Quarantine Candy

"Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love."  - Nate Berkus *** Actual quotes that have been uttered from my lips. "I could live in one of those tiny houses you see on Facebook." "I don't need a television." "I don't need a balcony." "I don't need a microwave." "I don't need a couch.  I'm not going to have any visitors anyways." "I'm going to be the perfect example of minimalist living." **** Those tiny houses you see on Facebook do not have plumbing.   That idea was rather short lived and turned into a hard NO once I saw the porta potty style toilet that I can imagine around January is a wee bit chilly.   (No pun intended on the wee wee.) I currently do not have a television, although when I failed at my attempt to cancel Bell (like many of the population), I was sold on alt-TV "just in case" television, " in case " I decided I m...

"  If you hover your mouse over the little microphone icon, you will be able to click it and unmute yourself." "John, John. I can hear the echo in your background.   Can you please click on the microphone beside your name in the participant panel and mute yourself please?   Thank you." "Okay Mary.   Thank you for volunteering Mary.  No, we can't hear you Mary.   Mary, you need to unmute yourself. Mary, click on the unmute button please. Never mind, I will unmute you Mary.  Mary, you may now speak. Mary, are you still there?" "Can you hear me?" "No, we can't hear you Jane.   Unmute yourself Jane." Repeat daily until 5pm. *** It's actually quite brilliant this whole technology thing.    We are able to control people in ways that could never exist in a meeting room or a live classroom, all by the power of a mute button.   It's like we have the ability to wave a magic wand. "aaaaand you are SILENCED." No mo...