I used to wear a mask while walking through hallways and up and down staircases to get to the communal laundry room of my apartment building. I carried disposable gloves for touching anything that could be touched by someone else. I frequently … [Read more]
I am Vaccinated
With these three words, I join a growing echelon of the world's population who are willing to be injected with bioengineered technology in humanity's fight against SARS-CoV-2. I received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, comprised of a modified … [Read more]
Looking Forward
One year ago, on March 17, 2020, I resurrected my blog with a focus on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Fast forward and the world is different. There is hope for a renewed future. For the first time in a long time, the world unites to fight the virus -- … [Read more]
Hello 2021!
My last blog post was six months ago today -- when I wrote about normality. I was offered a job that day, and I've been working since as an English teacher at a private elementary school for gifted and talented students. I teach second and third … [Read more]
Normal Life
The last time I wrote about "the new normal" was when I redefined the term in June 2020. In that blog post, I explained that I began using the term because others used it. Recognizing that the pandemic wasn't going away in the near future, I … [Read more]
Why I Don’t Know My Password
For the better part of a decade, I employed a mnemonic password system to remember every password for every website that required one. In early 2020, I deleted every password that mattered and replaced them with a randomly-generated string of … [Read more]
