In It For The Long Haul

I am so glad I live in a state with a governor who believes in science and following the advice of experts. The president is pushing to open everything back up on May 1st. According to the experts, this will be disastrous, because the virus will spread. What does it take for people to understand that staying home is for everyone's good? These people who are protesting the stay at home orders imposed by the governors are so stupid. They'll get sick from doing this. But they're so afraid that these public health measures are tyrannical. 

My head is ready to explode from all the awful news, especially having to do with the president not responding quickly enough to the threat of covid-19. Every day, he gets crazier and crazier, and the press acts like his behavior is normal for a grown man, let alone a president. His followers are brain washed. He has a press briefing every afternoon, and he says the same thing, give or take a few meltdowns. He's ready to fire the Dr. Fauci, who is the premier doctor of virology and epidemiology in the united states. 

Over the past two weeks, I have spent most of my time in my pajamas. Days go by without me showering or dressing in real clothes. The only places I go are to the supermarket, the dispensary,Richard and Gregory's, the Bakers, Nancy and Chris', and to the coffee drive through. I do get out most days, if only to drive around. I have spots where I like to park - St. Peter's at Mare Island, the ferry building parking lot, and the lake at Dan Foley park, which i found today. It is a welcome relief from my apartment with the 6 1/2 foot ceilings. The walls do close in sometimes. 

A couple of weeks ago, I had a video call with my friends, the Divas. I got up early, showered, blew dry my hair, and made a cup of coffee. We recreated the lunches we used to have, before the sickening. It was so uplifting, a total dopamine infusion. The wonders of modern technology.  

Laura is one of the Divas, and is teaching second grade throughout this stay at home time. Justine is teaching pre-k through this. Teacher and children meet three times a week in Google hangouts and see each other's faces. 

I am back home after this morning's adventure, and I just made myself steel cut oats, with blueberries, and touches of whiskey, milk, and brown sugar. I'm putting off going to the grocery store until tomorrow, when I will shower once again. Two adventures tomorrow - the supermarket and more Downton Abbey at Richard and Gregory's. 

For the rest of today, I'm going to stay off of Twitter, and delve into the detective novel i am reading - Maisie Dobbs. The time from of the series is 1914 through to the 1930s, kind of like Downton Abbey. I find that era has similarities to our own right now - a pandemic for one. Here's hoping there will be no war, although maybe that is what has happened already. A biotech war.