like winning the lottery

Today is my 11th day inside. I am getting restless. But as long as I'm healthy, I have no complaints.

Yesterday, I received the following from my local pharmacy and a generous benefactor. I feel very lucky.

Everyday we learn more. And everyday we see more dire forecasts and numbers. I'll skip those, and just report on a few, very small, non-vital observations:

• People are doing all sorts of things they've never done before.  One of my tech-averse friends just got a Kindle. Maybe cable or wi-fi will be next.

• Birthday celebrations are now done via zoom. Jill and I will be celebrating our mutual and much-loved friend Susan at 5:30 today.

• Now that closets are clean, people are moving on to drawers. My mom told me she is cleaning one of her drawers where everything from makeup to uncapped pens are housed. Or, as she calls it, her crap-ay-vous drawer.

• It's sometimes difficult to keep track of all the different text threads going. My friend Ellen showed me how to "name" text threads — so exciting.

• My son is calling me more.

• It's nice to like your home.