What’s up with all of the beards I’ve seen during the pandemic? Have razors become the latest shortage? Politicians like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, although Paul subsequently got rid of his. (One unruly mop of hair on his head was probably enough.) Football players. Apple Store employees. The preponderance of facial hair can make …
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Sep 19
Adaptation
Arts organizations have had a rough time during this pandemic. Our spring Seattle Symphony concerts were canceled. We signed up for this season’s concerts back in March, before we knew that Covid-19 would hang around in the fall. Our first concert is tonight, but we won’t be going to Benaroya Hall for it. We will …
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Sep 12
Bummer Summer
This has been the summer of our discontent here in the Northwest. The pandemic threw any vacation plans into the dumpster. Now we have wildfires up and down the West Coast. The nearest fire to us is in Enumclaw, in southern King County; however, easterly winds are carrying smoke from the other side of the …
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Aug 08
Supermarket Slog
In the days of Covid-19, it’s preferable to get in and out of public spaces quickly. So why are grocery stores still hellbent on making your shopping trip as long as possible, potentially exposing their workers to a larger virus load? I went to a nearby supermarket this morning to get a few things. I …
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Jul 23
Social Distancing Woodinville Style
Seen on my bike ride earlier in the week: As I mentioned in an earlier post, Woodinville hosts a Basset Bash in normal years. Alas, this is not a normal year.
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Jun 27
Desperate Times Indeed
For the average armchair sports fan, COVID-19 has been disastrous. No baseball. No NBA playoffs or WNBA games. Limited soccer. An auto race or two. The Belmont Stakes. This afternoon Julian was channel-surfing and discovered a new televised “sport”: The National Cornhole Championship. Cornhole, for the non-cognoscenti, consists of throwing a beanbag at a slanted …
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May 31
Confluence of Chaos
It was bound to happen. A pandemic disease leads to economic meltdown in the shadow of societal polarization. Politicians in charge choose not to rise to the occasion and aid those they represent who are unemployed. It would only take a spark to lead to violence. That occurred with the killing of George Floyd at …
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Apr 14
Social Distancing Demonstration
I was on virtual happy hour with my Cornell classmates yesterday when Julian took this picture of Luka practicing social distancing: In contrast, here’s a photo I took last week of Neli doing quite the opposite:
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Apr 12
A COVID-19 Playlist
Here are some songs apropos of the pandemic. (OK, Millennials, I know these tunes come from before you were born. Deal with it.) Are You Lonesome Tonight, Elvis Presley Someday We’ll Be Together, The Supremes Splendid Isolation, Warren Zevon So Far Away, Carole King Get Off My Cloud, The Rolling Stones Invincible, Pat Benatar Paranoia, …
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