Tag: Pandemic

  • The Pandemic’s Mark

    The Pandemic’s Mark

    Last night I watched parts of the Frontline film, America After 9/11. Each year around this time, but especially as we near the 20th anniversary, I think a lot about what life in America was like before September 11th, 2001.

    I so desperately want to see our country put the genie back in the bottle and go back to how things were before then. I want my kids to know their country like that. I want to experience it myself. But those days are gone. We can’t go back to a pre-9/11 life because it all really happened.

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  • 11 Months In

    11 Months In

    Just about 11 months ago we were settling into the idea that COVID-19 was going to be bad.

    We had no idea how bad things could get. None.

    As of today, 500,000 Americans have lost their lives to this pandemic. By comparison, the entire population of Sacramento is 494,000.

    What if I’d told you 11 months ago that everyone living in Sacramento would be dead in a year? You’d probably report me to the police.

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  • Lost Days

    Lost Days

    Today marks four months since the world shut down because of COVID-19.

    Four months.

    Four months?

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