Weekend Plans Post: Shaking My Head Like I’ve Napped Too Long
The snow came really fast and it was entirely gone within 24 hours. That picture? That’s from Monday. Tuesday? It was gone. Well, there is still some in the areas where the sun’s light doesn’t touch but the roads, sidewalks, driveways? Dry as a bone.
When we started the whole pandemic thing a million years ago, we had no idea how long the lockdown and quarantine and Safe At Home/Safer At Home was going to last. Now? It feels like you can count the number of days it’ll be until it’s over. Like, count in your head. Not on fingers and toes, not yet… but, like, you know when you ask a 6 year old to count to 100? They can? They might miss a number here or there in the 40s but, sure, they can count to 100.
In 100 days, it’ll be July. Independence Day weekend, if the Google isn’t lying. Colorado intends to have everybody eligible to get a shot by mid-April… which, due to scheduling, should have everybody who wants a second shot have a second shot by mid-June… which would make the 4th of July the light at the end of the tunnel, I think.
We’ve just got to make it another 100 days. You can count to 100 in your head. Heck, 6 year olds can count to 100. Give or take a number here or there.
Since this is going to be a big summer, this weekend will be spent doing the usual Safe At Home kinda stuff (since we still have to get to there from here). A grocery delivery, chores around the house, maybe a drive up to Cascade if Sunday is particularly sunny, maybe some laundry. Just gotta hunker down. Just gotta get to the finish line. 100 days.
Hope was finally in sight the same week as a half foot of snow… Just gotta get there. Keep it together. Just gotta get there.
So… what’s on your docket?
(Featured image is “Temporary Blizzard”. Taken by the author.)
“2 weeks to flatten the curve”. What’s the number up to now Greater than 52 I think.Report
It was somewhere around 52 last week.
Looks like the final number will be around 64.
A nice round number.Report
Saturday is supposed to be sunny and warm, so probably do a few things outside, and we have plans to meet up with friends with kids and a dog so all can play.
Sunday I’m hanging my closet door, finally.
Also, for anyone curious as to how a big ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, this is a good article.Report
There is another, simpler, explanation that has no paywall:
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LOL!
The FT article isn’t about why the ship hit the side, but about why it’s still stuck. Ships hit the side of the canal all the time, but a couple of tugs can get them free in a few hours.Report
Folks don’t understand the bulbous bow designs, it’s like getting a fish hook outReport
More like pulling a boot out of the mud.Report
I excepted a big chunk on the Linky Friday post.Report
No school like the old school:
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Once is happenstance.
Twice is coincidence.
Three times is enemy action.
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Getting my first does of the Pfizer today. I’m looking forward to the space laser control. Other than that grading.
And I’m glad none of my Kickstarter games are on the ship.Report
Excellent! Good luck!
My recommendation, and take it for what it is worth: Get some pre-made food for dinner. Order a pizza, pick up a rotisserie chicken on the way home, something like that. Even having something that you can toss into the microwave for 2 minutes before eating will be a good idea.
I had *NO* gas in my tank the evening I got my shot.Report
@Jaybird Thanks for the advice. My wife’s been vaccinated for two months now, so she might head out to get dinner if need be. I’ve had it for about an two hours now and all is well.
I gotta say, they have an efficient system here for the shots, using the state fairgrounds and two winding lanes of car queues. It went smoothly, and while not as quick as I would’ve like, it’s a good system for handling lots of people.Report
I got an appointment for Sunday afternoon for the first shot.Report
First Holy Communion for the 6-yo tomorrow. He’s making first confession today, and pretty psyched about it. I’m like, eh, give it a few decades and see how you feel… speaking of which, made my Easter confession for my Easter Duty. One of my legacy Greek Orthodox ideas I was using the pandemic to smuggle into the Catholic Church was the idea of fewer instances of communion, but greater preparation devotion beforehand. After a year of this project I can report the uptake in the Shenandoah Valley of this ancient discipline: 0.
More work in the woods this weekend… cutting windfall, clearing paths… enjoying the cool spring air as the forest flowers blossom.
Still can’t find vaccinations in our part of Virginia… the tech failure here is par for my experience working with Govt. tech… but still pretty embarrassing.Report
Congratulations to the little one! I think we’ve got one child in our parish’s program this year. But at least we just got permission from the county to up our Mass attendance to 60% capacity. We’ve probably had a lot of fasting from the Eucharist.Report
Gonna have to be a work-end, getting to be that time of the semester. I need to evaluate departmental-scholarship candidates and the online “portal” the university provides to do this is annoying to say the least. I also have three longish articles to tech-edit for a journal I do this as a volunteer service for.
I probably should also write an exam for one of my classes.
Ah well, I had spring break last week, I guess I am just paying for it now 😛Report