The Crap We Put Up With These Days Makes Me Long For Simpler Times

Yeah, I know. The good old days were not that good. But sheesh.

Life today is very complicated. And the Covid bug, affecting everyone’s lives has made this doubly so. When I was a young man or a younger man, well before the days of cell phones, tablets and other multi-media gadgets, it was relatively easy to go somewhere without having to check off a large list before leaving home.

All you needed were your keys for the car or fare for the bus and a few dollars in your pocket. The house key was left under the front door mat and all the relatives knew where it was kept as well as most of the neighbors. Often, it was not even required as the back door was left unlocked.

When my wife and I walk out the door now, we have a checklist that seems to grow ever longer with each passing month.

• Car keys
• Cell phone
• Door keys
• Covid masks
• Sterilized plastic bag of spare masks
• Hand sanitizer
• Wallet (Men)
• Handbag or Purse (Women)
• Tablet (For family emergency video calls)
• Reusable shopping bag