May 11, 2021 First actual handshake in fourteen months? Check, and it felt great. Unmasked conversations with other vaccinated people? Check. Go face-naked outdoors? Check. Feel a lot less paranoid about doorknobs, mail, packages, keypads, and waiting-room furniture? Double-check! Toss the hand sanitizer altogether? Nuh-uh, not for me, not just yet. This also goes for… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Small, slow steps
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A pandemic diary: Independence
July 7, 2020 You had the perfect Fourth. Everything was great – the beach, the weather, the fireworks, and most of all, just hanging out and being normal again. You’d almost gotten used to the six-foot bullshit, and the mask when you absolutely had to, but no more. From now on you're free. Just like… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Independence
A pandemic diary: Notes from the bullseye
April 30, 2020 Another grocery pickup today. We found toilet paper with no trouble but didn't get all the meat we ordered, which is ominous in light of all the recent warnings about shortages. We at least came away with two big fresh whole chickens. Even they might be in short supply in Georgia soon.… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Notes from the bullseye
A pandemic diary: A wild weekend!
April 20, 2020 Have I got plans for THIS weekend! Friday I'm finally going to get that Hell's Angels tattoo I've always wanted -- and afterward, once my shoulder stops hurting, I'll hit the bowling alley. Saturday it's time for a long-overdue haircut, followed by a massage to work the stress of the last several… Continue reading A pandemic diary: A wild weekend!