It is disturbing to watch the fabric of reality being torn in two. Each reality seems, in the eyes of its beholder, to be absolute and inviolable. To me, it seems obvious that we should take the advice of medical professionals to maintain social distancing and wear a face covering in public to contain theContinue reading “Don’t Believe All You Read In The Headlines”
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Day 55 – Breaking Quarantine
Day 55 – Total confirmed cases in US: 1,283,929 On the first day of my quarantine, March 16, there were a total of 3,774 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the US. The rise of that number has been sickening in more ways than one. If the people in charge of our federal government – theContinue reading “Day 55 – Breaking Quarantine”
Day 54
Day 54 – Total confirmed cases in US: 1,256,972 For my penultimate plague diary, I wrote a diatribe about Trump, his supporters, and the Republican Party, but decided against posting that. And I’ll tell you why… I have been intermittently studying the philosophies of Stoicism and Taoism. They have quite an overlap for schools ofContinue reading “Day 54”
Day 53
Day 53 – Total confirmed cases in US: 1,228,609 For the last couple of months, a boat has been docked in the Harlem River, near my home. It goes out sometimes but always comes back. Yesterday I walked over the Henry Hudson Bridge and did a quick sketch of it from the other side ofContinue reading “Day 53”
Day 52
Day 52 – Total confirmed cases in US: 1,205,138 On Sunday I went for a walk in the woods of Inwood Hill Park. It was the first time I left my building since March 16, except for two quick trips to get supplies. The park at the northern tip of Manhattan might be the leastContinue reading “Day 52”
