A Week at the Pandemic’s Epicenter – The New York Times
Beautifully photographed, frightening, and sobering.
Statuses
My wife puts forth her current “mores” (i.e. things we should be doing more of). A favorite regarding dates…
“There’s no one magic date. And the sooner we all get used to that uncertainty, the better off we will be at really getting on with today and preparing for tomorrow.”
Skill I’m working on in these mask wearing times:
Smiling with my eyes.
There is no reward – rebeccatoh.co
“There might be no reward from the outside world, but there is already a reward, in and of itself, in the act of doing the work we are called to do.”
Despite the fact that I have a clock on my phone in my pocket, my desk, various rooms in the house, and the computer I’m at more and more these days, if I’m not wearing a watch it takes me a few moments of utter confusion before I’m able to find a way to know what time it is.
Daring Fireball: The Quadrennial iPhone SE Schedule
The fact that our collective concern about the time we spend on our phones has grown alongside the physical size of our phones is not a coincidence.
“This is amazing! I could live without my phone for a month. Even two months. I just need to write!”
— Beatrix, age 12, has the answer we all need. Also, she’s working on chapter 8.
Cocktail hour!
I should note that Beatrix, age 12, had her phone taken away due to a recent infraction. She’s been filling her new found social isolation by writing a book.
Writing. A. Book.
She’s been reading chapters to us and… It’s pretty good.
“The book is called ‘What is The Color of Love?’. So, I read through the whole thing and they don’t even tell you. You get to the last page and they just ask you the same question that’s on the cover!”
— Beatrix, age 12, will judge your book by its cover.