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Be prepared. That’s the Boy Scouts’ motto. I highly doubt we were ready for this. Even if we’ve been home for weeks, there are things we miss. We can never be 100% prepared.

Today, my nephew calls me up and wants to do online schooling in my house. At his, the wifi is saturated with everyone being home and using the network. I told him we all need to self-segregate, so I denied him. I was mainly worried that he would just be goofing off, and I’ve got no time for that. But also, maybe I’m a bit selfish. Maybe. Just a bit.

So I went about trying to solve his problem: the wifi network is saturated. I decided that he should get off the wifi network and straight jack into the router. The problem here is he’s got a newish MacBook with only USB-C connections — no ethernet port. We’ve got to get him a USB-C ethernet dongle.

I look to see if anything is open. I check BestBuy. They’ve got curb side pick up and are open until the 6 PM. I place my order for a USB-C hub with an ethernet port. Picked up and dropped off with him. Turns out, though, his dad was trying to upgrade the wifi router! Still, I think it’s best to get off the wifi.

So that reminds me. I need to update my satchel of computing tools for a more modern computing milieu. I need to be prepared for next time.

They’ve postponed the Olympics until next year. Well, I’m wondering if traveling to Japan in the summer is going to be on the cheap. Like all that capacity and nothing to show for it…. Look into it for my birthday. Unless, of course, we are still experiencing covid-19 days.

Double digits baby! We did it! Smokes if ya got ’em!

Seriously. Now on this day, the governor has asked non-essential businesses to close. Things like the bookstore or Macy’s are non-essential. Things like liquor stores, banks, and RoFo are. What? What?! Can we get beer all day and all night to alleviate this craziness? I’m just going to drink my whiskey. Later. Not now, but definitely later.

Anyhow, we’re gonna be here for a long haul. I think mid-April. It’s really kind of weird as now we don’t have a place to go. Like do we visit our families? Or are we all holed up in our own places?

We are really in serious jeopardy here, and it has only begun.

To get over the fact that I have to write a lot perhaps let’s combine with some other stuff… Follow the advice of the crew who wanted to got he the Winchester, the leads from Shaun of the Dead.

I guess I’ve been watching YouTube all day. I had cut the cord a while ago and am subscribed to AT&T’s DirectTV streaming service, but it hasn’t done anything for me. And with the latest AppleTV update streaming on their gets choppy after a few minutes. I think I should cancel?

I’ve been so lazy about the home. I should really try straightening up since I am cooped up at home, but I’ll continue my lazy ways. I should get rid of clothes that don’t fit. I should get rid of shoes I don’t wear. I should get rid of things I don’t use. I should get rid of junk. I should straighten up my office, so that I can work from home better. I should put things away. Yet. I can’t. I won’t. I am lazy. And no one will come over anyhow…

Can I maintain daily blog posts? Here’s one on this Saturday night that is half-assed. I really just want to stop and have it all over with. Except we’ve probably got a few more weeks to go…

Tonight. I’ve got nothing. Just like this administration.

My RSS feed for this blog gets posted to my twitter account. I’ve seen a few clicks from there. I wonder who’s clicking through and why. And I wonder if they think that I’ve got the virus.

Let me clear the air. I don’t exhibit any of the symptoms of COVID-19. I can not be sure if I am a carrier though. I would assume that I am and why it’s better to stay holed up at home. Don’t infect others if you can’t help it.

But if you are clicking through from your twitter timeline, I guess I owe you some information for some entertainment purposes and to help you get through this:

• Vox has a guide on how to prepare yourself and home for the long seclusion
• Andong from Germany has a YouTube video on what to stock up on for social distancing
• More stocking advice this time from Serious Eats
• You could try the instant coffee craze sweeping through the South Korean shut-ins: dalgona coffee

Should I go out shopping for groceries if I run out of things in my cupboard? How about if I need something like coffee or eggs? Should I be out and about?

I’ve done those things. I’ve keep up my normal grocery shopping schedule. I’ve run out of coffee, and I’ve gone to get some. And I’ve seen plenty of others out and about. I wonder if they feel the same way? I wonder if we’re taking this seriously?

Anyhow, I spent all day grinding on a particular problem. Doing actual work. Something I said I couldn’t do. I do miss socializing. I also miss the compartmentalization of a place of work versus a place of home. It sucks that now they’re both the same. One things for sure I can never be late for work! I can also never be away from it either!

I’m pretty sure we’re going to go mandatory pretty soon. Like they did in Italy.