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What do you think was the biggest news event this past week -- either in your community, nationally, or globally? Talk about why it’s a big deal.
News event? My husband and I are all news all the time. My close friends avoid the news. I am compelled currently to listen and make sense of how this country is doing. The news: stats as to deaths in US - that dwarfs all other news. I will post the compared stats on the next optional photograph upload. I try to look at the positive side so first for this space I posted my Biden/Harris flag - yes we Dems have political flags too! The “soul of our nation” is also the title of Historian Meacham’s book I am currently reading! The parallels with the Depression and FDR’s leadership over four terms are stunning. Over my flag, a pastel of a National Park hangs on the wall - I won 2nd prize for “professional artist” category ! I had shoulder surgery months before I created this very prismatic landscape! It was my first artwork post surgery. Miracles happen - Life offers our souls abundant joy. I believe we will emerge successfully as a nation!
December 12, 2020
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I am going hold from college in 1 week. I am from New York City, and I remember the worst of the pandemic because I was home for the whole time. Now in the city they are shutting down restaurants again and considering closing the public schools and it feels like were on our way to a second wave. It's weird to have been at college and been in a sort of bubble, and now I'm heading back to one of the epicenters of the second wave. Now every day I'm going to think about putting my family in danger every time I go outside, while at college I wasn't really worried about putting anyone at risk. Additionally, as we register for class for second semester, I'm starting to worry about whether or not we'll be able to come back to school in February.
November 17, 2020