By Maurice Krystal
Monday, September 21 I knew today would be a slower pace after two days of celebrating Rosh Hashanah and visiting people and worrying about keeping the proper social distancing. For the first time in my lifetime I spent the High Holidays at home; watching a computer screen. I didn’t think I would enjoy the services, but after a while I relaxed and got drawn in. It is true that a movie isn’t the same as a live performance in a theatre, but both have their strengths and weaknesses if you surrender to the space. I enjoyed it and was thankful that my community cared enough to protect our health. I woke up this morning at 5:00 am, which has been typical the last four or five months. My sleep pattern has changed and my dreams are more disturbing. I have become a light sleeper. I am lucky to be able to look out my living room window and see Meadowbrook Golf Course. At 5:30 the dew covered grass sparkles in the first hint of light. I drink my coffee and watch our local groundhog digging in the sand trap for something. It may be the same one that devoured our kale. Sheila was upset and plugged all the holes that the animal burrowed through, but I don’t like kale and I can’t get mad at an animal that is trying to survive. I suspect in the early morning I am my most mellow. Live and let live. The birds are chirping and a cloud of white seagulls drift onto the fareway. Nature is intoxicating, but then I turn on the news and hear Donald Trump wants a quick replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I shouldn’t listen to the news!
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