The fact, that I can plan coffee with the ladies, read a book, go for hikes, travel (not right now) but my schedule is mine. Each to their own I guess but life has to be flexible (especially today). I find I have less stress now than ever before, because I don't have a strict schedule. Okay, here's a play on words, I have daily things that I do or don't do! Some of these sites actually had minute by minute schedules. Yikes! So thank you for being flexible and realistic. Retirement should be a time of "your" schedule. <br />Happiness, stay safe, and great health to all. Thank you! Realitywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518785406370862803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-89813457961028462072020-08-23T10:14:20.089-04:002020-08-23T10:14:20.089-04:00Yep, have been there. Sometimes it seems almost ho...Yep, have been there. Sometimes it seems almost hopeless but then something will pick me back up again. I guess if even Michelle Obama can have low grade depression, we can too. I cling to your last 6 sentences. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-4893288022775764972020-08-22T21:30:30.207-04:002020-08-22T21:30:30.207-04:00Your post captured so many themes that are commonl...Your post captured so many themes that are commonly experienced as we struggle to get through this pandemic. Although the virus is more contained in Ontario, Canada, where we live, neither my husband nor I take any risks as we know that COVID-19 lurks around us. Fear of catching the virus has displaced us from our daily/weekly routines. The changes bring different emotional responses -- sadness, irritability, anxiety, and uncertainty. The stress often leaves me feeling heavier. Nonetheless, technology keeps us connected and facilitates a type of social contact. <br />There is little choice but to seek opportunities for growth as we adapt to the new normal -- whatever that is!Jeanette Lewishttp://www.postworksavvy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-6598982587240033922020-08-22T21:20:06.535-04:002020-08-22T21:20:06.535-04:00What a great post. I'm sure many people can id...What a great post. I'm sure many people can identify with you. Yes, we are going to have to be watchful that we don't blame others for our blahs.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-71309397833636762732020-08-22T19:42:40.835-04:002020-08-22T19:42:40.835-04:00I think I sunk and have been coming back out. Most...I think I sunk and have been coming back out. Most of my depression has to do with missing the peeps fom my knitting group or church group and as someone else said, not eing able t make plans. I have more than enough to keep me busy and moving, but I am at the point where I wonder where and when it will endBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195838412173806659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-88420928999263127732020-08-22T19:39:04.664-04:002020-08-22T19:39:04.664-04:00Wait! It has been a week since I put a gallon of g...Wait! It has been a week since I put a gallon of gas in my car for my trip around town looking at houses. Hurray! something to plan for. <br />Maybe I can check the mailbox to see if my primary ballot has been picked up when I go out of the drive way.<br />YES!Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-20757286793812755622020-08-22T19:37:34.563-04:002020-08-22T19:37:34.563-04:00Hi Tom! Sorry to hear you are feeling cranky. I t...Hi Tom! Sorry to hear you are feeling cranky. I too have my moments. In fact I'd be worried about a person who said they didn't during all this. But I have been very fortunate because way back in Jan/Feb we reserved a couple of houses out of town (at the mountains and one at the beach) for several months each. Just going to a new place and navigating a new area has been a balm for my psyche. Walking every day on the beach and riding our new e-bikes has returned me to my mostly optimistic self. I STRONGLY recommend an e-bike for anyone who can afford them because it is SO-O-O much fun and brings out the kid in me. Trust me, I'd bet if you can get your hands on a couple you'd enjoy them too. ~KathyKathy @ SMART Living 365.comhttps://smartliving365.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-85945174375724788832020-08-22T19:33:37.982-04:002020-08-22T19:33:37.982-04:00Very true!Very true!Amyhttps://handaathomeandaway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-52045545593235885382020-08-22T16:52:18.110-04:002020-08-22T16:52:18.110-04:00You are singing my song. I'm OK in the scheme ...You are singing my song. I'm OK in the scheme of things but the ennui has nearly immobilized me. Then I read an article from Kaiser Health about how retired people wouldn't see much in the way of change in the future because of our high risk category. Ack! <br /><br />I was taking my car out for a run a couple of times a week (where I live is rural and near some pretty and interesting scenery. I just realized it's been two weeks since I did that. All of my family who wants or needs to work is which in our area is kind of a miracle. But my eldest got C-19 working QC in a frozen food processing plant. The kind of place that has been the source of C-19 outbreaks in our area. One grand-girl is a counselor in the local prison. Another high risk place. Two others are working jobs here at home because the colleges they were going to this fall are now only online.<br /><br />I am a Crabby Appleton. Just started some in-home exercises on my TV from U-tube but motivating myself is really hard. Keep on though Tom, thanks for writing this so we know we are not alone or the only ones cut adrift for now. Be kind to each other no matter what.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-1886612248584332902020-08-22T16:29:07.036-04:002020-08-22T16:29:07.036-04:00"We can't make any plans." - your wo..."We can't make any plans." - your words. Personally I think this is the jist of it, Tom. We don't know what tomorrow will bring, so we can't plan ahead. And having a plan has always made me feel more secure. Now you may say that we never really knew what tomorrow would bring - and this is true, but we thought we did. Now we know better.<br />My fear is that as time goes on, we are going to have to adjust our mentality to this new situation... not just sit around waiting for it all to go away. Can we do this? Maybe.<br />As far as feeling bad for feeling bad - you aren't alone. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-74173705599308609592020-08-22T16:27:58.141-04:002020-08-22T16:27:58.141-04:00I am also in pretty good shape compared to others,...I am also in pretty good shape compared to others, being retired and receiving Social Security with annuity income. But my sense of existential dread just keeps on growing with every day I try to keep myself in a positive state and failing. :-(DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-64860742064932469152020-08-22T16:23:25.690-04:002020-08-22T16:23:25.690-04:00Amy, I'd think that working, even from home, w...Amy, I'd think that working, even from home, would give anyone a sense of purpose, a degree of normalcy -- altho' my neighbor around the corner is working from home and when I saw him yesterday he said jokingly (but honestly): "My wife is sick and tired of me being home all the time. I just moved my office down to the basement." But anyway, as we all realize, as hard as it is on us, it's much worse for those who have to be out working, meeting the public, risking exposure, and for those who have lost jobs and are scratching for survival.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-46802180223062997022020-08-22T15:54:54.973-04:002020-08-22T15:54:54.973-04:00Brilliant. I shared this with 30 different friend...Brilliant. I shared this with 30 different friends and family. It always helps to receive assurance that what you're feeling is normal. You haven't lost your mind. So, thank you.Gail, northern Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606476543639979603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-53305890595191612782020-08-22T13:49:41.625-04:002020-08-22T13:49:41.625-04:00Expressing well what many of us are feeling. Thank...Expressing well what many of us are feeling. Thanks.Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-15844749735339519752020-08-22T13:23:46.715-04:002020-08-22T13:23:46.715-04:00Well that pretty much sums it all up!Well that pretty much sums it all up!Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.com