Tag Archives: health

Friday Fun Link – Ruth Bader-Ginsburg On Not Retiring

From happier times…  

What Anti-Mask People Sound Like To Me…

[Inspired by every Facebook thread about masks I’ve ever seen and the beautiful rants of Brent Terhune…] “Listen up sheeple! Wal-Mart thinks they can make me wear pants in their store just because they have a legal right to set policies for their own store and just because the government says pants are necessary to […]

“Mask” To School

Pretty different “back to school” photo this year – masks being the most obvious change but also missing the tree in our old front yard that was the backdrop for “first day of school” photos since Pace started kindergarten (since we still live in the neighbourhood, I suggested taking the kids there for a stealth […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt- When Masks Were Optional (March 2005)

Found this picture of Shea wearing a mask from 2005 – I can’t remember the context though – could’ve been one she was wearing as a nurse, could’ve been because we were doing painting or using some sort of chemical!

Who’s In My Covid Bubble?

Now that we’ve been going out more for shopping, staying in our seasonal campsite since the start of June, I’ve been back to work for over a month, and we’ve even been brave enough to eat at a couple restaurants (only patios though, not inside!), I thought it might be interesting to think about who’s […]

Five Reasons Masks Are Great (Beyond Helping to Prevent Covid)

Hide if you have lettuce in your teeth Allow you to make faces at people you’re talking to Covers up if you have bad breath (six feet distancing helps too!) Allows you to make a unique fashion statement. Helps keep the economy going (and why do people who refuse to wear masks hate capitalism so […]

How Countries Around The World Have Responded to Covid-19

 

Ready To Reopen

Plexiglass?  Check. Signage Promoting Safety and New Rules?  Check. Visible people counter?  Check. Stanchions?  Check. Revamped shelving and computer areas?  Check. Ready to reopen?  Ready as we’ll ever be! 🙂

50 Memories of Covid Quarantine

I’ve been fortunate to be able to work from home since March 18 but as I take another big step and prepare to head to my first full week back in the library this week (with our branch to open to the public soon as well), I thought it might be interesting to make a […]

Five Thoughts As I Enter My Fourth Month of Quarantine

I did a list like this about a month ago and so I thought I’d do another one as I’m now a few days into my *fourth* month of quarantine to see what’s front of mind these days… 1. Public libraries *finally* have a date for permitted opening which will be Phase Four Stage Two […]