Day #76 in Epidemic Central
Jun. 1st, 2020 08:18 pm
After work, I walked through Greenwood Cemetery again to get a little perspective. I needed it. By 4pm today, I had this overwhelming sense of futility. As if no matter what I did - it did not matter. Nothing I did mattered - I was merely pushing rocks up a cliff. I stared bleakly out my window. Hard to focus on work related activities, hard to think.
I did manage to get some work done but not a lot, which means tomorrow will be busy or the day after that. My shoulders ached. And I've not been sleeping well. Outside the clouds roll in and out of the sky, and the breeze ruffles the leaves, although it is still now, and quiet, twilight moving slowly to dusk as the sun dips out of sight in the horizon and the light slowly fades from the night sky.
Online...I've read the stories of last night's protests across our country, our world. And a discernible pattern begins to emerge - the enemy is organized. They've sent people to infiltrate the peaceful protests to sew anarchy and chaos. Carol, a friend of mine (the belly dancer, Doctor Who addict, and IT networker), reported live from the protest in Brooklyn. ( Read more... )
At noon, the Governor came on - and what he said had me sitting upright with rapt attention. ( Read more... )
And I realized as I meandered through Greenwood Cemetery and these long days on my own...that I'm not alone. Every where I went in the Cemetery, I stumbled upon people. Various shapes and sizes of people. Some sitting on the grass talking on a phone, a child playing among the tombstones, a woman and man chatting...granted I was alone for long periods of time, but eventually I stumbled upon people, glorious, frustrating, kind and weary people.


I got an emergency alert on my phone that a CityWide Curfew" has been put in place from 11 pm to 5 am for New York City. Essential workers are exempt. It should be noted that no curfew was put in place during the lock-down, and we are due to start opening up next week. People stayed in and home during the lock-down. They don't know if the mob protests have spread the virus or not. Most people wore masks and social distanced, also most were under the age of 55-60.
And then I popped on line and read a long post from my cousin, a veteran, who stated that this war can't be won by raging impotently on social media. And posting political views.
This is what my cousin posted:
( Read more... )
And it is an echo of what the Governor of New York stated today - "The reason we were able to climb off this mountain and contain this virus is you, the people. Not leaders. You. The people. The people lead, leaders follow. You have to set the course. The leaders will race after you to catch up."
