We do one take out meal a week, for morale. Tonight was Chili's. I thought the server was going to cry when she thanked me for my 25% tip. She said they "really help."

And I just wondered who is NOT tipping well in this shit?

Liv wants to shave her head. I guess this is probably the best time to try it.

I'm growing a COVID beard because I think its hysterical. How fuzzy can my chin get?

And I just wondered who is NOT tipping well in this shit?

Assholes.

You can afford take-out. Tip the fuck out of the people who are risking their lives to serve you.

This has been your public service message for Sunday night. Don't be an asshole.

So many people just don't get it. We got a thank you letter from our gardener because we continue to pay, and we do not expect him to come to the house. Same thing for our house cleaner. We recognize that things may be bad for us, but they are so much worse for so many.

Assholes are definitely the ones not tipping. WTF, people? I ordered out Friday (for only the second time this quarantine) and started to give a 20% tip because that was what it auto-populated, and then was like "oh wait, duh, that's like only $3" and upped it.

I just watched Contagion with some friends over zoom (we each rented it on our TVs, synced up to the same moment and hit play, and then had zoom with earbuds--it worked really well, couldn't hear their TVs, but could hear them and my TV!). But OMG I think I'm going to have nightmares now. Even if it was obviously way worse in that movie, I still worry about a slow motion descent into that madness--and it was very weird hearing all these terms I now know but wouldn't have three four months ago. That said, there was a whole lot of hand shaking and standing close and non-mask wearing that struck me as completely not how reality is going these days! Like, why are these scientists fucking shaking hands?!? LOL

Like, why are these scientists fucking shaking hands?!? LOL

Yikes. My brother-the-ID-doc always said that Contagion was the most realistic of all those pandemic movies.

My brother forwarded this really helpful video about epidemiological modeling. It's very nerdy and not upsetting, but also really informative about the types of public health actions that would actually make a difference.

Me, I took the dog for a run in the park, and did some laundry, paid some bills, made a big batch of oatmeal cookies, and then delivered some to my friend E and my niece. I may walk up to my sister's house tomorrow and give her some as well.

Now I'm reading old Star Trek novels and listening to jazz. Bed soon.

Yikes. My brother-the-ID-doc always said that Contagion was the most realistic of all those pandemic movies

I mean, that's probably compared to a lot of very not-realistic movies, but yeah--most of it was pretty realistic. Except they were way more able to get shit done, in the movie. And handshakes. And no social distancing. And a new vaccine within like, 4 months.

So this morning we discovered the roof leaks . We knew it leaked badly over the laundry room but we discovered a new leak...a small drip right over our bed. It's not a major leak so that is good but there was a few minutes of why are the blankets and sheets so wet in this one spot...did a cat pee on the bed?!?!? Until we realized it was the ceiling leaking.

Also it looks like the gov will be allowing most non essential stores to reopen this week to next week. There will be a limit of how many people can be in stores. There is now but I don't know if it's being enforced at all. I don't know how many stores will reopen a lot of them closed before there were orders to.

I keep thinking about my store and it has 4 entrances and I have no idea how we are supposed to track to make sure there is only 20% occupancy. Also to maintain 6 fett apart it will mean only 1 person per register station. 1 person on the elevator at a time I guess. I don't think my store is going to open as soon as the order changes but I was just thinking about the logistics of it all .

I found out this weekend that our 78 year old RN aunt is back to work. She had been working full time at the hospital prior to this crisis, well more than full time 4 12s a week. Then they furloughed her because of concerns for her age. Last week they called her back.

She reports it takes her 45 minutes when she arrives at the hospital for them to suit her up. When she gets home she goes to her back door and strips, leaving her shoes outside. Carries her clothes inside directly to the laundry, then goes right to the shower. Then she says hi to her 80 something year old husband.

She is happy to be back at work because she was going nuts at home, but understands well what has to be done. The last time I saw her was March 3rd and she was still working then although she hadn't seen any cases.