Some say 2020 is the year of disasters. Others say it\’s the year of change. To me, 2020 is the year of rage. In 2020, rage overtook the world, consuming us and hurling the leftovers against each other. The right is angry with the left. The social distancers are angry with the beach-goers. The mask …
Somewhere in Wuhan, somebody ate undercooked bat soup, and the world as we knew it was over. (Note to self: never have your bat below medium, and avoid bat tartare like the plague.) Kids stayed home. So did their parents. They started talking to each other, instead of watching their phones while rushing from soccer …
Both masks and underwear exist to contain badness. Neither works 100%, but they\’ll curb the worst of the spill. Don\’t borrow someone else’s, no matter how cool they look. Keep them on around strangers, unless you’ve both been tested. Cotton breathes better than polyester. If they don\’t fit well, you\’ll be chaffing. Wear them …
How Your Mask Is Just Like Your Undies. And how it\’s not. Read More »
Both masks and underwear exist to contain badness. Neither works 100%, but they\’ll curb the worst of the spill. Don\’t borrow someone else’s, no matter how cool they look. Keep them on around strangers, unless you’ve both been tested. Cotton breathes better than polyester. If they don\’t fit well, you\’ll be chaffing. Wear them …
How Your Mask Is Just Like Your Undies. And how it\’s not. Read More »
Both masks and underwear exist to contain badness. Neither works 100%, but they\’ll curb the worst of the spill. Don\’t borrow someone else’s, no matter how cool they look. Keep them on around strangers, unless you’ve both been tested. Cotton breathes better than polyester. If they don\’t fit well, you\’ll be chaffing. Wear them …
How Your Mask Is Just Like Your Undies. And how it\’s not. Read More »
My honeymoon with Thailand ended yesterday. We live in a condo in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Signs on every door warn: No Mask, No Entry. Most people comply. Some don\’t. I ignore them unless they try to join me in the elevator. If they do, I wave them away. \”Not without a mask, please.\” Yesterday, …
I called her #1. She called me #3. Like seasons inhabiting the same garden, #1 and I married the same husband at different times. She was his spring, blooming with hope. I\’m his fall, as we ripen into winter. He\’s no longer the man she married fifty years ago. Life smoothed his corners and softened …
This is the Thai\’s government daily Covid update for May 20 2020 (2563 in Thai, since not only are they forward thinkers but they use the Buddhist calendar.) Loose translation: On May 20, 2020, for a total population of almost 70 million people, Thailand had 3034 confirmed cases (+1 since the day before), 2888 recovered …
PPE is a generic name for the protective covers professionals use to do their job, healthcare workers included. Welders use gloves and welding masks. Electricians use protection goggles, rubber boots and fall protection harnesses. Construction workers use helmets. Adult movie stars use condoms. For all, using PPE is mandatory, otherwise safety officers will throw them …
Saying NO is hard. Even harder if you happen to be kind. You want to help, to make people smile, you want them to like you. Saying NO doesn\’t come easy. We’ve never been taught to say no. Ever since we were toddlers, we\’ve been conditioned to say yes. Rolling on the floor in a …
