Composing my email to the chorus saying I'm not coming to the concerts. The mayor has banned gatherings of more than 500 people. The concerts wouldn't hit that threshold, but that just means they're not being forced to cancel.

DH's employer has now told all employees who can perform their jobs remotely to work from home for the foreseeable future. This is a hospital saying that.

I have to say that your family is clearly doing everything possible to keep safe. That really is all we can do at this time. So much ~ma for safety and calm.

C's part of the at-risk population, so we've been extra careful, Laura. This boy has been through so much the past year. All he wants to do is go to school.

He will not be returning to the dorm this semester, no matter what happens.

I am holed up at home but that is usual for me. Dunkin' is tempting me to go get a free donut...

What kind of donuts do you like, -t? Any kind that survives being heated up in the oven?

Cindy, ~mas and mas to you and yours.

Thank you, Shir. To you and yours too.

Naturally, I sent that email and then immediately got an email from them canceling.

Tom Hanks combines COVID with the cancellation of spring training: There's no crying in baseball

There are almost no customers here today. Again it's mostly senior citizens. Although I'm now in a corner and can't see as many people coming through. The mall is dead. We had Lysol in the public bathrooms but that's stopped because ppl were stealing it.

I think the temptation has passed, Cindy. My fundamental too-lazy-to-put-on-shoes nature may keep me safe.

The Downtown Theater is postponing all of its performances for 2 weeks and the local Senior Center is closed (which I get, it's function is mostly social, but I'm a little concerned about their regular patrons). It's reassuring to see some action being taken.

My U sent a message to students to say they are closing the dorms and cancelling all in-person student activities. They have not told the faculty/staff any of this. We only know because some people have children who are students here.

We were already online-only, but the dorms are a whole new level, and they are not letting international students stay. It's get out by Monday.

I can't decide if this is just incompetence, or if they've discovered a case on campus.

Closing the dorms? Where are students supposed to go?

I just retrieved my book on hold at the library. There were WAY more DVDs there than I thought there would be. (I still didn't check any out.)

The groom of tonight's wedding texted me and said he's feeling somewhat less anxious today. For him, that's a win.

That is awful.

If anyone on here knows of people nearish me with kids in this situation, I have 2 free bedrooms and am happy to open my home.