"confused and stunned....like a duck hit on the head"
And just like that, Christmas is gone.
It takes forever to get here....and then in the blink of an eye it's in the rearview. We're in that strange holding pattern now, waiting on the New Year....another (only) 3 day weekend because once again the holiday itself falls on a Saturday, because of course it does. Back to work, trying to focus but wary of the dinging cell phone, afraid it's news of yet another covid positive friend or family member. This thing is circling like a buzzard now, and a sense of inevitable dread has crept into our daily lives. Yea yea, I know. If you're vaccinated and boosted, your case is likely to be mild. But still. Nobody wants to get that call. And surely nobody wants to MAKE that call. The year 2021 seems intent to wring as much suck out of itself as it possibly can.