Thursday, March 26, 2020

Opening Day

A lot of people are upset because today was supposed to be opening day of the baseball season. I don't follow sports so none of this has affected me. (I think one of my friends had the right idea - she cooked hot dogs for dinner and watched a replay of one of her favorite games.) But another reason to be upset is that the US now has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world - and the third-highest number of deaths, behind China and Italy.

When this disease originally started, they said the symptoms were fever, sore throat, and a dry cough. Now they keep announcing new symptoms you may have - upset stomach, loss of taste and smell, today I saw conjunctivitis (pink eye) is a new one. Where do these new symptoms keep coming from?

My husband and I have been going on ~30 minute walks around our neighborhood. There is a small park nearby, but we couldn't figure out where the entrance was. Tonight we found it and walked through there. It ended up taking us an hour, and there were other people and kids and dogs walking there as well; with narrow trails and bridges, it wasn't as easy to get away as it is to cross the street when walking around the neighborhood. So that may be our first and last trip there. But I'm glad we finally found it!
All the playground equipment was roped off

Today I learned someone I know has COVID-19. They live in one of the "hotspot" areas and have been sick all week. With 70% of the planet predicted to get this virus, I expect this will become a common occurrence...

Tonight my team from work had our quarterly meeting with the team from Wuhan. On the agenda was their tips for working from home [and being quarantined at home] since they're now pros after 2+ months. These included setting up your home workspace, setting a schedule, and getting dressed (casual, but not pajamas). These past few weeks I have been sleeping in, operating on a weird schedule, and spending my days in sweatpants and hoodies. Maybe I should become a little more regimented as far as getting on a schedule, and wearing real pants.

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