Fourteenth Entry (click photo to enlarge) Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 The virus is spreading to more vulnerable places than NYC, and suddenly everyone is expecting and demanding government action. What happened to the great hatred and distrust of the...
Forty-fifth Entry (click for next frame) Friday, May 1st, 2020 At 8:30, I overheard my neighbor, a twenty-something Republican (an assumption, having never met or seen him) talking to his parents on the phone. I have heard him many mornings since the...
Forty-second Entry Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 I heard an Obama-era medical advisor say, “Normal will be Fall 2021.”Most of the news is about “reopening.”The Prez says, “Testing is not going to be a problem.” New York...
Twenty-eighth Entry Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 Morning news reports say that you can get Covid-19 a second time. Eye contact has continued at the old “normal” level – it is again possible to find a momentary connection with a stranger. Twenty-two thousand...
Twenty-fourth Entry Late Rent, Apt. 5A Friday, April 10th, 2020 Awake, I lay still, taking in the quiet, again. After a while I wonder if it has ever been this quiet here on the southern part of this island. It seems unlikely 50, 100, or even 150 years...
Twenty-third Entry (click for detail) Thursday, April 9th, 2020 Just a few weeks ago, the president suggested committing two billion dollars to combat Covid-19 hardships. The Democrats wanted four times as much. Now, the US government is debating adding...