04/22/2023
Thirty-sixth Entry Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 One-third of Covid deaths in the US have been in New York City.Local funeral homes are ten times busier than usual, and running six to eight weeks behind. The refrigerated morgue trucks keep humming. A few days ago, I...
04/21/2023
Thirty-fifth Entry Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 Five hours of sleep—then I was awake for no reason I could name. No city noise woke me.I basked in the quiet as I have for so many mornings over the last month. Quiet, like anything in short supply, can be savored. After a...
04/20/2023
Thirty-fourth Entry Monday, April 20th, 2020 In bed, I enjoyed the now normal quiet. After a while, a car horn honked, then another—not loud or annoying, just a change. The ginkgo leaves outside my windows grow noticeably larger every few days, paralleling the return...
04/19/2023
Thirty-third Entry Sunday, April 19th, 2020 The first quarter of this year presented very high temperatures. January was the warmest in many decades, nearly 6.5 degrees warmer than the average. February and March were also significantly warmer than normal. The Gulf of...
04/18/2023
Thirty-second Entryclick for refection Saturday, April 18th, 2020 Light rain.On a late morning run, I noticed more storefronts have been papered over from inside. I poked around online looking for reports of looting. I found nothing other than an $800,000 heist at...
04/17/2023
Thirty-first Entry Friday, April 17th, 2020 The beginning and end of each day is when the oddness, the sublime stillness of this time, is most distinct. Last night, I went home after midnight. Dressed for the cold, I opened my loading door, backed my bike out onto...
