Undustrialized Nation

A country in which manufacturing and the provision of goods and services has come to a halt.

For the moment, America, like many other countries, was an undustrialized nation, most of its commerce shut down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

by Monkey's Dad April 04, 2020

peregrination

A country of the lost and wandering.

America after the fall became a peregrination, so many souls, trying to find their way back to a life that once was and would never again be.

by Monkey's Dad March 13, 2020

2020 dayjob

The non-existent work a suddenly-unemployed waiter or waitress looks for, to make ends meet in the coronavirus economy.

An actress by training, a waitress by profession, she quickly needed to find a 2020 dayjob, with the whole world staying home. It wasn't going to be easy.

by Monkey's Dad March 14, 2020

veterinary ophthalmology

A relatively recent specialty within the field of veterinary medicine, devoted exclusively to treating the eyes of non-human animals.

His dog, at the age of ten, had become completely blind. Whereas her blindness would once have been permanent, it could now be reversed. Dr. Jane Cho, a surgeon practicing in Westchester County, New York, had performed a miracle, in his view, had given back the world to his dog by restoring her vision. With each additional year of newly-sighted life, he felt enhanced gratitude toward the doctor and her staff, thankful for the gift of veterinary ophthalmology.

by Monkey's Dad August 22, 2021

slim-dunk

Putting a brave face on a move with only a slight chance of succeeding.

At this moment, getting the job was a slim-dunk, but maybe self-confidence would help.

by Monkey's Dad March 24, 2020

roc

rate of change. The speed at which change occurs.

Reeling from the unprecedented roc. And you?

by Monkey's Dad March 19, 2020

through the cracks

Some fall through the cracks, others peek through.

Falling through the cracks, many Americans took to the streets in massive protest of racial injustice and police brutality. Peeking through the cracks, many Americans watched in fear as the streets were filled with anger and pain they could hardly comprehend.

by Monkey's Dad June 03, 2020