Thirty-eighth Entry Friday, April 24th, 2020 Today, the United States (quite a misnomer) passed 50,000 Covid-19 deaths. Forty states announced schools would not reopen this school year. I gave myself a haircut. Really, I just cut some hairs off the sides and top of my...
Thirty-seventh Entry Wednesday, April 23rd, 2020 Local boatyards and marinas are opening – “with social distance.” This morning, a news commentator mentioned a TV show, a series that “everyone” is watching. I did not get the name, but it was...
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...
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...
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...
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...
