I feel like there's a ton to get down, but no central theme. OK, let's start with the prompt: What changes are you observing in recreational patterns in your home neighborhood? (For the purposes of this exercise, consider dog-walking, jogging, outdoor exercise, outdoor gatherings, park usage, and the like as recreational.) How have these patterns …
Month: April 2020
Five Weeks In?
Something like that? Steady state here, although New York is still losing hundreds of residents a day. I suspect that at some point, it will hit me what that means, and I'll become unfunctional for a while. Still numb. I do think my ability to be empathetic about the death of large numbers of people I …
Pride & Joy
Fifteen years ago today, I wrapped up a seven-year run as the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps concert band director - and, essentially, my thirties - with my final concert, Pride & Joy. It was a concert shamelessly stuffed with pieces I loved, many of which were part of my own personal musical history, (For instance, …
Solipsistic Nightmares
Vance prompts, "In addition to social distancing, the CDC is now advising the use of masks, in the form of simple cloth face coverings, as a means of slowing the spread of COVID-19. Are you now wearing masks when you visit places in which social distancing is difficult? What type of masks are you and …
Q2
Second quarter of the year. Still unemployed. The entire country is on lockdown. Where did I go wrong? Smart people are now recommending that you wear face coverings in public - not so much to keep you from getting sick, but to keep you from spreading it to others if you are sick. OK, that's not hard. Here are …
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