The Covid Entries sixth entry

Sixth Entry Monday, March 23rd, 2020 President Trump said “We are going to save American workers and save them quickly.”He continued that he is “working hard to make this go away.”And followed with: “Incredible.” “Incredible.” On my way to mail a letter, I passed the...

The Covid Entries fifth entry

Fifth Entry Saturday, March 21st, 2020 Today was the second morning in a row I heard crows fly by my inner-city windows. I have long thought it would be good to speak, or at least understand “crow.” Early yesterday morning, I could hear foghorns. Am I noticing more...

The Covid Entries fourth entry

Fourth Entry  (click to enlarge) Thursday, March 19th, 2020 A note came today from a wise friend in Wyoming:Checking in.Hope you’ve headed for the hills. Fire drill for the apocalypse.Hopefully some useful tips for what’s to come.Equinox salutations!The world turns....

The Covid Entries Third Entry

Third Entry   Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 Just before midnight, I stepped out onto West 21st Street. The still landscape and clear air reminded me of the late 1970s when a glimmer of manufacturing remained on this block. The nights were quiet then. There was simply no...

The Covid Entries second entry

Second Entry   Sunday, March 15th, 2020 The opportunity to observe a major crisis unfold is rare and captivating.Major crises are often sudden — hurricanes, earthquakes, explosions. Other crises are gradual; climate change has been unfolding for decades. Covid-19...

The Covid Entries First Entry

First Entry   Friday, March 13th, 2020 Deaths with no funerals. Refrigerated trucks are reportedly arriving soon, to park outside hospitals to hold the dead. Facts will be at play; they are long out of fashion here. Americans do not like the word...