The Pandemic Diary: July 22
Between February 10, 2020 and May 27, 2020, I kept a daily diary chronicling my thoughts, impressions, fears, anxieties, and outrages in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It ended up being over 120,000 words worth of personal therapy for me but I stopped updating it once doing so ceased to be therapeutic and, instead, began […]
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The Pandemic Diary: July 20
Will there ever be a thorough cataloging of our nation’s failure? Also, Great Moments in Baseball Compartmentalization and massive anxiety about school.
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How many states have you REALLY visited?
I’ve visited 44 of the 50 states. But what does it mean to have visited a state?
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RIP “Only a Game”
The best sports show to ever hit the airwaves is going to end in September.
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The Pandemic Diary: June 11
I’m only updating the Diary if events warrant it. An event has warranted it.
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Police are out of control. It’s time to hit them where it hurts: their budgets
For ten days we have seen police aggression, escalation, and violence. It’s not some aberration. It’s the logical product of giving police too much money and too much power. It’s time we cut it back. Significantly.
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We are a nation at war
Tonight the president ordered peaceful protesters fired upon in service of a photo op. And of something far more sinister.
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We have still not repented for our original sin
Black Lives Matter: Justice for George Floyd
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The Pandemic Diary: The End
The Pandemic Diary has run its course. Thank you for being with me as it ran its course.
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The Pandemic Diary: May 26
Baseball, lemonade, and a politicized Justice Department: American traditions that always endure
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