Covid vaccine

 

My son got the covid shot today - I’m hoping his efforts as a contact tracer will let us reduce spread of this illness and start lifting restrictions we live with today.

Watching Hogfather tonight

All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."

REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.

"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"

YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.

"So we can believe the big ones?"

YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.

"They're not the same at all!"

YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.

"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"

MY POINT EXACTLY

Watch Hogfather on Amazon Prime

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During my last conference call, while my coworker was on video presenting to ~40 of us, his preschool daughter broke into his home office with a ukelele and played it while singing, as he chased her around the room in his roller chair apologizing profusely. I am so HERE for these wonderfully entertaining work-at-home moments and not looking forward to boring old corporate office meetings without ukelele intermissions.

Pandemic pup

Has anyone else adopted while home on lockdown? We're looking at a hound from Lucky Dog rescue. We’ve been in touch with them about a dog listed for adoption and are taking it slow with a few introduction meetings and trying to understand what we're in for. Howard is described as a high-energy dog. The adoption coordinator shared some info about how he interacted with the trainer's dog: she "let her cattle dog out. She really doesn’t like him. She herded him, snapped at him, and he loved it. Just ran joyfully around the room thinking it was the best thing ever."

 

Consider donating to Lucky Dog or another dog rescue of your choice.

Medieval covers of current songs

A few years back I had the chance to visit another city and ride a ferris wheel with some dear friends.We talked there for a bit about the weird combo of cheery pop music combined with dire gothy lyrics as represented in Pumped up kicks. Today I heard a medieval version and it is just as weird. 

Listen to Medieval Covers of “Creep,” “Pumped Up Kicks,” “Bad Romance” & More by Hildegard von Blingin’

Apocalypse Fashion Update

I went for a walk in generic uggs, flannel PJ bottoms, hoodie and leopard print gloves, and one of my kid's knit skater hats with an angry fat dachshund on a dental floss-sized leash. And ran into a co-worker so we had a socially distant chat. How's your Tuesday? #apocalypsefashion

These people at work

 I’m getting real frustrated sharing my break room with all these people. Don’t they realize their mother works here?

PS If you're wondering what to do about any household help during lockdown, you should pay them.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer.

 

Time for a re-read?