Charlie

Unfortunately, pedicures are not considered a reason for nail salons to stay open as an essential business. One can only get one from a podiatrist. One of my neighbors found a podiatrist available to do one for her the other day.

That should help with maintaining social distancing.

Purell is being sued by several plaintiffs who claim that the company has no scientific proof for their claims of killing 99%of viruses. Even the CDC says to to use hand sanitizer only when soap and water isn't available.

I saw a couple of articles today about people in rural areas becoming upset by the number of urban dwellers trying to escape to places they consider "safer" from the disruptions of COVID-19. They are afraid that a) they may be bringing the infection with them, b) they will use the limited resources available to locals, and c) if they become ill, they will overwhelm the scarce medical facilities in most rural areas. At Joshua Tree, the small town near the national park, people from LA are taking long term contracts on the rentals usually used by short term visitors to the park. You may find that the neighbors of that Virginia farm are not as welcoming as you expect.

I avoid the "senior" hours, because seniors are a majority of the population in my area. It's easier to shop at other times.

Eat breakfast Walk dog Read Internet Eat lunch Walk dog Get mail, pay bills Read Internet Walk dog Eat dinner Read Internet Walk dog Go to bed Two mornings per week I vary the routine by shutting off the computer and playing tennis with friends. Some afternoons I take a break from the news and play Rummikub with a neighbor. Shopping is erratic, depending on what I need.

How could I have forgotten the "rubber bands" hanging on the back of my bedroom door?!

I also used Premier back in the 80s and 90s, when they were in a couple of different houses in Center City, because they were more efficient and reliable than freelancers in Philadelphia. I tried Paramount a couple of times, but their guys were always in South Philly and much less dependable. In other cities I preferred independent escorts.

I discovered masturbation long before I knew how to spell it. I was about six years old when I discovered I could get a very pleasant relaxed sensation in my belly by rubbing myself against the bed at night. I did it fairly regularly until I was about twelve, when I was disturbed to ejaculate something. From then on I did it on my back, and made sure I had tissues available for cleanup.

That reminds me that I must still have dumbbells somewhere. In the closet? Under the bed?

I would hesitate to eat at a restaurant that seems to imply I might need a roll of toilet paper when I get home.

The players are all speaking Dutch.

My spouse lost his sense of smell a few years ago, but his neurologist said that is not uncommon when someone develops Alzheimer's.

One of my neighbors is alleviating her anxiety by baking. Yesterday she brought us and a few others some banana bread.

My tennis club is still open; the courts are outdoors, it an easy sport in which to stay 6 ft apart, and the only equipment that ever gets touched by other players is the tennis balls. So far we are still being allowed to play, and this morning I had a really invigorating 2 hour doubles match. I would think that golf has the same advantages, but some golf courses are being closed by the owners. I also have private courts at our HOA community, on which I can practice my serve if I have no one to play with. My 84 year old spouse, whose gym is closed, is having fun mapping out 3 mile walks, which he now does every other day.

The supermarkets here in Palm Springs have normally had free sanitizing wipes available at the entrance, until now. None of the stores I have been to in the past week have them anymore. Maybe they are afraid that someone will steal them.

Among my gay male friends who have brothers, it is generally the older brother who is gay. In my spouse's family of four brothers, the two older brothers are gay, the two younger brothers are straight.

Yup. It's still there.

I just stopped at my local Trader Joe's as I often do on my way home from my Sunday morning tennis, but there was a long line to get in, so I just kept on driving.

I went to my local Albertson's at noon today, and it was actually less crowded than usual on a Saturday. I found everything I was looking for--English muffins, bananas, low acid orange juice, Stouffer's frozen dinners, Dawn dishwashing detergent--and saw a lot of other regular items on my shopping list that I wasn't looking for today, like fruit, milk and eggs. No one at the checkout seemed to be buying large quantities of anything. Could the panic buying finally be subsiding?

I am wondering how this can be an exact reproduction of a long verbal exchange on the phone. I might give @vasudev some leeway because he is new to the conventions of posting here, but I agree that identifying the provider seems to indicate the motive for the post is retaliation against the provider as much as receiving feedback from members.

That was a sensational headline, not an accurate summary of the actual order.

I worked online from home from 2002 until I retired in 2018. The downside was that I missed the live interaction with colleagues. The upside was that I never had to shower beforehand.

The 55+ community in which I live has all of the indoor amenities--tv lounge, meeting rooms, game room, library, gym, etc-- quartered in the common building, which is now closed to anyone but staff. However, the outdoor amenities--pools, tennis courts, etc.--are still open to residents. My brother-in-law, however, lives in a huge Del Webb Sun City community, where everything is off limits, even the golf course.

As usual, the headline is misleadingly sensational, since Newsom could not possibly order "all Californians" to stay at home, since there would be no medical care, police, firefighting, food production, functioning utilities, news media, etc., without numerous exceptions, which are a much longer list than the order itself. But it does get most people to read the article. Even I am still going to the supermarket and the pharmacy, and walking my dog.