beer to go

To everyone's relief, liquor stores and cannabis shops are deemed essential and remain open. Many bars and restaurants are selling beer and wine with orders. I have had less to drink (and eat) over the past 4 weeks but I guess it's comforting to know it's all still there.
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Zoom for work and fun continues, although it's become less of a novelty. We played bingo and held a family "best backgrounds" contest last week and I managed to turn my teeth and eye whites cartoon yellow. A personal best.
At a group chat Saturday, six of us discussed the challenges of working (teaching, offering counseling) via video chat. Even fun hangouts are strange. It's harder to fade into the background, we've realized. Everyone hears and sees everything, where at a table, or a party, you're interacting with 1 or 2 people at time.
Happy hour yesterday got silly with moving backgrounds (a T-rex, a swimming pool), one person's malfunctioning audio, and simulated buttcracks. We toasted a wedding anniversary and decided to check out online card games, because the Stay Home Stay Healthy order has

been extended to May 4.
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I haven't written much about the political furor over the pandemic, the states' valiant efforts (including mine) and the feds' utter and criminal failures. It's exhausting and we hear and think and talk of nothing else. Others are covering that aspect far more comprehensively and thoughtfully than I.
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Finished another 20 masks. My fingertips are punctured and tired. Time for a rest.