What are you doing during covid19 "social distancing"?

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I'm practicing "mind games". Want vs Need. Pretending that my son in Pittsburgh lives in Alaska, and that my son in Raleigh lives in California -- too far away to justify domestic air travel, or driving hundreds of miles -- just because I miss hugging and kissing them isn't enough. Patience kinda sorta works.

When that falls short, I remind myself this is like a cakewalk compared to what my family (and country) endured during WWII.

It's also weird that mask-wearing is considered political in comparison

I was talking with a colleague today, and mused that covid-19 reminded me of the HIV epidemic of the 80's: everyone you have sex with is like having sex with everyone they've ever had sex with, but there's no total body condom to protect you, and no vaccine. But abstinence only isn't a plausible Public Health Policy.

So much for "mind games", huh.