“Sure”, he said. “Really?”, I said. “Yes, as long as you’re not alone.” So that was it. The whole conversation was over. And somehow I was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail Again this year. Sophie is going, and so is Bianca if she doesn’t land a full time job, and so is Kris if her job doesn’t start before then. Just the Southern Portion. Just the 702 miles from Kennedy Meadows South to Campo. And Read more…
Monday, April 20, 2020 Global Confirmed: 2,477,426 Global Deaths: 170,324 There are teddy bears in windows so parents can drive their kids around and the kids can have a little treasure hunt, counting bears. I told Christina that I only had a shark and a jackalope and Nelson had a Giraffe-Pig, and she said all of those were respectable substitutes. The Olympics have been squeezed into 2021 and crude oil went to negative territory for Read more…
Sunday, April 19, 2020 Global Confirmed: 2,404,071 Global Deaths: 165,229 I woke up ready for tomorrow. Nothing felt right. My body wasn’t right. My mind wasn’t right. I felt trapped. I did not feel afraid. It’s getting harder to feel afraid. To remember to be afraid. I understand being cautious. I understand Taking Reasonable Steps. But I have to remind myself to be afraid. People are still demonstrating in large groups. It’s The Extinction of Read more…
Saturday, April 18, 2020 Global Confirmed: 2,329,539 Global Deaths: 160,717 People are trying to order food. And it’s bringing a tremendous sense of comedy to these trying times. The order of ten bananas that became ten bunches of bananas once the lady got them. And she was still only charged $0.59 for all of them. And she figured she had to make an awful lot of banana bread. The order of 1 bunch of asparagus Read more…
Friday, April 17, 2020 Global Confirmed: 2,243,512 Global Deaths: 154,209 People are making lists of Permanent Closures. Lakeside Casino, little sandwich shops, landmark businesses. Places that make a town a town. A city a city. Chicken Wing sales are tanking because there’s no sports. No drunken idiots whooping and hollering at a television while they sit in a little building, ordering just one more pitcher. Masks are becoming a sense of Individual Style. This guy Read more…
Thursday, April 16, 2020 Global Confirmed: 2,158,250 Global Deaths: 144,243 The people are growing weary. Weary of fear and anxiety. We’ve collectively gone through shock and denial. Now many moved on to anger and bargaining. They’re protesting in state capitals, demanding quarantine restrictions lifted. They’re hollering and blocking streets with their cars and waving American flags and saying the economic toll is too much. They’re tired. They’re following the President’s lead. And not wearing masks. Read more…
Wednesday, April 16, 2020 Global Confirmed: 2,064,115 Global Deaths: 137,020 We read that Walmart, Target, and Costco will only sell essential items now. I’m wondering what exactly that means. I mean, it is possible that a family who just got their government assistance check desperately need two t-shirts for their kids…essential? Could be argued. What about floor cleaner. Essential? Arguable. Clean is important. I mean, earrings – obviously not. I haven’t seen a list but Read more…
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Global Confirmed: 1,981,239 Global Deaths: 126,681 I loved you twenty seconds ago, and still I love you right now, he says. We were in the back yard again, lying in the sun. It was a little chilly but still nice to be outside. Some say the birds are singing louder. They sure sound like it here. Lots of squeaking and hollering and flapping around. There’s nine million of them out at Read more…
Monday, April 13, 2020 Global Confirmed: 1,920,618 Global Deaths: 119,687 So he’s back to work since apparently it’s Monday and people do that on Mondays. I’m still on Admin Leave, so I just cleaned the house. There’s a smattering of talk about “reopening the country” in stages. The President says he has Total Authority because he forgot how the United States works. And the young and the old are apparently drinking Bloody Marys and watching Read more…
Sunday, April 12, 2020 Total Confirmed: 1,850,220 Total Deaths: 114,215 Total Tested in US: 2,805,892 You’re not wearing pants again, he says. What percentage of the day do you not wear pants? But I lost track. It’s Easter, I guess. No Easter Parade, no festivities. I didn’t even bother to color Easter eggs. I mean, I could’ve hidden them for my husband but I don’t think he missed that I didn’t. I imagine the eggs Read more…