I will openly admit that I am probably an outlier as far as my capacity to spend time alone is concerned. I have spent summers in remote cabins with only nature for company, and only a trip to town for supplies every two to three weeks. And I find myself perfectly content with that. But, as I said, I recognize that I am an outlier in that sense.

And yes, the part of Covid lockdowns I definitely did not enjoy was the constant diet of fear, fear, fear served up by the media and government propaganda. To this day, I think the Swedes still took the right approach in only taking relatively minimal precautions and putting their faith in "herd immunity" developing. When looked at over the longer term they actually have fared quite well.

Somehow, the city of Bellevue have managed to create a job classification which our son is part of known as "permanent seasonal worker." which basically means he's treated like a full-time worker while he's there but he doesn't get the benefits. Bullshit, if you ask me.