I was one of these people who used the trendy “stay safe!” email signoff from March to early May. Now, it feels that “stay sane!” should be the new basic social formula.
Browsing Category Life in Ottawa
Pictures and stories that happened in Ottawa, where I live.
These Essential Non-Essentials – Lessons Being Learned from The Pandemic Shutdown
The non-essential businesses shutdown didn’t worry me much at first. But it’s been 11 weeks now in Ontario, and “non-essentials” are becoming damn essential.
Secret, Forbidden Rendez-Vous Among Tulips in Pandemic Times
At 5 p.m., I was pacing up and down Preston Street, on the lookout for a dark car of a make and model I couldn’t remember but with an easy-to-spot Quebec licence plate
2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – Looks Normal… and It’s Not
the so-called “new normal” is hard to navigate because there’s the reality—the pandemic—and realities, plural, depending on where we are, who we are, who is in charge and other factors.
Pandemic Physical ↔ Distancing (Isn’t as Easy as It Sounds)
Hopes for a quick end to the pandemic have vanished and life in “this is the cheat code to stay alive!” lockdown is starting to morph into “okay, let’s find ways to make this bearable on the longer run.”
A Pandemic Mystery – This Strange Black Car, in the Neighbourhood
There may be a new normal taking shape for valid public health reasons. Let’s sure make sure it doesn’t include “police state” in the fine print and that freedom and rights aren’t getting killed by COVID-19.