Day #4
US: 6,362
MN: 60
Announcements:
- Potential economic stimulus to every American
- President Trump recommends no more than 10 to a gathering
- Canada and EU close borders to non-citizens
- Amazon shut down delivery of anything all non-essentials and high demand items
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
It has been a bit odd, though still not entirely out of the ordinary. Worked from home again today, ad a few different meetings and calls, mostly focused on how to give a clear idea to donors about the types of community support we are doing at the moment. Straighten the apartment up, started cooking corned beef around 1pm, and went on a walk. It was a lovely day out, and with impending snow and the knowledge of relative lock down, it was good to get some fresh air. The neighborhood hasn't really changed as much, though we did notice lighter traffic on the highway.
We had two friends over for dinner tonight. We all weighed the risks, and based on a few different factors, decided it was worth it.
- None of us are in high risk populations, nor will any of us be interacting with high risk populations any time soon
- All of us have been quarantining since Friday
- The other two folks have a kid that is returning from out of the country in a few days and will be going under a 14 day strict quarantine starting then anyway.
I have a feeling the days where we can weigh the risks of meeting up with two friends and reasonably decide its okay are probably coming to an end soon, but who knows? We enjoyed some whiskey, the corned beef, colannon, carrots, and irish soda bread together, and managed to find topics to talk about outside corona about 50% of the time.
Our local Co-Op, where my partner was recently offered a job remains closed. They say she will start next Tuesday, but there is a part of me that is wondering if the lock down won't become more severe by then. I checked in today with my sister who is living with her husband in New Zealand, and apparently panic is starting to hit there as well. I guess they weren't kidding about the "global" part of the "global pandemic."
In a silver lining, the pollution cloud over China has virtually disappeared, and the canals in Venice are clear for the first time in ages. Both of these stories had started me wondering what sort of long term changes will this outbreak spark around the world. Things around cultural work expectations, pollution, and social interactions. I suspect that this episode in the history book of humanity is being written as we sit in our homes. Changed because of how we choose, or don't choose to change our lives.
Working on remaining optimistic and trying my damndest not to be constantly checking the Johns Hopkins Corona dashboard. Erin go bragh!
Best,
Claire
US: 6,362
MN: 60
Announcements:
- Potential economic stimulus to every American
- President Trump recommends no more than 10 to a gathering
- Canada and EU close borders to non-citizens
- Amazon shut down delivery of anything all non-essentials and high demand items
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
It has been a bit odd, though still not entirely out of the ordinary. Worked from home again today, ad a few different meetings and calls, mostly focused on how to give a clear idea to donors about the types of community support we are doing at the moment. Straighten the apartment up, started cooking corned beef around 1pm, and went on a walk. It was a lovely day out, and with impending snow and the knowledge of relative lock down, it was good to get some fresh air. The neighborhood hasn't really changed as much, though we did notice lighter traffic on the highway.
We had two friends over for dinner tonight. We all weighed the risks, and based on a few different factors, decided it was worth it.
- None of us are in high risk populations, nor will any of us be interacting with high risk populations any time soon
- All of us have been quarantining since Friday
- The other two folks have a kid that is returning from out of the country in a few days and will be going under a 14 day strict quarantine starting then anyway.
I have a feeling the days where we can weigh the risks of meeting up with two friends and reasonably decide its okay are probably coming to an end soon, but who knows? We enjoyed some whiskey, the corned beef, colannon, carrots, and irish soda bread together, and managed to find topics to talk about outside corona about 50% of the time.
Our local Co-Op, where my partner was recently offered a job remains closed. They say she will start next Tuesday, but there is a part of me that is wondering if the lock down won't become more severe by then. I checked in today with my sister who is living with her husband in New Zealand, and apparently panic is starting to hit there as well. I guess they weren't kidding about the "global" part of the "global pandemic."
In a silver lining, the pollution cloud over China has virtually disappeared, and the canals in Venice are clear for the first time in ages. Both of these stories had started me wondering what sort of long term changes will this outbreak spark around the world. Things around cultural work expectations, pollution, and social interactions. I suspect that this episode in the history book of humanity is being written as we sit in our homes. Changed because of how we choose, or don't choose to change our lives.
Working on remaining optimistic and trying my damndest not to be constantly checking the Johns Hopkins Corona dashboard. Erin go bragh!
Best,
Claire
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