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  • Coronavirus Journal: Day 30 – UBI and Universal Health Care

    I was lying in bed earlier after working remote all day, just watching the sun go down while the room got dark. It’s kind of depressing being inside all the time, even with lots of stuff to do. Not so much because I’m inside, but because of the circumstances. It’s not as much fun when…

  • Coronavirus Journal: Day 28 – Cooking, Jazz, and Corona-chan

    So, I stayed up too late last night, I think, because I feel really tired and I have a headache. Coronavirus symptoms, I know, but this is pretty normal for me when I stay up past 2:30 AM. I spent most of the day cooking. Not that I’m complaining. This is a good time to…

  • Coronavirus Journal: Day 27 – Trying to reach the back of the cabinets

    Since we’ve been going to the grocery store less, we’re actually using up things in our cabinets that might have otherwise occupied space until they went bad. I’ve also been finding and discarding products that did, in fact, occupy space until they went bad. Silver lining? Social distancing and the fear of a deadly virus…

  • The toilet paper drought is finally hitting the Bronx

    Since this COVID-19 thing started in New York City, people have been panic buying. One dude buying 20 jars of spaghetti sauce, every shelf in the store is now empty, kind of panic buying. Or at least, that’s how it was down in Manhattan near my mom’s place. At the two grocery stores near our…

  • A few thoughts on the impact of coronavirus in the USA

    I’ve heard that there are conspiracy theories floating around that the US created the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. I haven’t bothered to read them, though I know it began with China denying the virus started there, as if their denial can change reality. We all know the first cases of the virus were from people…

  • Coronavirus Journal: Day 25 – #coronavirusUSA mascot?

    So, I was sitting at the dinner table, trying to get some remote work done and I saw something moving out of the corner of my eye, out the window. I looked over and saw a black bird, a crow, standing on the antennae of the neighboring building. Ok. Great. A crow. I felt like…

  • Coronavirus Journal: Day 22 – Corporate Bailouts

    I talked to a guy on the phone for work and he said that he was still going to the park and I guess that’s fine. That’s allowed. But it just seems so dangerous to me. Not just for him, but for his kids and anyone else he comes in contact with at home. The…

  • It’s Friday but we’re not going anywhere

    Mood: I can see the train station from our window. It looks pretty dead out there. It’s normally packed at this time of day. I’d like to go downtown even if it’s just to walk around, but I don’t want to take the risk for no reason. Maybe tomorrow? I don’t know. Probably not. It’s…

  • Coronavirus Journal: Day 18

    The more I read about the coronavirus impact in the United States and here in New York City in particular, the less inclined I feel to go outside if I can avoid it. I think the numbers below speak for themselves: That’s about a 1% death rate here in New York City. I think the…

  • Coronavirus Journal: Day 17 of State of Emergency

    I was reading the news yesterday and I saw that Cuomo had come down to New York City over the weekend and had expressed some concern over the numbers of people that were gathering in city parks in close proximity to each other. Like I predicted, he threatened to shut down the parks if people…