Hola Pandemic Pals,
I took a walk on the beach this morning before work.
Everyone has a story about what they were going to do in 2020 if COVID-19 hadnt shown up.
Back in late January, when things started going sour, the year was young and full of potential.
We moved to a bungalow right on the beach at the end of February.
For a few brief weeks the entire Pacific Ocean was our front yard.
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(The view from right outside my house.
The beach was completely closed until last month.
Were allowed access Monday Friday between the hours of 6AM and 10AM now).
But then the quarantine hit Mexico and inside we had to go.
Today, I went early enough to find some isolation.
It was just me, a few people catching their breakfast, and some very happy beach dogs.
Normally the beaches here would be full of tourists, vendors, horses, and surfers.
But today it was like my own private paradise.
And that made me very, very sad.
Because any day now the government is going to completely shut the beaches back down again.
The common sentiment here is that the government is likely under-counting the number of cases and deaths.
This, all in spite of the fact that Mexico took action earlier than the US.
I dont know whats going to happen to my little beach community.
I think about these things when Im walking alone on the beach.
Most of us are following the rules and trying to protect each other.
But a few arent.
I wonder why those people hate my neighborhood and the wonderful people in it.
By the numbers
This week, lets forget about coronavirus and focus on whats left of 2020.
If ever there was a disaster VR should be able to get us through, its a pandemic right?
Seriously, why arent we all watching sports and concerts in VR right this very moment?
Well, its because VR is an isolating experience.
Were already stuck inside our homes, slipping a headset on makes it even more lonely.
VR doesnt make me feel connected, in fact it does quite the opposite.
But what I need what I think most of us need right now is human connection.
Well be back next Tuesday.
And every Tuesday after that until the pandemic ends.
Because were all in this together.
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