COVID-19: Episode 4: socially distant

This is going to be rather disconnected. Not stream-of-consciousness; I think a live stream costs extra.

Social distancing here at the North End isn't a whole lot different from business as usual. Not that I'm getting a whole lot done. And I have been out of the house, most recently for a trip to the pharmacy. And Colleen has a MAC clinic appointment Thursday. But we're pretty well set to at least avoid trips to the grocery store for a couple of weeks, and more if we have to. I don't think Colleen will notice any difference at all, unless her caregiver has to stop coming, which would only happen if her household or ours needs to be quarantined. Although we probably ought to discuss that.

Things aren't as eerie here as they are in Seattle (I've seen pictures), but even on the island the streets are more deserted than usual. One unexpected advantage of having an electric car is never having to touch a possibly-contaminated gas-pump handle. Another is that you can wait in it listening to the radio for a loooooooooong time without running the battery down.

Regretting having procrastinated paperwork, e.g. durable powers of attorney. I need to face the possibility that one or both of us may need it. Nothing settles the mind etc... I know most of the forms are online.

I'm going to (try to) cut down on the time I spend chasing COVID-19 links and refreshing news updates; I think we're all either pretty well informed or pretty fed up on that front. The first couple of links are things to keep yourself amused with. The third is, arguably, also in that category. Look around -- there is a lot of free stuff out there. Not to mentiongutenberg.org. And many entertainment venues are streaming performances for free.

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