Day 257...of Corona Virus Lockdown

Years ago, I wrote a short story based on letters that my brother had been writing me from San Francisco Art Institute. My brother has my nutty off-beat sense of humor, which we both inherited from our parents and extended family. I'd state..."day such and such from the Entella" and everyone but a close friend in the creative writing course was convinced I was writing about a nuclear apocalypse or some dystopian future. I wasn't at the time.
Now...

New York vs. the Corona Virus

The Governor came on and gave a really good briefing at 3PM, where he unpacked one of the vaccine boxes and showed the press what was inside it. Declaring the vaccine as the weapon that will win the war against the virus. This, he told the reporters and over a million viewers, is how we will win the war against the virus, because this is a war.

He explained how it worked, what was involved, and provide factual information. ( Read more... )

Per his email, tonight:

( Governor's Email )

We're all closely watching the hospitalizations. According to the NY Times over 323,000 people died this year of either COVID or COVID related issues, or because of COVID. According to the Johns Hopkins database, it's 276,148 deaths. How much you want to bet we're at over 300,000 by the end of this year?

The NY Times has a cool little interactive guide to show you when you could receive the test or how many people come before.

This was my result:( Read more... )

Enuf on that.

The next few months are going to be tough. It's always hardest at the end. All those dumb platitudes make sense: "It's always darkest before the dawn", or "things have to get worse before they get better".

Crazy Workplace

Not a lot going on.( Read more... )

Family

Mother told me that niece tested negative for COVID. Thank you, Universe.
Yes, it's an odd world we live in that we're all thankful she has mono. That'll teach her to make out with a cute boy at a movie theater. It could have been worse - could have gotten COVID.

Other odds and ends

1. Apparently the NFL is not being as successful completing their season as everyone else. ( Read more... )

2. New York has been having problems with huge house parties. ( Read more... )

3. Trump wants to pre-emptively pardon his family members and lawyer, Giuliani or is considering it. Which begs the question - if you pre-emptively pardon people - doesn't that mean they are guilty of something? ( Read more... )

Me

In order to get the newest Citrix update - to access remote computer, I had to update my Mac's operating system again. ( Read more... )

Also, did laundry - 4-4:15 pm on Thursdays is turning out to be a great time to do laundry. No one was done there. And I didn't see anyone until I was almost done with the dryer - some lady and her kid came down at 5:30 to do theirs.

Plus side of working remotely - is no commute. And I can do laundry at 4 pm or right after work. As opposed to when I get in the door at 5- 5:30.

I'm going off chocolate bars, let's see how long I last. I started craving them today and its only been a day.

While doing laundry, and working, and making up my bed clean...I was listening to the audibook version of Ibrahm Kendi's How to be an Anti-Racist, which the author reads himself. ( Read more... )