Conavirus......

Buy her a mask and a face shield. Wearing both should offer protection. That's the best you can do.

I don't stress about my mom going to the grocery store anymore as realistically noone can stay at home 8 months, it's too hard, too cruel and unusual, it approaches solitary confinement. I didn't know we'd have 8 MONTHS of this stuff, that was inconceivable to me early on, and hey if we were one of the well run countries we wouldn't, but nope we do.

I just wish my mom would have pizza delivered rather than pick it up because everyone else on earth does even with NO covid, and she won't even in a time of covid. I wish she'd use the credit card instead of going in to pay for gas etc.. But I haven't won this battle, actually I never win any battle trying to influence almost anyone I know, like anyone cares what I think :)

I’m giving up on convincing anyone of anything related to covid. For a while I tried. Then I realized that most people know, and if they don’t, it’s not that hard to find out.

I can only take cate of myself. For the ones who ask, I make an effort. Otherwise I’ve bowed out. Both online and IRL.

Apathetic, I wish I had a suggestion for what to do. My dad was a hermit during his last years. But not being able to even go around the assisted living facility to chat with his friends (and outside to have a smoke from time to time) would have been tough for him. He died six years ago and sadly I am grateful about that given where we are now.

I don't remember if I have posted this here.....I am on the Pfizer trial in Phoenix. $465 in my savings account thus far and no side effects.....though it's 50/50 I'm getting the vaccine vs the placebo. I'm having hope for these vaccines. Rob

Wow Rob, that's great.

I had a zoom meeting with two old friends who have moved out of town and I've not "talked" with for some time. They didn't travel to see family over Thanksgiving because of Covid concerns, but planned to travel for Christmas. I wonder if that will be the case for a lot of people.

I was up in Madison, WI and SW Wisconsin (near Platteville) for the holiday weekend - cave diving class at a former mine.

Stayed in Middleton. Hotel was very empty. Didn’t eat at any restaurants. McD and Culver’s drive thru. Kwik Trip. Was inside at Madison dive shop but we all wore masks and sat far apart when we did classroom time. I did eat dinner while we were doing classroom time, but was 10ft away from the others.

At the mine we were out in the country. Kept our distance outside of the water.

Chatted with a friend my age. Her grandmother is still alive and going all over the place, she can't convince her to stay home.

My mother's latest is she has lived long enough and doesn't care if she dies.

The news has many stories about vaccines, but I am not hearing anything about once you are vaccinated with your second dose you don't need to wear a mask anymore, though that seems like common sense.