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12/20/20 Saw this sign at the local liquor store in our neighborhood today. We had just run into Dunkin’ Donuts to pick up a couple of pounds of coffee beans, and One of the people behind the counter had her mask below her nose. Then, some guy walked in without a mask. I was there with my kid, whom I sent out of the store to wait for me while I paid. Then I saw this sign in another store just a few doors down. I know it’s easy to say, but FFS what is wrong with people That they won’t wear a mask, or will actually go to the trouble, and then not wear it properly? I feel like for Those of us who’ve gotten accustomed to, it’s just second nature now – and not wearing one evokes the sensation of those dreams where you show up at school and suddenly realized you forgot to put your pants on or something like that. With kids too, it’s like they’ve learned it in their flesh. They immediately notice when other people aren’t complying, and they certainly have opinions about it too.
December 21, 2020
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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.
In the past three weeks, we've been on partial lock down. This mean that we need to limit movement outside, have no contacts out of our household and also, for me, being a teacher, that I need to stay at home and work online. It feels bad to be seeing my young students on a screen, struggling with keyboards and bad connections but it also is the highlight of my day. We joke a lot and I can tell they're happy to see me and their classmates. I can't help but feel blissful at all the benefits this situation generates for me: it saves me a two-hour per day commute, throat fatigue, mask fatigue and worrying about getting infected, when working at a school with 250 other people. I see friends online, or very rarely, one of them might break the rules and risk a 300 euro fine to come visit. The weather is still fairly warm, so we can sit at the balcony and pretend that nothing's wrong. Those are the best hours of the week-there's a mixture of excitement, pure joy for being able to meet and gratitude, but we also tend to look over our shoulders. Nothing is unadulterated from worry.
December 9, 2020