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The Stir Crazy Files – Episode 18

I know my cat likes to sit on my desk when I’m not there (she sheds… all over everything). If I’m sitting at my desk though she stays on the floor.
 
Not today. About five minutes ago she jumped on the desk and sat on my keyboard. Come on, cat. I’m trying to work. Now she won’t get down. She’s just decided it’s her desk and that’s all there is too it.
 
I guess I have to move.

223/365

Musical Lessons

I learned two things while singing in the car this morning.

First, I am still a terrible singer.  If you were thinking I would have magically learned how to be awesome over the last two weeks then I’m sorry to disappoint you.  I still suck.

Second, I am still terrified of having people hear me.  Oh look at that guy walking his dog.  He’s two football fields away from me.  I better wait the 20 minutes for him to walk by because he might hear me.

COVID-19 Numbers

I’ve been keeping track of a lot of numbers since this all started.  I’m thinking of posting things now and then just for future reference.

Massachusetts posts their daily stats every day after 4:00PM.  Not always at the same time, but usually with in an hour or an hour and a half.  They post their data here.

Methuen, MA is posting their numbers on the Police Department’s Facebook page.  The post is supposed to come around 5:00 PM but it’s not terribly consistent.  It’s always after the MA numbers come out though.

The National numbers are posted by the CDC, but unfortunately they are not posting over the weekends so I can’t really graph the data accurately.  I’ve been using the Johns Hopkins map instead.  That one updates constantly all day, but I only look at it when the MA numbers come out.  Just so I can have some sort of continuity.

Here’s what I have for today:

  • Methuen MA
    • Total Cases: 175 (up 16 from yesterday)
    • Deaths: 4
    • Death Rate: 2.29%
  • Massachusetts
    • Total Cases: 18941 (up 2151 from yesterday)
    • Deaths: 503
    • Death Rate: 2.66%
  • United States
    • Total Cases: 452582 (up 32607 from yesterday)
    • Deaths: 16129
    • Death Rate: 3.56%

I’m not planning on doing this every day but I might.  I don’t know what I’m going to do.

The Stir Crazy Files – Episode 17

The Stir Crazy has me in a big way tonight.  I don’t know why.  I’m trying very hard to not let things get to me.  Especially things that shouldn’t get to me.  I don’t want to be an asshole so I’m hiding in the office, watching Locke and Key (it’s not that good.  Not bad, but not that good) and trying to write lyrics about hiding and locking yourself indoors and all that fun stuff.

I think I just need a nap.

We did watch JoJo Rabbit tonight.  What a fantastic movie.  I really enjoyed it.  It totally makes sense that it was nominated for 20434725 Oscars.

Vacation Time

There is no end in site to the working from home.  There is no end in site to the social distance.  Even when the end comes, will we be willing to risk a new outbreak?  Will we be willing to venture out into the world of groups and crowds again?

Given that there is no difference, logistically, between a day at work and a day at home, and because there are no other alternatives to those two states of being, what good would taking a vacation day be?

The answer is, probably… none.  It wouldn’t be any good at all.  It would be a waste.

I just put in for a vacation day on my birthday though.  I mean, fuck it.  Why not?