April 3, 2020
It’s the end of the day, and even though I know better by now, I looked at the Johns Hopkins Corona virus page. Over 1,000,000 confirmed cases. The CDC is now (as of today) recommending that people wear cloth masks (but not gloves) when they go out in public. (Recommendations) The logic seems a little fuzzy to me, but they’re going with it anyway. President Trump says he agrees with the CDC, but will not be wearing a mask. Like I said, a bit fuzzy. The problem is the same with the gloves. First, the average person is not a medical professional, so does not know how to safely wear a mask and gloves without cross-contamination. Second, medical professionals actually NEED medical-grade masks and gloves to maintain their safety. So, to wear mask or not? Dunno.
In other news, it snowed/sleeted this morning, so this is the first day in almost a week that I did not go outside the house. I did work out in the basement, but it’s not the same. The weight-lifting was fine, but I’d rather go for a walk outside than use my Gazelle. I know, First World problems. That said, I know that spending time outside is essential for my mental health, so I miss it when I can’t do it. I enjoy being at home and I have lots of stuff to do, but I also like to go outside. Should be nicer tomorrow.
A good number of students have turned in their assignments already. I put the due date as midnight tonight, so we’ll see what happens tomorrow. I’ve also started working on pulling the yearbook into its final format. We have 17 pages that will be blank if I don’t cobble something together. That’s a significant portion of a 96 page book! It represents what we’re missing from this school year--especially the seniors. What a weird world we live in!
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