Watching the local news is part of my morning routine. I make my coffee. I turn on the TV and tune to the local news to play in the background while I read the newspaper. Yes, I am old. I like the local news team I watch. They are a good team and they seem … More A Local News Annoyance
I get my second dose of the vaccine today. I can see normal on the horizon … More Planning for Normal
Timehop reminded me that one year ago today I wrote some reflections from isolation after one month of lockdown. I decided to reflect today on the same topics as I’m one week away from my second dose of the vaccine. Isolation is not new for me – this remains true. I didn’t go out a … More A Look Back at My Isolation Reflections
I briefly mentioned in a What’s Good post that I got my first dose of the vaccine. I’m almost two weeks out from the first shot of Moderna. My arm was really sore for a couple of days and that was it for side effects. I was tired the next day, but I also stayed … More Not Throwing Away My Shot
I recently watched the show Ginny and Georgia on Netflix. There was a scene that was talked about a lot where two characters play what one called the “Oppression Olympics” That phrase popped in my head when I read another piece by an author that mentioned how he had not been to a grocery store … More The Pandemic Olympics
Many of my friends and family in Kentucky have started getting vaccinated recently. Kentucky has opened up vaccine eligibility to people with underlying health conditions. I’m happy for my friends and family, but I am jealous that I am not able to be vaccinated. Here in the state of Maryland you still can’t get the … More When Vaccine Thoughts Consume Me
I read a editorial in the Washington Post this morning from Dr. Leana Wen. where she laments the CDC being too timid in their guidelines for vaccinated people. She thinks that a timid version of guidelines for vaccinated people will encourage vaccine hesitancy. Why get the vaccine if they say you still shouldn’t travel, dine … More Messaging is Important
Broadcast network TV has returned. There has been a mix in the way shows have dealt with the pandemic. Some shows(Seal Team, several sitcoms) have decided to completely ignore the pandemic. Some shows(Prodigal Son, Blue Bloods, Magnum) have acknowledged that the pandemic happened but the action takes place post-pandemic. Last Man Standing started the first … More TV and the Pandemic
I was going to avoid this topic, but since it is mostly what is in my head this morning, here we go. I will begin by saying that I am on the very bottom of the list of who will get the vaccine. It makes sense. I don’t have to leave the house to work. … More Politics and the Vaccine
I watch the news a lot. Probably too much, even now when I’ve tried to cut down on news for the sake of my mental health. I’ve always been a little irritated with the TV doctors who pop up on the talk shows to discuss medical issues. With Covid, they are all over the place. … More Tater Talks TV Doctors
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