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Disease du jour

September 23, 2023 by Dave Knadler Leave a Comment

negative covid-19 test

Last week I felt the tiniest scratch of an imminent sore throat, a few unfamiliar aches, a bit of leakage around the nostrils. I thought, here we go. My wife had caught Covid for a second time not even three weeks earlier, and pretty much everybody else I know has had it at least […]

Filed Under: american life, Me, Pandemic

Farewell to Covid

January 31, 2023 by Dave Knadler

Cute couple with kn95 masks

To the best of my knowledge, I still haven’t gotten Covid. I would like to thank my superhuman immune system, my strict adherence to scientific protocols, and a social circle that could fit comfortably in a Mazda Miata. Oh, and the Academy. Just kidding. At this point it’s all down to luck. Nearly everyone […]

Filed Under: american life, Pandemic

Not throwing away
my shot

February 26, 2021 by Dave Knadler

Whenever I go to a Wal-Mart, I am reminded that whatever you save there in dollars you eventually surrender in dignity. But it happened to be the first place with available appointments for the Covid vaccine, so my vigilant wife arose early and booked it online. When I arrived at the appointed hour, a […]

Filed Under: american life, florida, Jacksonville, Me, Pandemic

Unmasked annoyance

June 30, 2020 by Dave Knadler

Grocery shoppers with masks

I used to not mind grocery shopping. But now every trip to the store involves a certain amount of resentment and homicidal rage. That’s one more effect of the pandemic: It makes me uncomfortable with my thoughts.  Here in Jacksonville, the Republican mayor has finally decided that maybe masks aren’t so bad after all, […]

Filed Under: american life, Pandemic, thatfuckingtrump

Two steps back

June 27, 2020 by Dave Knadler

For us, the pandemic started March 13. We went out for pizza. No masks then, but no hugs or handshakes either. Seated well apart. Talking about the coronavirus, I opined that we might get together again in a month or so, when things eased up. I thought we’d have a clearer picture on how […]

Filed Under: american life, Pandemic, thatfuckingtrump, Writing

Jigsaw etiquette

April 22, 2020 by Dave Knadler

During these uncertain times, you may find yourself borrowing jigsaw puzzles. I hate to borrow anything, but I don’t own any puzzles, and looking online I see that pretty much anything rated age 6 and above is back-ordered to around 2025. Some neighbors were nice enough to loan us a few. We worked on […]

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