Masks – clmcdermid

What Will it Be Like?

May 29, 2020

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in Community, Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Multigenerational, Social Distancing, Socioeconomics, Uncategorized, Work

I used to work in low-income senior apartment buildings. In addition to my duties as a landlord, I got to do some fun activities. Our local public transportation agency had a program where they would provide a bus if you had enough interested seniors, and take them to the museum, an afternoon jazz show, a…

Duties, Rights, and Responsibilities

May 23, 2020

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clmcdermid

in Duties and Responsibilities, Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Media, Polarization, Social Distancing, Stay at Home Order

In the States, we are framing our national debate around our freedom to (leave the house, shop, get haircuts, go to work) versus our freedom from (COVID19, the unmasked, germs, non-essential risks). But what if this isn’t about our right to get a haircut, or our right to be safe? What if this isn’t about…

Day Forty-Two: Opening

May 6, 2020

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clmcdermid

in Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Social Distancing, Socioeconomics, Stay at Home Order

Colorado has moved to a “safer-at-home” footing, rather than a stay-at-home order, but my county, in coordination with five other metro area counties, decided to extend the stay at home order. That extension is almost up. On Saturday, Jefferson County will take its first tentative steps to reopen. We can’t all stay home forever. And…

Day Thirty-Seven: Costco

May 2, 2020

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clmcdermid

in Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Social Distancing, Stay at Home Order

I did a monster Costco shop on March 17th, and I hadn’t been back to the store since. I guess I didn’t really have to go today. We have beans and rice and frozen vegetables. But I was out of such staples as popcorn and breakfast and fresh fruit. Costco was weird. Of course it…

Day Thirty-Three: Verbal Emoji

Apr 27, 2020

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clmcdermid

in Dog, Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Meme Analysis, Social Distancing, Stay at Home Order

Being out on the trails carries, realistically, a very small chance of infection. But I wear the damned mask anyway, in great part to normalize it. The more people see others masked, the more they will do it themselves at the grocery stores and in other, higher-risk venues. I also want to normalize it for…

Day Nineteen: Staying Positive

Apr 13, 2020

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clmcdermid

in #getoutside, Gratitude, Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Spring, Stay at Home Order

The human brain is wired to give more weight to negative developments than positive ones. It makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. We form vivid memories of bad experiences as an essential part of learning, which gives us a chance to correct actions that could be hazardous to our health. It is worth noting here…

Day Sixteen: It’s an Outrage!

Apr 10, 2020

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in Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Meme Analysis, Stay at Home Order, The Nature

I had to alter my run for the second time in a row today. Jefferson County Open Space tells us that their parks are open, but that if the lot is full, you have to move on. As tempting as it is to rationalize, I have to assume this means me, even though I am…

Day Fifteen: Non-Genetic DNA

Apr 10, 2020

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in Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Socioeconomics, Stay at Home Order, Uncategorized

I had a professor once who called culture non-genetic DNA. He argued that it is just as determinant as more conventional DNA, regulating our behaviors, thoughts, and ideas. And one of its neat tricks is that it can change much more quickly than standard DNA. When the world changes rapidly and natural selection can’t keep…

Day Fourteen: Ignore It and Ride Anyway

Apr 9, 2020

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clmcdermid

in #getoutside, Bikes!, Gratitude, Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Stay at Home Order

a) old bikes are heavy. Really heavy. b) the handlebars are duct-taped. c) I’m badly out of shape. d) I have a strong suspicion that low gear has gotten a lot lower in the last twenty-odd years. e) my dust mask means I’m re-breathing my own carbon dioxide. f) no suspension means the bike is…

Day Thirteen: John Donne

Apr 7, 2020

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clmcdermid

in Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Masks, Stay at Home Order

For Whom the Bell Tolls John Donne No man is an island,Entire of itself.Each is a piece of the continent,A part of the main.If a clod be washed away by the sea,Europe is the less.As well as if a promontory were.As well as if a manor of thine ownOr of thine friend’s were.Each man’s death…

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