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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
This week has me feeling a bit like I’ve fallen down a rabbit’s hole. Politics aside, the mixed messages on COVID are other worldly. More people seem to be out and about. There’s more traffic on the road, more cars in parking lots outside of restaurants and stores. More invites from friends to get together, with social distancing of course. Yet cases are on the rise, and The Presidents gets it which proves no one is immune. Then he gets an experimental cocktail and seems to indicate this is a cure and we should not be afraid. I guess he thinks it’s all over and It’s no big deal. Yet the cocktail contains stem cells, which will be interesting to see how that plays out with Pro-lifers who clearly will have to abstain right? And it’s experimental so not available to us. And the cost was tens of thousands, and we don’t know that he’s out of the woods yet. And contrast that with the video of the sobbing nurse who is furious at his indifference in social distancing because she has done chest compressions on hundreds of patients and knows this is not a joke for anyone else. Occasionally I pop on to one of the talk radio stations and am always amazed at the lies and vitriol that is allowed, and encouraged there. Having isolated and been so careful for so long to see the leader of our country speak and act with such indifference is another example of the parallel lives In other worlds some of my fellow Americans seem to be living in. Move over Peter, I guess I may be here awhile.
October 11, 2020
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Has the pandemic disrupted your plans for the future in any major way? If so, talk about the most significant disruption(s).
I ride roller coasters. I’m old, so I ride the front seat to minimize dizziness and G-forces. Some amusement parks are assigning seats to keep people spread apart. I can’t sit just anywhere. I started riding coasters at the age of 50. It took a lot of effort to face my fears and get to the level I’m at now. I have a long way to go before I am able to ride the taller, loopy coasters. I’m terrified that I will lose the ground I’ve gained. And I’m old. There’s a limit to the number of years ahead of me to do this. I’m stressed and anxious about losing something I love so much. My other love is music festivals and concerts. I like to stand as close as I can to the stage. That requires stamina that is also on the wane. If vaccines were required for entry into concerts, theme parks, etc., people would be more interested in getting them. Let’s do it!
April 29, 2021