may 26 Coronavirus complaint: Our local parks have a rule that nobody shall engage in any activity involving a ball. The thinking is that it encourages a pick-up game which has the potential to violate social distancing guidelines. Sheesh. These arbitrary, well-intentioned-but-ill-considered rules drive me crazy. How about a family of six quarantining together? CanContinue reading “may 26 – may 28”
Category Archives: may 2020
may 21 – may 23
may 21 Twitter already announced that workers could work from home indefinitely. Today, Facebook announced the same. Presumably, we can expect to hear more of this as companies have figured out how to make remote working productive. One clear win for companies who go this route will be cheaper operating costs, but a quick surveyContinue reading “may 21 – may 23”
may 20
Oh coronavirus. Why you gotta do me like this? They estimate about 5% of the U.S. population has been infected. Herd immunity requires more like 60% or 70% of the population. And obvs, there’s no vaccine. Soooo, if I do the math, we’re not starting school in the fall. In other news, my hometown isContinue reading “may 20”
may 19
A pediatrician friend told me last night that getting masks – like simple, basic masks, continues to be a challenge. I guess their regular vendors are still stymied by the messed up supply chain: states outbidding each other, the government seizing shipments and redirecting to FEMA, and such. My insider scoop is that China won’tContinue reading “may 19”
may 14 – may 17
may 14 Coronavirus confession: Last week I lost my resolve and allowed my 14-year son to go play spikeball with friends. Of course we peppered him with rules about social distancing and just generally trying to avoid spitting on his friends and receiving spit from his friends. And a complete decontamination would be required whenContinue reading “may 14 – may 17”
may 11 – may 13
may 11 Jeff found great joy in watching Korean baseball on TV the other night. In spite of the empty stadium, it brought all the warm fuzzies of watching live sports. It sounds like we might get baseball rolling here, too! And in what baseball fans never imagined possible, the American League rules will prevailContinue reading “may 11 – may 13”
may 7 – may 10
may 7 Today I ran errands with Anders. Just a mom and son wearing masks at the bank. Our next door neighbors had a baby! Apparently, life goes on during a pandemic. When the shelter-in-place guidelines first came down, they were told that the dad would not be allowed in the hospital for the deliveryContinue reading “may 7 – may 10”
may 3 – may 6
may 3 Last night, Jeff and I walked from our house to downtown, then to the Olympic Sculpture Park. It was a looooooong and glorious walk in sort of schizophrenic weather which made for a dramatic sunset. I was curious about downtown… to feel what it’s like in that deserted landscape. And my suspicions wereContinue reading “may 3 – may 6”
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