Now that we know the shelter in place period is extended to the beginning of May, we need to take ourselves in hand. This means setting projects and deadlines for ourselves, as well as keeping daily regimens that give us a sense of structure and purpose.
I am now using the “carrot and stick” approach in order to get things done. As Steve Delchamps laughingly told me, he had been availing himself of far too many carrots and almost no sticks. I have been part of that club, too.
Educational, inspirational or funny video clips are an easy way of rewarding oneself for completion of a task.
The Dating Game with Steve Martin
The Dating Game and Physical Fitness 
Exercise for 30 minutes and you get to watch this hilarious video clip of Steve Martin on The Dating Game in 1968 (linked above). He has dark hair! The female choosing a bachelor is Dina Martin, daughter of crooner, Dean Martin. Thanks for the link go to friend Jim Koudelka of Lincoln, Nebraska. This 9 minute clip is either horrific or delicious, depending on your point of view. Then again, my millennial friends asked me who Steve Martin was. Sheesh.
Great vocalist and bass player: Esperanza Spaulding may add to your cleanliness
Clean a room in your home for 30 minutes and your “carrot” could be a couple of videos featuring young bass player and vocalist, Esperanza Spaulding performing at the White House on two separate occasions.
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Catch Michelle and Barack grooving on the music of Ms. Spaulding.):
Overjoyed written by Stevie Wonder:
The Good Fight, an exclusive streaming spin-off series from The Good Wife was what got me to sign up for CBS All Access initially, but the catalogue has much more programming that might be of interest. 
I do have two “guilty pleasure” dramatic series on the CBS streaming service, the cancelled Salvation and Evil, a fantasy created by Michelle King and Robert King who gave us The Good Wife and The Good Fight. Hey, I can’t live by PBS alone.
Hines’ early work with the Groundlings, an LA improvisational group, has served her well. Surprisingly, much of the brilliant dialogue on Curb Your Enthusiasm is improvised. As a side note, Hines was introduced to her current husband, Robert Kennedy Jr. by co-star David.
MHZ Choice, the tv streaming service, continues to introduce me to European television programs that I can’t find other places. The Vertical Line, an 8 episode dramedy from Italy is the freshest series I have seen in quite a while.
Over the years, I would hear mention of the name Tom Lehrer as this legendary songwriter of irreverent and topical tunes such as Poisoning Pigeons In the Park, The Vatican Rag, or National Brotherhood Week. Nor can one forget Buddy Charles’ stupendous rendition of Masochism Tango or the droll Hannukah in Santa Monica, a non-Christian holiday standard.
My current guilty-pleasure tv jones is the comedy series, Younger, broadcast on TV Land but streaming now on Hulu.