August 8, 2023 Is it a surge or an uptick? A brief blip on the radar or—like thicker-than-normal corn husks, halos around the moon, and other folklore—an omen of a hard winter ahead? Whatever it's called, we're seeing an increase in Covid. The CDC doesn't track cases anymore but reports other metrics are rising, including… Continue reading You don’t want to read this, but…
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A pandemic diary: At the crossroads
August 10, 2021 I have some big choices to make: Compassion or fury? Hatred or empathy? Resilience or hopelessness? Depression or mere frustration? If you haven't guessed, these are the emotions and impulses rolling around my brain like surfers on a big wave, in light of the ghastly upsurge in Covid cases, hospitalizations, and now… Continue reading A pandemic diary: At the crossroads