July 17, 2020 So far, the flood of new cases hasn't affected the way my wife and I live. We wash our hands religiously (not just at Christmas and Easter), stay home for days on end, and when we go out we wear masks, like we have all along. We're sure as hell not letting… Continue reading A pandemic diary: New nightmares and old memories
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A pandemic diary: Take me to your leader (if you can find one)
June 30, 2020 I hope everyone who reads this wears a mask, but if you don't mind looking a bit like a '50s sci-fi spaceman, there's another option: a face shield. I've been giving one a shakedown cruise for the last few weeks and plan to stick with it. I decided to try it because… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Take me to your leader (if you can find one)
A pandemic diary: Two months in
May 13, 2020 Not much new to report. I'm still healthy, indoors, grateful, and paranoid. I'm not spending quite as much time lying awake, worrying about exactly what I touched and when I washed my hands. However, an approaching human without a mask gets my pulse and my dander up something fierce. I deeply miss… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Two months in