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Let's talk about money. Are you and those close to you able to pay your bills these days? Has this changed lately?
Money hasn't been a problem as I have been able to work remotely through the pandemic Access to goods, though, was an ongoing problem in 2020 There were mysterious shortages of usually reliable supplies: hand soap, toilet paper, flour, yeast, rye flour, and chicken thighs It was extra upsetting when I would have to wait outside for the number of patrons to exit so that new ones could go in, only to find that the thing I had counted on re-stocking, was not available My parents are hoarders Before the pandemic, I used to criticize my parents for stockpiling cases of toilet paper There were only two of them, and they had four cases in reserve I thought, even if there was a harbor strike, they had enough toilet paper to last for years Then this pandemic struck, and I thought, maybe my parents had a point Those four cases of toilet paper didn't look so nutty after all
November 1, 2021
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Are you in touch with family or friends in other parts of the country, or other parts of the world? If so, talk about how the pandemic has been affecting them.
My friends in Mexico and Thailand have all come to US to get vaccinated because they can't get the vaccine over there. I have mixed feelings about that -- on the one hand I think it's good that my friends are able to get vaccinated, but I think of the poor people who aren't able to travel and how they are stuck with no vaccines. It makes me mad especially with the Mexican government because they seem so incompetent and they haven't been taking the pandemic as seriously as they should.
June 22, 2021