I got boosted for COVID on 11/8/21. Add 14-days to that. Right now, I should be walking around with all sorts of protection against the virus. Come to find out… I’m still vulnerable to the new strain? Maybe? They say they’ll know more about Omicron in about 2 weeks. That’s about the time I get home after being exposed to a bajillion people at Disney. More people I know personally — KNEW personally — are dead.
I know this sounds selfish, but just as meetings are coming back and I’m actually making money again… we have another scare. How dare science mess with my livelihood!! Right? But it’s not just me. The Dow was down 1,000 points — the biggest dip in a year. Zoom (more virtual meetings!!) and Peloton (exercise at home) are the two winners closing more than 5% up.
I predict… and I REALLY hate to even THINK this… but I’d bet calls for events not already confirmed will dry up until at least mid-January. Likely even longer if the variant shakes out more bad news. And if that’s not bad enough, Covid-19’s latest side effect is “restless anal syndrome” per the NY Post. Don’t know about you, but I sure don’t want a bad case of that!
I think my FedEx driver — the one that delivered a box to me weighing about 75 pounds or so — has that anal syndrome. Rather than deliver my box in front of the garage or at the door, they simply kicked it out in the middle of the driveway.
The only good thing going on right now is the sun is still shining. It’s motivating me to do housework I need to finish and do a little more Christmas decorating. Sure hope we don’t have another Zoom Christmas this year!
I haven’t told the Peskies yet, but I will probably stay away from them for 7-10 days after I get home. Still plenty of time to be ‘all clear’ before Christmas.