Tomorrow is my birthday; I turn 46. I was looking forward to going to Carlos’ Bistro. Usually, he’s closed for the month of March, but he announced a couple weeks ago that he’d be open starting March 18.\u00a0 Now he’s closed.\u00a0 Every restaurant in Colorado is closed.\u00a0 But even if the restaurant were open, we wouldn’t go now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, we have enough cake flour from last year for Berck to bake me a cake.\u00a0 It’s only been expired for like a month, which counts as fresh in my house. Berck cooks me whatever I want for my birthday, and this year I chose meatballs, because Berck doesn’t like meatballs and won’t cook them normally.\u00a0 Meatballs are one of those things that can be really bad… or really good.\u00a0 I love good meatballs.\u00a0 Heck, I love decent meatballs.\u00a0 My favorite sandwich at Subway is the meatball sandwich\u00a0with everything except olives, salt and pepper, oil and vinegar, yes, banana peppers, yes, jalapenos. But I only get it if if I can eat it sitting at a table because it makes a huge mess.\u00a0 We fortunately\u00a0have enough ground beef to make meatballs.\u00a0 Our vegetable options, on the other hand, are limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’ve self-isolated since Friday, March 13 and have been working from home. We have plenty of toilet paper because I bought a Costco pack a couple of months ago.\u00a0 We’re running low on milk.\u00a0 This morning I put in an order at the grocery store for pick up, but the website said I couldn’t pick it up until Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I haven’t been allowed to return to work because I have a sore throat.\u00a0 Other than a sore throat and some congestion first thing in the morning, I’ve felt fine.\u00a0 I’ve been working remotely 8 hours a day on weekdays.\u00a0 I’ve been trying to get sunshine and exercise (shoveling snow).\u00a0 I’ve been leaving Zip-Locks of sourdough starter outside for neighbors to pick up after a discussion the neighborhood Facebook page because everyone is bored and staying home.\u00a0 I wipe the Zip-locks down with alcohol before I leave them outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But today I don’t feel good.\u00a0 I feel like I just want to lie in bed and read.\u00a0 I feel cold.\u00a0 I’m not coughing or running a fever. But I have no appetite. I don’t even want meatballs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m not afraid, and I’m not anxious. I moved most of my 401(k) assets into bonds and money markets a couple of years ago. I have a full pantry and fridge.\u00a0 My cheese drawer is as intimidating as always. I am ashamed that we are out of peas and kidney beans (though we have dozens of cans of all the other beans).\u00a0 Last year Berck bought a UPS for the pellet stove and a generator.\u00a0 I’m also not afraid to die, though I was kinda hoping I was only halfway through life.\u00a0 The news keeps talking about how young adults, age 20-45, are less likely to die of COVID-19.\u00a0 Which means tomorrow I am more likely to die.\u00a0 And am no longer a young adult.\u00a0
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Which I find a little insulting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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