Covid-19 Diary : Tuesday 31 March 2020
Some days, it is really hard to be positive when assailed with the ongoing flood of bad news, or when something that one had dared to hope was the start of …
Some days, it is really hard to be positive when assailed with the ongoing flood of bad news, or when something that one had dared to hope was the start of …
My dog was outside and started barking furiously this morning. A quick glance at the security cameras showed an Amazon delivery driver at the far end of the long driveway and not wanting to …
The house next to mine sold a month or two ago, and the new owners moved in last week. I know this because I’ve seen cars in the driveway and lights on in the …
I had some very nice emails after yesterday’s enormously long diary entry. I thought this comment in particular encapsulated the entire “mission statement” of what I’m doing – thank you, Peter. Thank you …
I realized I’ve gone almost my entire life without ever typing the word “trillion” before, and now I’m typing it several times a day as if it is an ordinary concept. Are we …
Good morning It has been another stunningly intense week for me. My Covid-19 diary is proceeding at full speed with usually quite lengthy daily entries, and I’ve written more and researched more this week …
Yet another long diary entry today (4810 words). If you’re losing the will to read right through it, here’s a one sentence summary. My sense is the news is turning positive on multiple fronts. …
I’d been reading late into the evening yesterday, seeking and sorting virus related articles for today’s diary entry, so my mind was – as it seems to always be – full of virus thoughts. …
It is so quiet. Now that my state (WA) is under a lockdown, I went outside this morning and consciously listened, something I occasionally do. Normally, when you actually force yourself to listen, you …
Today’s big news – on a personal level – was WA State Governor Inslee’s “stay at home order” imposed on all Washingtonians, requiring us to stay at home except for getting food, medical visits, …
I’ll start with a slightly amusing story, in a dark sort of way. In the early days of this outbreak, I’d visit the excellent Worldometers site several times each day and refresh the page …
I hope you’re having a good weekend, and successfully shopping and living in general with minimal challenges. I suggested a beautiful article by one of my favorite writers yesterday as a partial antidote for the …