Five Minutes of Air

U.S. Coronavirus cases
U.S. Coronavirus cases as of May 15, 2020 from the Washington Post.

This chart from the Washington Post suggests that on a national level we are flattening the curve. New daily cases of the Coronavirus are trending down. We have bought ourselves five minutes of air, nothing more. The virus is not going away. It will come back with a vengeance if we do not use our five minutes wisely.

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A Change of Plans

View of Potomac River from overlook on trail in Seneca Park.
View of Potomac River from overlook on trail in Seneca Park.

I took the day off today. I had a long list of errands to run and a dog recovering from surgery to tend to. My first 15-minute errand turned into a three hour affair. Things were not going as planned.

Just as I sat down to some lunch and to ice our dog’s bruised leg, the phone rang. It was a friend. He noted that the weather was nice and asked if I would like to go for a walk. I immediately said no and explained how off-track my day was. I was thinking, there is no way I will get everything done today. He said OK and rang off. Continue reading