The first case of the Coronavirus was officially diagnosed in my town today. School closed last Friday. The YMCA closed last Friday. All the school and town playgrounds were officially closed a couple days ago. My family began social distancing last Thursday. And yet, in my town, people are still having playdates. People are still […]
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Social Distancing Day 4: The 2020 Corona Games
Our school district is not currently set up for distance learning, so we are not worrying about anything academic right now. But I know that without any structure or boundaries at all, we will quickly spiral out of control. It happens like clockwork. So today I gave the kids some guidelines. After I made breakfast, […]
Back To Basics
Our schools were closed for (at least) the next two weeks today due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our local YMCA also shut down for the next two weeks. With a 75-year-old father who is in great shape but also has a heart condition as well as a 74-year-old mom who just finished her fifth round […]
Astute Observations From An 8-Year-Old
I had to go to Costco today because I promised Number 7 I would buy her some seaweed. She loves seaweed. But with the coronavirus hysteria, the whole world is apparently preparing for the apocolypse, and even waiting until 5:30 PM on a Sunday when Costco closes at 6 was not late enough to avoid […]