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I still am working. The pandemic allowed me to sell off a variety of disinfecting and sanitary devices such as UV wands and Steam pots that I had in inventory for two years.

So other work has dried up. I am now doing Safety/Precaution assessments at grocery stores, around 10 a day. Easy work, but in contact with people. A friend with the railroad furnished me with written authorization to travel for work. I am now a train engineer.

I walk my Shih-Tzu on the adjoining golf course. The state has opened up the state parks for hiking. I spend more time on the computer (I should be doing deep cleaning). In short, I'm doing things I normally have to put off in the regular course of the day.

The first cases in Indiana was within miles of where I lived. I have read 50 shares from people diagnosed with CV19. I research information about it and have a clearer picture of what is going on (I value clarity over agreement).

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I'd enjoy the walks on the golf course if it weren't for those damned golfers!

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My only advice here is to not stay cooped up inside your abodes unless the authorities have sealed the place with "Quarantined-Smallpox" posters, or the like.

Get out (taking your self-attested document with you, if required); get fresh air; get sunlight--even if not direct sun--because Vitamin D is stimulated by sunlight much more efficiently than taking the stuff by pill, and D strengthens your immune systems (so does plusing up your Vitamin C intake. The upper bound on Vitamin C is 4,000mg/da; I use 1,000mg)); interact with folks, even though that's a bit cumbersome from 6', because isolation is as debilitating as COVID-19--more so, in fact given the actual level of severity of the virus.

Aside: our hostess hates my long sentences (she's also my editor on some of my scrivenings), but she'll get over it.

Eric Hines

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