My daughter reports from Boston her friends unable to get out of bed this a.m.

[CTyankee]

She and her husband were going out to walk their dogs. They find that therapeutic. They have two labs who are very active and attentive to their humans. I think dog walking will help them get through the day...

[cilla4progress]

1. Same

here.

Husband and I can't talk

[CTyankee]

4. We started talking about it this afternoon. I'm damned if I let that monster take away the happiness I share with the

love of my life in our old age.

[woodsprite]

2. My work group is pretty chatty on MSTeams. Today it's been crickets.

Nobody is talking, holding meetings, etc.

[Jim__]

3. It snowed in Denver last night. I raced my dog across a couple of soccer fields this morning.

It does help.

[cilla4progress]

5. About to take ours out

down to the river. Husband and me.

Tomorrow I will walk in town with dogs ammd girlfriends.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. I work for a national speech therapy company. We had higher than usual appointment cancellations.

And quite a few clinicians call in sick as well.

I was surprised on a vendor call today. Two white guys, probably in their 30s, I don't know personally. One I met once on Zoom months ago and the other I have never met before. Typical opening greeting, "How are you today?"

I had to swallow hard and pause because I was afraid I was going to tear up. I managed to squeak out "Hanging in there."

I could see it in their faces. They both knew exactly what I was feeling AND sympathized. One muttered, "yeah, I think that's all we can do today." The other nodded somberly in agreement.

Two random strangers got it.

[Clouds Passing]

7. My daughter called in sick.

[brakester]

8. This calls for

a National Walk Out Day.