LibrarianShipwreck

As I waited in line to pick up a prescription I noticed the pharmacist (and all of the technicians) were wearing masks, and I though to myself: oh, that’s a good sign; and after a moment passed I thought to myself: oh, that’s probably a bad sign. * It is…

In honor of Labor Day: I have a friend whose boss came in carrying donuts.

I’ve been feeling nostalgic for the summers of the past, not the fashion, not the movies, not the music, but how it used to be that a “summer wave” was something you’d catch at the beach, unlike now when “summer wave” refers to a virus people are catching…

Based on the date many college students will be returning to campus today.

Don’t say we’re in deep shit say cyclospora outbreak.

I asked the historian if in this current moment the situation is actually as terrible as we fear or if in this current moment we are just focused on the most terrible things, and after a moment the historian replied: yes. * Having already issued a huge le…

Upon returning from attending his 20 year college reunion over the weekend, my cousin asked me: “do you ever miss the person you were back in college?”

Whenever someone laughs my friend’s three-year-old shouts: “not funny,” and as my friend and I exchanged a bleak laugh while discussing the state of the world his three-year-old child shouted: “not funny,” and the child was right, alas, the child really w…

I am self-aware enough to know that I have a tendency to see dark omens wherever I look.

It is quite understandable, my friend, if at this point you are feeling burnt out from trying to stay safe in the face of all these public health crises, but please, my friend, do keep taking care for these crises have not yet finished burning through us

As you return to work after the holiday weekend you will find that everything is just as you left it, unfortunately this also includes the state of the world. * At this point it has been reported that at least 500 people have died in the current Ebola out…

Protect yourself this week: stay well hydrated, wear sunscreen and sunglasses, stay inside or in the shade, use a fan or air conditioning, and should you go out wear a mask, as the extreme heat is not the only thing against which you need to protect yours…

I have a friend whose goal for the summer is to go to the beach.