COVID-19 Lockdown, Day 100
One hundred days. I have been doing this blog for 100 days, or 3 1/3 months, every day, non-stop. These days have certainly not been uneventful. There have been the closure of businesses, people not respecting restrictions, politicians and others abusing the restrictions, a great surge in cases, rampant death, missing church, a church being burned down for challenging the local government, a Black man being murdered by a police officer in broad daylight, protests, riots, destruction of monuments, the skin color of looters and arsonists, returning to church under social distancing, and then discrimination by possible churchians. Then, there have been my aunt's death, issues at work, my quadragintaphobia, and my visit to the monastery.
We started with Phase 1, the growth of COVID-19, Phase 2, the most lethal stage, which is where everything non-essential was closed and there was an increase in unemployment, thereby necessitating the need for stimulus checks, and where so many people died (one man lost his entire family). Then there was Phase 3, where the outbreak stopped increasing, and businesses and churches, as well as restaurants with al fresca options, opening. We are now at Phase 4, with cases and deaths continuing to drop, with bars and indoor dining opening, and everything is beginning to return to "normal" . Of course, we have yet to reach Phase 5, which may take a while since it means that a vaccine or a fast-working treatment is approved in order to keep the virus from rapid spreading. That time, friends, will come soon. Fear not!
With this in mind, I am starting to wonder again if I should continue this blog until Phase 5, or should I retire it and maybe start editing it for publishing. If I do retire this blog, I plan to start a new one, but it will probably be a twice a week or weekly blog. Alas, writing every day is a huge commitment for me. Also, if I do retire this blog, I might do the last post on Saturday, my birthday.
First, how many of you strongly think I should keep writing until Phase 5, however long that may be? Keep in mind, though, that the main purpose of this blog was to document my experiences during the lockdown, but there is no longer a lockdown, I am back working in the office, and, with the exception of still needing to wear a mask and not being able to drive my clients, the pandemic does not really affect me anymore.
When I do start a new blog, does anyone have any suggestions about what I should write about? Think about all the other non-pandemic subjects I covered, and let me know what you want to read more about. For those of you who have been devoted to reading each of my posts, my loyal fans, you should have a say about what I should write about next.
Finally, please tell me the most important lessons this pandemic has taught you. For me, it has taught me the importance of interacting with others outside of what technology can office--the aura of the human presence. It has also taught me that circumstances do not make character; they reveal character. Through this pandemic, I have seen brave, strong people become braver and stronger. I have seen timid and cowardly people become more timid and even bigger cowards. Finally, I have seen arschlochen become even bigger and more arrogant arschlochen. Of course, some people use crises as a time to change their ways, but too often have people capitalized on the pain of others or went completely insane throughout. I hope to read your thoughts about all I have discussed soon.
--Signing off.
We started with Phase 1, the growth of COVID-19, Phase 2, the most lethal stage, which is where everything non-essential was closed and there was an increase in unemployment, thereby necessitating the need for stimulus checks, and where so many people died (one man lost his entire family). Then there was Phase 3, where the outbreak stopped increasing, and businesses and churches, as well as restaurants with al fresca options, opening. We are now at Phase 4, with cases and deaths continuing to drop, with bars and indoor dining opening, and everything is beginning to return to "normal" . Of course, we have yet to reach Phase 5, which may take a while since it means that a vaccine or a fast-working treatment is approved in order to keep the virus from rapid spreading. That time, friends, will come soon. Fear not!
With this in mind, I am starting to wonder again if I should continue this blog until Phase 5, or should I retire it and maybe start editing it for publishing. If I do retire this blog, I plan to start a new one, but it will probably be a twice a week or weekly blog. Alas, writing every day is a huge commitment for me. Also, if I do retire this blog, I might do the last post on Saturday, my birthday.
First, how many of you strongly think I should keep writing until Phase 5, however long that may be? Keep in mind, though, that the main purpose of this blog was to document my experiences during the lockdown, but there is no longer a lockdown, I am back working in the office, and, with the exception of still needing to wear a mask and not being able to drive my clients, the pandemic does not really affect me anymore.
When I do start a new blog, does anyone have any suggestions about what I should write about? Think about all the other non-pandemic subjects I covered, and let me know what you want to read more about. For those of you who have been devoted to reading each of my posts, my loyal fans, you should have a say about what I should write about next.
Finally, please tell me the most important lessons this pandemic has taught you. For me, it has taught me the importance of interacting with others outside of what technology can office--the aura of the human presence. It has also taught me that circumstances do not make character; they reveal character. Through this pandemic, I have seen brave, strong people become braver and stronger. I have seen timid and cowardly people become more timid and even bigger cowards. Finally, I have seen arschlochen become even bigger and more arrogant arschlochen. Of course, some people use crises as a time to change their ways, but too often have people capitalized on the pain of others or went completely insane throughout. I hope to read your thoughts about all I have discussed soon.
--Signing off.
Comments
Post a Comment