And I'll breathe the dust of cosmos and wild rosebud
Today is my father's birthday. There have been years when I did not celebrate it with him, but I was in grad school at the time, or in different countries. I've called him and sent e-mail. I should have put a card in the mail last week, but I had not yet adjusted to the new timing.
I would hate to be confined to my apartment and immediate environs for eighteen months. I would hate to be without museums and rehearsals and trips to D.C. to see my godchild. I would hate to be in these levels of pain. I have lost so many years out of my life already, I feel most of the time as though the majority of my life has been a waste of waking up; it would hurt very much to add to that. I would rather lose as much time as it takes to make sure of a vaccine and treatments that are not wishful thinking or snake oil than pretend it's safe when it's not. I appreciate my governor being one of the people who don't want to jump the gun. I still wish I'd been able to replace him with an ethical artichoke in 2018, but he might be working his way up to, as![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
phi aptly identified, a turnip with common sense.
Today's installment of the New Decameron is Lila Garrott's "The Prudent Traveller's Guide to Venice (Excerpted), 1872," which I adore. It's so beautifully worked out and so matter-of-fact about how it reveals it.
I would hate to be confined to my apartment and immediate environs for eighteen months. I would hate to be without museums and rehearsals and trips to D.C. to see my godchild. I would hate to be in these levels of pain. I have lost so many years out of my life already, I feel most of the time as though the majority of my life has been a waste of waking up; it would hurt very much to add to that. I would rather lose as much time as it takes to make sure of a vaccine and treatments that are not wishful thinking or snake oil than pretend it's safe when it's not. I appreciate my governor being one of the people who don't want to jump the gun. I still wish I'd been able to replace him with an ethical artichoke in 2018, but he might be working his way up to, as
phi aptly identified, a turnip with common sense.Today's installment of the New Decameron is Lila Garrott's "The Prudent Traveller's Guide to Venice (Excerpted), 1872," which I adore. It's so beautifully worked out and so matter-of-fact about how it reveals it.
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A commonsensical turnip is a good evolution!
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I also hope so! I'm miserable! I just don't know what would have to happen to make things better, and even if I knew, I'm not sure this country will be allowed to pull it off.
Happy Birthday, Sovay's Dad!
I'll tell him you say so!
A commonsensical turnip is a good evolution!
Deeply surprised me, but I'm not complaining. People rising to the occasion is always better than the alternative.
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Everything I have been reading (and I've probably been consuming too much material on the pandemic for my own good, but there we are) indicates that there are several things other than a vaccine that would improve the situation. As far as I can tell, all of them are in progress to some degree. It's just a matter of doing enough fast enough and in a adequately efficient and coordinated way. I'm hopeful that these new coalitions of governors can help provide some of that (and also show the way for the rest of the country).
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I am glad to hear that. I hope the "enough fast enough" can be accomplished.
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