“Unfreaking believable,” Tara mutters from under the mask she special ordered just for this clandestine rendezvous. Her nervous fidgeting ramps up with the random temperament of anyone pushed to the edge of anxiety by isolation.
Read MoreCOVID Day 65: Let Them Eat Cake
For other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. One of the most widely known quotes in history is, “Let Them Eat Cake,” which Marie-Antoinette allegedly uttered in 1789, when informed the starving people of France had no bread. As callous as this cold statement is, …
Read MoreCOVID Day 62: Warp Speed – Resistance is Futile
For other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. I’ve been trying to figure out how our COVID crisis ends given that the virus will be with us forever, like all viruses, and no one’s willing to discuss what an acceptable death rate should be even …
Read MoreCOVID Day 61: Crisis of Confidence
For other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. It seems suspiciously odd that based on CDC data we’d see a steep but consistently steady decline in the exponential decay rate in COVID deaths since the apex on April 16th (red curve), only to see it …
Read MoreCOVID Day 60: The Languishing Lack of Something To Look Forward To
I’ve started to think about all that’s happened since this crisis began, the long slide from panic to complacency. From concern by politicians for our health to outlandish disregard for our civil liberties. I found myself plotting acts of civil disobedience that would stop just short of outright subversion.
Read MoreCOVID Day 55: Saint Petersburg Paradox
The problem the once proudly independent America finds itself in, is that we’ve compliantly decided that fifty governors can decide for us what our expected utility threshold will be, and right now they have an unachievable expectation.
Read MoreCOVID Day 51: They’re Back!
To see other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. Remember those talent challenged guys from the University of Washington who have the pandemic model the media absolutely loves? You remember, the guys who in February predicted 2.2 million would die by the end of summer, …
Read MoreCOVID Day 50: Russian Leaders Capitulate
Russia, along with Belarus, have denied having an issue with COVID since this crisis got going. However, if you pay attention to the bits and pieces of news that leaks out, you know this was never true.
Read MoreCOVID Day 47: Underlying Conditions – Marcos’ Trip to The Home Improvement Store
To see other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. Read first part of story first Marcos stepped into the line to enter the home improvement store two minutes after his brother-in-law Jorge, and five minutes before his sister Theresa. Though still early, it’s already been …
Read MoreCOVID Day 46: Underlying Conditions
To see other COVID posts, visit my Quarantine blog. Tara steps into the “entrance only” side of the home improvement store using the time it takes the clerk to wipe down the handle of her shopping cart to assess the store’s crowdedness. Self conscious about …
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