Monthly Archives: April 2020

Plague Diary 7: Masks and Social Distance

Today was store day. We have been trying – and mostly failing – to only go shopping once every two weeks. This is actually what I was doing before the plague hit and honestly, I was a bit better at … Continue reading

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Plague Diary 6: Social Distance and the Beach

There is one beach open and it’s Sunset Beach, which is to say the stretch of beach that runs basically between Camp Rilea, which is military and I think you cannot go on their beach, to Gearhart, which is fancy … Continue reading

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Plague Diary 5: One Month

It is one month today from the Monday I went into the office to find out that I would be working from home forthwith. I’m still working from home, even though yesterday I called in sick. It is kind of … Continue reading

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Plague Diary 4: Comes & Goes

Today is a difficult one. It’s mildly interesting, the way the days are going – on some I am relatively productive and not freaking the fuck out all over the place and on others, forget it, I am just a … Continue reading

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Plague Diary 3: The Dream

I finally had a pandemic dream. I knew it was coming and as is usual when my subconscious is trying to make a point, the symbolism is heavy handed, like Hallmark card heavy handed. I dreamed I was driving my … Continue reading

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Plague Diary 2

I suppose I am a Stay At Home expert now: I have had a Zoom happy hour and I have mask envy. Yesterday afternoon, they closed all the remaining beaches. Fortunately, I had gotten up early and spent an hour … Continue reading

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Plague Diary 1

Hello 6000 Onions! Long time! I am back –  I am dismantling my other blog, Mobile Hermitage (no point in linking, it will be gone soon) on the grounds that I am no longer mobile and no longer in a … Continue reading

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