I lost my mother in the Autumn of 2021. She had been suffering a multi year battle against dementia. Her passing was long expected during her decline in health over the last year of her life.

I had been on vacation. My normally annual (save 2020, because of…you know) trip to Orlando to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. On the day of my departure, I received a phone call from my brother that my mother’s nursing home had placed her on hospice. Is that the way you say that? I don’t know. I debated whether I should go, but since it didn’t seem like there would be any immediate issue, my brother and I decided I would go on the trip.

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Well, the cinema might still be closed here, but I’ve been streaming quite a bit, buying the occasional digital copy of movies, including a was-going-to-be-in-the-theater film that went straight to digital.

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Five weeks. Five weeks of being home almost all the time. Five weeks of trying to find groceries (which is getting harder). Five weeks of listening to politicians make statements.

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Two weeks in. Two long weeks in. And, apparently, more to come.

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What day of the week is it?

I’m starting to lose track…I need to set up a calendar at home or something. Or check my phone more often, pretty sure it shows the day.

It’s been one week…

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It has been five days since my company ordered everyone to work from home in order to help stop the spread of the insidious virus known as COVID-19. Then, two days later, the governor ordered the entire state to stay home, unless working in an “essential” industry. I will certainly do my duty and remain in isolation (with a housemate) as much as possible, only going to the store to replenish food when absolutely necessary.

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My dog Dax’s battle with lymphoma has ended. You will be missed, buddy.