Covid Crazies, Caves, & Kettlebells

  The COVID Crazies are raising their voices within: --Half a year in quarantine! --Small pleasures we once took for granted are gone: gym workouts, movies, haircuts. --We're sick of wearing masks--and mad as hell at those who don't. --We're tired of being terrified of everything we touch. --Everywhere we look we see more businesses gone under. --Our passports are totally useless and we wouldn't' dare fly anyway. --We can't see our doctors in person--telehealth calls only unless we're at death's door. The list goes on and on and on with no end in sight. Will the madness end in 2021, go on till 2022--or, God forbid, go on forever in one form or another? Will living hell be the new Normal? Scary questions. But one thing's scarier still: the thought of putting life on hold till we're able to take off our masks and breathe freely as we did before. Who can afford to take a year or two or three or more to live as richly as they're able? That can be...

  In Seattle, there's no end in sight to the Covid Crazies, which are inextricably linked to: --the legions of homeless with nowhere to go now that their old haunts have been closed for months... --the increasing demand for defunding the police... --the resulting disappearance of cops from the streets and growing inability to do much of anything to make the city safe... --the ruin of local businesses: a hundred in Seattle have permanently closed, unable to pay for security guards to protect their staff and customers or keep thieves from brazenly looting the shelves... --delays in relief benefits--and the fear that some of those may disappear completely. --the terror of losing our jobs and our homes...   We're all mad as hell about this. And we have every right to be. But more than ever now we need the sense of peace and comfort we're most certain to find in our caves.  The greater the stress on the outside, the more resourceful we all need to be in making sure our caves r...

A 3-step plan for activists 1) Accept this or catch COVID Crazies : it may take years--not weeks or months--for some things to get back to normal. That is, if they ever can. Our once-favorite haunts, whether gyms or cafes, may not seem worth the risk. Or they may no longer please us with all the new restrictions. Meantime, we must survive. To do that, we need some essential supplies: gloves, masks, sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, and/or antibacterial wipes.                                                          Shopping savvy   A few things, such as hand sanitizer, have gotten easier to find. But at one time or another, nearly everywhere seems out of something and, when they are back in stock, they're gone before you know it. Furthermore, there may be restrictions: 1 per customer, for example. Some stores sell masks in boxes of 50 for close ...