I have to make a very quick trip out of the house later today. I have my mask and I have my little man-purse which contains another mask, a couple pairs of one-time-use gloves and a little vial of hand sanitizer. I should be out and back in about an hour and I'm kinda looking forward to it. The news is so full of tragic stories that I'd like the reminder that there are still other people in this world beyond those on my phone and computer screen, and that they're going about their lives.
Among the many maddening aspects of this crisis is that no one knows when it will end…and what will still be there (or will come back) when it does. We have lots of theories but no precedents. We also have way too many people who haven't a clue but are quite willing to present wild speculation as close-to-certain fact. Most of them are at least wise enough to leave themselves a tiny "out" if they're wrong. It's like if I said, "After extensive research and testing, I've concluded that the winning numbers in tomorrow's Fantasy Five lottery will be '13 18 20 25 31.' Of course, there's a slight chance I'm wrong…" Kind of worthless.
But I'm okay and when I say that, I'm not being insensitive to those out there who are not okay. I think it's important in times of rising not-okayness to remind each other that most of us are okay and will remain so; that the badness can be and is being avoided in most quarters. I'm eating. I'm sleeping. I'm getting things done. If you have the time to drop by this blog, you're probably doing those three things and if we keep doing them, we'll be fine. There's an end to this. I wish I knew when it will be but if I just focus on eating, sleeping and accomplishing something each day, I can wait it out. So can you.