As this pandemic cycle achieves middle-age, it’s been interesting, if predictable, to note the inevitable divergence of responses, to see how people grapple with its threats and resultant restrictions, and how neatly this correlates with their general personality type and temperament.

Back on Thursday a friend of mine invited me over to his house ( Read more... )

The sobering news continues to mount, although it is entirely expected ( Read more... )

Just came back from quick errands. Went to the office and scanned my new soil anchor layout (& supplementary details) and emailed it to my PM. Got toothpaste and Tylenol (because the 1/2-empty bottle I have expires in April), went to an ATM and took out $300 in cash and entombed it in my lockable glove box to let whatever is living on it die a ( Read more... )

Day One of working from home ( Read more... )

On the way to work this morning, listening to a local station on the car radio. First they play "Don't Stand So Close to Me" by the Police, then, to drive the point home, immediately follow it with "It's the End of the World As We Know It" (REM). Not even making this up ( Read more... )

Well that escalated quickly ( Read more... )

In America at least, the news media is negligent to the point of criminality. Checking over the news the last couple days, all the headlines and top stories have been concerning the Grammy awards, the death of a retired basketball player (Kobe Bryant) and the various accompanying outrages caused by how certain celebrities addressed his passing, ( Read more... )