6:47 a.m.
Good morning friends!
Here are today's covid-19 stats:
"There are currently 150,112 confirmed cases and 5,617 deaths from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak as of March 14, 2020, 15:40 GMT."
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-cases/
Compared to yesterday: 130,000 confirmed cases, 5,410 reported deaths.
It is 6:47 a.m. I woke up to a text from my mother at 6:30 a.m. She sounded practically hysterical.
"Don't go to Portland today!" she screamed after I groggily answered my phone.
"Why?" I asked. Feeling slightly disoriented.
She told me she went out for her daily Starbucks at 5:00 a.m. and nearly didn't make it home
The roads are very slippery, she explained.
I groaned and crawled out of bed.
I had to blink. March 14th. Snow. Yes, I am staying home today! My first thought was all the people hoarding toilet paper must feel smug this morning.
But me? I'm going back to bed. Sleep is something I need to hoard!
More later...
Much later (3:00 p.m.):
I could get used to this social isolation. It's funny, I feel less anxious than usual. Some of my friends and family talk about spreading fear, but I like being aware and prepared. During normal, non-pandemic times, I find myself worrying about unimportant things. Like what I said, and how someone treated me. With a global pandemic, those thoughts are trivial. During a global pandemic, we are thinking about one thing: survival. My new motto is: "Be prepared, not scared!"
I also had the best nap in my life. After which I discovered an animated series on Amazon Prime: "Undone". I binge watched all 8 episodes of season one, the only season so far. Each episode is only 39 minutes. But mesmerizing! And the plot revolves around a subject I've always been fascinated by - time travel! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undone_(TV_series)
After my nap, I cleaned the kitchen while listening to Louis Prima:
My Social Isolation Playlist for 3/14/2020 (All Louis Prima and his gang)
Good morning friends!
Here are today's covid-19 stats:
"There are currently 150,112 confirmed cases and 5,617 deaths from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak as of March 14, 2020, 15:40 GMT."
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-cases/
Compared to yesterday: 130,000 confirmed cases, 5,410 reported deaths.
It is 6:47 a.m. I woke up to a text from my mother at 6:30 a.m. She sounded practically hysterical.
"Don't go to Portland today!" she screamed after I groggily answered my phone.
"Why?" I asked. Feeling slightly disoriented.
She told me she went out for her daily Starbucks at 5:00 a.m. and nearly didn't make it home
The roads are very slippery, she explained.
I groaned and crawled out of bed.
I had to blink. March 14th. Snow. Yes, I am staying home today! My first thought was all the people hoarding toilet paper must feel smug this morning.
But me? I'm going back to bed. Sleep is something I need to hoard!
More later...
Much later (3:00 p.m.):
I could get used to this social isolation. It's funny, I feel less anxious than usual. Some of my friends and family talk about spreading fear, but I like being aware and prepared. During normal, non-pandemic times, I find myself worrying about unimportant things. Like what I said, and how someone treated me. With a global pandemic, those thoughts are trivial. During a global pandemic, we are thinking about one thing: survival. My new motto is: "Be prepared, not scared!"
I also had the best nap in my life. After which I discovered an animated series on Amazon Prime: "Undone". I binge watched all 8 episodes of season one, the only season so far. Each episode is only 39 minutes. But mesmerizing! And the plot revolves around a subject I've always been fascinated by - time travel! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undone_(TV_series)
After my nap, I cleaned the kitchen while listening to Louis Prima:
My Social Isolation Playlist for 3/14/2020 (All Louis Prima and his gang)
- Just a Gigilo/I Ain't Got Nobody
- I Wanna Be Like You (My granddaughter and my theme song.)
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Angelina
- Closest to the Bone
- Please no Squeeza da Banana
- Felicia no Capicia
- Jump Jive and Wail
Then I made lunch for my granddaughter and I including a premier of pepperoni chaffles!
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| Pepperoni Chaffles |
Then my son called. He and all his dorm mates are all well. They are keeping up with the news. They enjoyed being out in the snow this morning. Playing a lot of basketball and trying to keep their spirits up during the lockdown. I sent him some of my favorite prayers for difficult times: The Serenity Prayer, The Jesus Prayer, and the Lord's Prayer. He's heard them before. But I told him how I would pray continually for him during his dark times. I suggested he find a prayer to recite if he starts to dwell on negativity.
He sounded good. Peaceful even. We both agreed this lockdown and in fact all the closures are a good thing. Soon this virus will be behind us. A moment in history. But I suspect there will be more. Perhaps harsher strains. And if everyone uses common sense, we will be better prepared next time.
Speaking of which, I will talk to you tomorrow. I think ill play some Louis Prima on the piano - by ear - a new skill I am honing! And read my new library book: A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe.
Happy Saturday!
Be safe, be well. God bless!
Love,
Zita
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