When I woke up this morning I was feeling really good. Today was supposed to be the day that the electoral vote was finalized and Biden officially recognized as president-elect. It was also looking like Georgia had elected two Democrats. The day has taken a very ugly and frightening turn.…
I wish I could take credit for that title, but it's been all over the place... The year is nearly over, but the awfulness it brought will be with us for quite some time to come. There are so many aspects of 2020 that I would like to say goodbye…
There are cities, actual cities, with fewer people in them than have now died in the US alone from COVID-19. And it isn't close to over.…
Massachusetts continues to hover around 5k new cases daily. Our town has been sending urgent texts and other alerts imploring us to stay home, wear masks, etc. Nevertheless there is still pressure to gather. It's Chanukah this week. Usually we would get together with my parents and my sister at…
Remember back in September when I was scared because the covid cases had jumped from 200 to 700? Today was around 6,500. I had no idea then that things would get this bad, and right now it seems like we're on track to keep getting worse, perhaps much worse.…
Here we are nine months into the pandemic, with yet another holiday stolen from us by the virus. My family, like so many others around the country, is not really in agreement about how to have a safe celebration. For my own part, the four of us will be celebrating…
Joe Biden won the election, that's good; but Trump refuses to leave office, that's bad; a covid vaccine has been approved by the FDA, that's good; but it will be many months before it is widely available and cases are skyrocketing, that's bad; the kids are doing ok with remote…
Nothing horrible happened today, I mean aside from all the horrible things that happen every day now. But nothing new horrible happened today. It remains to be seen what this coming week will bring, but for now I am happy that I got to spend today with family celebrating my…