Things Are Getting Weird!

Ripley J. Cloud
2 min readOct 18, 2021
Photo by Zach Rowlandson on Unsplash

I don't know if things got weird when coronavirus hit or if things were weird before. I don't remember. Anymore, things are a bit foggy and honestly, muddled. (I love the word muddled!)

Now, I turned 55 in August. Double nickels, my brother says. (I can hear Sammy Hagar screaming he can’t drive me!) Now, is it just me or does it seem like time is flying by at a crazy pace? The days are whizzing by! Maybe because I am so old now. (My 6-year-old grandson reminds me daily).

Things just seem different. Another thing, is it just my wonky skin or is the sun closer to the earth these days? Geez Louise, why does the sun burn like acid on my skin and fry my already dry 55-year-old eyeballs? More than ever before! There is something the space scientists forgot to tell us. Like the sun is now two feet from the earth. I live in Iowa, and I have never had sun poisoning of the irises. Until now. Very weird stuff.

Also, whilst I am on a good rant, can someone tell people to stop saying they are “Woke"? It’s making me super sleepy and not woke. Of course, they are woke! Have you noticed the coffee pushers that have exploded on the scene? Everything has to do with coffee or says coffee on it nowadays. Coffee drive thru huts are popping up on every corner! What happened to all the crack dealers? The coffee sellers are pushing them off the streets! Who needs crack…

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Ripley J. Cloud

Writer of sci-fi, thrillers, and a little bit of everything else. Love reading all.