In This SPOT
in Time
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
WRITTEN BY CAROL GODETTE
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or the past year, I’ve selected a physical location and looked at it over time in a column called On this Spot. Rather than look at a place, “in this spot” will explore the phenomenon of Covid- Zoom.
Last February Zoom was as foreign as an international longdistance call in the '70s. Now it’s as much a part of my daily routine as brushing my teeth. We can thank Covid for that. Someday we'll look back on our early zoom calls as clumsy and archaic. But for now, Zoom has changed my relationship with distance, time, and ceremony. May this column inspire you to jot down your zoom experiences. How are you making history? Share them with us at CBushee@SaratogaPublishing.com
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ZOOM FUNERAL Growing up in the funeral business, I’ve always appreciated a good funeral. My family appreciated a heartfelt ceremony, celebrating a life well-lived. Even if I didn’t know a person, the mere act of seeing them laid out in a casket on the way to my parents' living room, would cause tears to well up. My father often joked he wanted to hire me as a professional mourner. This was especially true when my neighbor and good friend Jim died last May. His death, so unexpected, was painful enough, but Covid, an accelerator of emotions, threw me into a tailspin. New York was two months into a lock-down as we tried to stem the rising tide of the Covid-19 virus. The streets were empty. Starbucks closed. saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
