Today is the last day of summer 2021. Kids are back in school. My daily Corona walks are back on. It has been great to unplug and spend some quality time with the family.
Tag: Pandemic
V-Day
Today is V-Day. V for Vaccination. I’m getting my first jab of a Covid-19 vaccine today. The End is Near. Literally. The pandemic has forced many changes on society, a roller-coaster of emotions and changes. In the name of pandemic, freedom rights we had taken for granted were taken away from us in order to … Continue reading V-Day
The joys of lockdown: Working remotely
Personal perspectives on working remotely
The joys of lockdown: Online play
I have played more role-playing games the last six months than I have done for a long, long time. One reason for this is that everyone has moved online so it’s much easier to get a group together. When the alternative is to not play, we can all help find ways to make it work. At some point during the pandemic, we got used to the new smalltalk markers “you are muted”, “I think there is something wrong with my internet today”, and “your voice is breaking off, please try to reconnect”.
The joys of lockdown: Trees
Respecting the local COVID restrictions we have turned to hiking in the forest every weekend for exercise, fresh air and — weather permitting — a bit of sunshine. As the days get shorter and as both my wife and I work from home, we need to get out.
Best of times
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, … it is a time like any other time. When Charles Dickens wrote the introduction to a Tale of Two Cities, he was writing a historical novel about the French Revolution. Many times since first reading his gripping story, the first sentence in … Continue reading Best of times
Caught a rat
This morning I caught a rat. We haven’t seen any for a long time, but yesterday I saw one in our winter garden* and set a trap. Rats was one of the surprises that came with moving to Stockholm. I guess it comes with many people living “close to nature”, with lakes and forests and … Continue reading Caught a rat