Our intrepid time traveler, Julie Nolke, has released a fifth installment in her series. In this one a contemporary Julie, from April 2021, goes back for a wistful visit to the Julie of January 2020 — who was still blissfully … Continue reading →
This was penned by a friend who prefers to remain anonymous. I’m sure you can guess the tune. In the first month of Covid My true love sent to me A warning from the CDC In the second month of … Continue reading →
Herewith three items of Covid-19 news you may have missed this week: Neurologic symptoms are common, wrinkles in vaccine distribution, and a tracker for the White House superspreader events. Plus the accustomed frippery. Neurologic symptoms are common A study in … Continue reading →
Herewith three items of Covid-19 news you may have missed this week: solid evidence for airborne transmission; Warp Speed-supported vaccines will be free; and word that asymptomatic children can transmit the disease. Plus the usual frippery. It’s airborne Researchers at … Continue reading →
For some of us, 2020 walks a fine line between terror and bemusement. We await — with humor if we can manage it — the unveiling of whatever fresh hell comes next. Murder hornets‽ 2020, you can’t be serious. The … Continue reading →
In the sketches below, Julie Nolke, a Canadian YouTube comedian, time-travels from April 2020 back January to explain the pandemic to her earlier self. Upon her return to April she is greeted by Julie from June 2020. I fervently hope … Continue reading →
Hello! I am Keith and Katharyn’s neighbor, Molly, from across the alley. I look forward to joining the virtual gang and reading what you all have shared here. As you may or may not know, the Star Tribune held a … Continue reading →
Since the beginning of this I have been seeing coronavirus jokes trickling across my social media feeds. Today a fellow denizen of a private mailing list dropped the below collection there, and it’s pretty comprehensive, if a little out of … Continue reading →
These memes are sprouting like weeds all across the social media where I hang out. Here are my favorites so far. It would be futile to try to keep up as more appear. As early as 7 weeks ago there … Continue reading →
This blog is one of the innumerable ongoing attempts to capture what we are now living through and our reactions to it. People are finding other ways to journal and record their lived experience in the pandemic. Some amateurs sing, … Continue reading →
On a lighter note: artists rise to the occasion with song parodies. 30 marks new additions on 2020-03-30, 09 on 2020-04-09, 14 on 2020-04-14, 25 on 2020-11-25, and 05 on 2020-12-05 05 No, Corona — Nessun Dorma parody 25 For … Continue reading →
