Day 38 – Total confirmed cases in US: 825,306 Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. In 1970, people all around the country protested against the environmental degradation caused by industries that polluted our air and water without fear of penalty. As Walter Cronkite said at the time, the protesters were “predominantly young, predominantlyContinue reading “Day 38”
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Day 31
Day 31 – Total confirmed cases in US: 609,685. The world will have it’s 2 millionth confirmed case today. Not even this devastating pestilence can stop the sunrise from coming. And these darkest of days have a light, no matter how dim… I pull the blanket I made from warm thoughts of you around myContinue reading “Day 31”
Day 29
Day 29 – Total confirmed cases in US: 557,590 Those kind of numbers can drive a man to drink. Or away from it, depending on his usual state. Seven years ago I had a sobering experience that was called to my mind by recent events. Not that they have anything in common, other than theirContinue reading “Day 29”
Day 26
Day 26 – Total confirmed cases in US: 466,299 Uncertainty becomes a way of life too as the things we know become unknown and questions go unanswered The truth can also change like weather and memory lose its focus when every day is like the day before Routine unravels too until in time uncertainty becomesContinue reading “Day 26”
Day 25
Day 25 – Total confirmed cases in US: 432,438 Two things get clearer every day: our president is derelict in his duty, and we are never going back to the society we had at the beginning of last month. Five weeks ago today – March 5 – was the last normal day for me. ItContinue reading “Day 25”
