Adaptation to COVID world

I stop the "blame the media" bullshit by just asking them if they're in favor of bringing back the Fairness Doctrine and equal time laws for all TV, cable and radio broadcasters. If they say no, then I tell them to stop their fucking whining unless they have an equitable solution.

They always shut down after that.

 

We went back to Trader Joe’s for the first time since the shutdown. Been picking up things as needed at closer stores in the meantime.

TJ’s was great. Limited access, masks of course, and a clear checkout protocol. Top-notch professional and safety-conscious all the way.

It was a nice long walk to get there. Loaded up for a couple of weeks so had to get a cab back. I haven’t been in a car, on a train/subway or bus in months.

Driver has a mask, as we did, and there was a plexiglass divider.

Still, the enclosed space bothered me a bit. Not a huge deal, but it’s been awhile.

Haven’t been in a crowd yet. Outside with a mask probably wouldn’t bother me, I don’t think. A crowded bus or subway might be a different story.

 

I'm on a committee that judges low-fi, low budget Youtube videos. One person I watched yesterday is a sweet woman somewhere in the Ozarks who has the most extensive, well-organized stash of yarn I have ever seen. During a video where she and her husband went to Walmart to look at plants and yarn, I just sat there and watched it. In the past, I would fast-forward through stuff like that.

Why? I miss normal. I know it's not coming back, but I still miss it.

 

Why is there a committee judging videos like that?

 

Perhaps the next Spielberg lurks! Do not underestimate amateurs.

 

I'll concede "well organized", but my wife may give her a run for her money as to "extensive." This is one of her work rooms. Maybe half her yarn. There are about 20 boxes/bags/bins in this room. I live in a goddamn Hobby Lobby.

 

We had a social-distanced get together with four of our son’s friends last night. They’re all recently graduated high schooler who haven’t seen each other, or pretty much anyone else besides family, for 100 days.

We didn’t have to remind them much to keep a safe margin between each other because their have been diligently doing it on their own. Most showed up with masks. Chips, drinks, etc. were in individual packaging. Hotdogs on the grill were handled practically as though they were radioactive until they were placed on each kid’s plate. Hand sanitizer was readily available.

I think that we overkilled the surface contamination safety measures a bit, but part of that was to emphasize the seriousness of not being close enough to breathe each other’s air.

I know that, for our son and probably the others, the fairly short time of controlled togetherness boosted the mood a little after months of disappointments.

 

We had a social-distanced get together with four of our son’s friends in our spacious back yard last night. They’re all recently graduated high schooler who haven’t seen each other, or pretty much anyone else besides family, for 100 days.

We didn’t have to remind them much to keep a safe margin between each other because their have been diligently doing it on their own. Most showed up with masks. Chips, drinks, etc. were in individual packaging. Hotdogs on the grill were handled practically as though they were radioactive until they were placed on each kid’s plate. Hand sanitizer was readily available.

I think that we overkilled the surface contamination safety measures a bit, but part of that was to emphasize the seriousness of not being close enough to breathe each other’s air.

I know that, for our son and probably the others, the fairly short time of controlled togetherness boosted the mood a little after months of disappointments.

 

She has some seriously nice hardeware! Her stash? I like it, but as far as size goes? That looks like a comfortable supply that will get used.

I can't disclose the woman's Youtube channel right now, but she has walls of fiber, walls of it, thousands of neatly stacked and organized skeins, hanks, and cakes. She's a completist collector. Her work is very pretty, but wow, that stash... If I had a way to post the image I made from a screenshot that covered all identifying items and her, you would see what I mean. Can I DM this to you? I'll try.

 

This guy isn’t adapting well.


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