Day 17 – Total confirmed cases in US: 189,633 The nightmare we wake up to this April Fool’s Day is no joke. If it were, the joke would be on us. An ordinary imbecile is at least aware of his own stupidity, but our president is no ordinary imbecile. As he does on every subject,Continue reading “Day 17”
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Day 15
Day 15 – Total confirmed cases in US: 143,055 Heading into the third week of sequestered existence in NYC and the situation gets worse every day. I’m lucky. I don’t have to see the devastation the way nurses, doctors, and EMTs do. I’m safe. I haven’t left my building in 2 weeks, so the chancesContinue reading “Day 15”
Day 14
Day 14 – Total confirmed cases in the US: 124,686 The street that I live on ends in a T. When you reach the end, you can turn left or right but you cannot continue in the direction you were traveling. It is a fact of life that the paths we take end, often withoutContinue reading “Day 14”
Day 13
Day 13 – Total confirmed cases in US: 104,865 Like Jay-Z, I woke up at 4:44 the other night to ghosts that didn’t have the decency to die. You might think that’s the only thing me and Jay-Z have in common, but it’s not. We’re both American men, born in the 1960s, who write songsContinue reading “Day 13”
Day 12
Day 12 – Total confirmed cases in US: 86,012 These are dark days in more ways than one. For the first time, the US has more cases than any country in the world and that number at the top of the page includes people I know. Also, a quick look at the 2-week forecast showsContinue reading “Day 12”
