O’Connor

Friday, December 01, 2023

Starting today, I’ll be an ex-trainee at Macy’s. Instead of mostly shadowing its more experienced employees, I might be assigned to work more independently and in various locations. Until now, I’ve worked in the ready-to-wear section with sweaters, sleepwear, and lingerie. I want to experience working in a variety of the store’s departments.

This morning’s high winds and blowing snow encourage me to wear my plastic blue bubble coat. The outside conditions also remind me to have in my car a windshield scraper. That critical item wasn’t available late yesterday when I left Macy’s. My frosted-over front and back windows offered very limited vision. Instead of waiting until the window ice melted, I crept my car to a nearby gas station, where a kind attendant scraped my windows.

Winter weather impacts everything. We carry certain supplies in our vehicles and are prepared, if needed, to call for assistance. We alter routines with our pets depending on the weather.

I pause here, having just received notice of Sandra Day O’Connor’s death. She’s the third passing in as many days of highly visible Americans. O’Connor, following Carter and Kissinger, was ninety-three. Carter and Kissinger had tiptoed to one hundred years old. O’Connor had memory loss, probably Alzheimer’s. Both Carter and Kissinger remained actively involved in their pursuits until their deaths. All are signals of our aging population.

Dear Friends: Springing now are many associated topics for discussing. Diana