I take another picture, the world is waiting

[sovay]

Massachusetts is reopening and I have gone back to the glassy feeling of not quite being in the same reality as the people who are saying the words. "Tough times never last, tough people do." Well, good for the tough people. Shame about the rest of us. I don't expect a second spike of infections in the fall, I expect one by July at the latest. But I'm glad houses of worship are considered essential businesses in Massachusetts. I'm sure that ancestor of mine from the Puritan migration would be thrilled.

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[redbird]

I'm staying home until the end of the month, because there's a slight chance I have covid-19, and then I will see what Somerville advises. (Belmont, where I live now, has said almost nothing, and my doctor and hairdresser are both in Somerville.)

[sovay]

I'm staying home until the end of the month, because there's a slight chance I have covid-19, and then I will see what Somerville advises.

If you have COVID-19, may it be a mild and boring case. I'll come back with new data if I need to, but the last I saw, Somerville is staying in a state of emergency.

[redbird]

Thank you.

That announcement is dated Friday; they also said they would look at what the state government announced on the 18th and then make decisions based on what made sense in Somerville.

[sovay]

That announcement is dated Friday; they also said they would look at what the state government announced on the 18th and then make decisions based on what made sense in Somerville.

Yes; I went to see if it had been updated since the state announcement and it's still the most recent information. I don't expect the bit about the cancellation of all City-sponsored/sanctioned public events to change, barring a medical miracle. I would certainly feel weird about attending the Fluff Festival.

[redbird]

Certainly: there's no way something like HONK could be done safely this year.