SOUL MUD: Random Ramblings of my 24/7 Brain

I just don't understand... Why aren't people taking this seriously?  Why dare people refusing to listen.  Why are people insisting on perpetuating the problem despite the warnings? Stay home means exactly that - not go visit your friends.  This isn't vacation. It's the lives of those we care about...and while the elderly have been hit hard initially, it's EVERYONE ...all of our lives are at risk. This is just the beginning.  Why is that so hard for people to see and understand? The death tolls are going to rise exponentially in the weeks to come.  That's what they are trying to tell us.  We trust doctors and specialists when we need medical care, but we won't listen to them now, when we are facing a pandemic? This isn't just the flu.  The flu is a human virus - something our bodies can fight.  Covid-19 is NOT.  It is a 'novel' virus that is changing and morphing faster than anyone could have guessed and so controlling it is next t...

I’m grouchy.   I’m out of sorts.   I’m pissy.   I’m short tempered.   And, I  haven’t been able to get a grip on why exactly.     Watching TV, I am struck, over and over again, by the messages that are being conveyed by celebrities, entire cities, performers, etc.   The messages are all similar.   Based on the #AllInThisTogether basis – each message reminds us that we are stronger together and we will get thru this COVID-19 pandemic.   Watching these messages and thoughts last night, the fog in my brain cleared a little and I was able to focus in on what is wrong with me… I’m scared I am going to die.   It’s a really weird thing - life right now is a little like sleepwalking into an apocalyptic movie. There is hysteria - that seems to be oddly centered around toilet paper – but hysteria nonetheless.   There are people who believe that it is a conspiracy or political hoax.   There are people who are refusi...

If you know us, you know that we (Doug and I) attend a lot of Roger Clyne & the Peacemaker concerts and events.   We travel to listen to their music and the music of other favorite artists like Jim Dalton and the Railbenders, The Jons, The Black Moods and new to my list of favorites, Max Mackey…and yet - many more.   You surely see us post our travels and our attendance to music festivals and other music related adventures.   You may even have called us “groupies.”   What you don’t see and may not understand is that while the music brings us together, entertains and moves us, it is so much more than just the music.   It’s the close circle of like-minded people that we gather around us and their easy comfortable friendships that we revel in and feel charged by.   We consider them our tribe and we are so grateful for each person and the special gifts they bring into our lives.   This past weekend was a marathon of fun, friends and music....