Almost three weeks locked in now. We didn't get locked in until the 17th, but I'm counting from Friday March 13th, the last day I had a beer in a bar. So long ago.
Nut much chatter, but then what is there to chatter about? It reminds me of my last days in Champaign, the fall of 1984. I was still closing down the Esquire every fucking night, but not many others were anymore. I'd bike to the bar and maybe there would be Craig, Higgs, Dan Weir. We would nod to each other, but otherwise stare straight ahead silently. We had seen each other in the Esquire the night before, and the night before that, and stretching back to who knew when, and none of us led exciting lives so nothing had happened to any of us since the night before when we had last seen each other, so we had nothing to talk about. What's new? Nothing.
Kind of like that these days huh? Oh I'm sure some of us have put the time to good use, but cleaning out your closets is not rich material for conversation. Reason I am thinking there haven't been any new posts in about a week.
It is warming up a bit, and I am getting out more. Took a nice walk through downtown yesterday, but it was so damn eerie. It's like going to a funeral, sure it is a nice day, and maybe it's a fine looking church, but it's not a happy thing. And though people are sparse there are a lot of cars. Back before the lock down downtown traffic was at a crawl due partly to pedestrians crossing against the lights and jaywalking. We were the bullies, if a car wanted to go on the green light they had to wait until we crossed, and we took our good time. Anymore they just fly. If you are crossing and you see a car half a block down then you would just stroll across. anymore you gotta hustle your butt because that guy is flying.
This mask thing, I don't know. Sentiment is growing towards it, but I don't hear much about what good it is, and then there's the beard and then there's, ok I admit it, looking like a dork (I should worry, but still). Nevertheless I thought I'd give it a try today when I went out to buy a new CD/radio player at Target. By the way, did you know that they don't call it a radio anymore, they say it has an AM/FM receiver. If you're not a very with-it guy, you are thinking what the hell does that mean, do I have to like plug it into some amplifier? If it was a radio, wouldn't they say it was a radio? Apparently not.
Of course I don't have a mask, I have a bandanna of Craig's that Lydia sent me and I was wondering whatever am I going to do with that? Well now I knew. I tied it on my face and went out telling myself it was an adventure. I long for adventure. But it wasn't much of one. Only one in seven was wearing a mask and I was the only one wearing a bandanna. It wasn't much of an adventure
I cannot figure out how to post my own comments rather than comment on someone else's post. Or am I wrong and actually posting my own comment now.
ReplyDeleteThis is an entirely new form for me. Also, if I check "notify me" here, will I be notified when someone else posts a comment?
With all of that out of the way, I should tell you that Rolla passed a city ordinance officially closing all non-essential businesses from April 6 to May 11th and not allowing gatherings of, I believe, more than 10 people. Still no cases in this county.
My gardeners have started with the spring weeding. I shall have four by the end of the week. Unfortunately for me they are only temporary since their regular jobs are on hold for the moment. Shall have to see when the university decides to reopen.
I went grocery shopping for the first time since we got back from Texas. One person had a mask. The wipes were next to the "out" door but I grabbed a few and kept them on the handle of the cart the whole time. Used them to wipe off the self-check out scale too and brought my own paper bags. Most people did not seem to be "social distancing".
I also went to Walgreen's. No wipes available there. And they call themselves a pharmacy? I used my cloth bag on the cart handle and the clerk said she would put my cart away since my articles were put into the cloth bag.
Our regular pharmacy has drive through service and pick up at the door only. They are wearing masks and gloves for delivery and receiving cash.
Is there any way to post pictures on this blog? I could post garden pictures.
In the upper right in the grey area there is a new post option and that will allow you to do a whole new post. Probably best to use that unless you want to just make a little comment on some specific thing, because it's kind of awkward the way blogspot deals with comments.
DeleteYou can insert a picture when you are in the new post mode by clicking on the picture option (the one in color) among the editing options on the top of the screen.
I don't know how that notify thing works. Are you getting an email everytime there is new post or comment?
Oh, after you are done writing the new post click on the orange publish button to get your post on the page.
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