A Gentle Reminder

If you must leave your home to go shopping, grab a coffee, pick up meds, or just because you're going stir-crazy, please do it responsibly. Wear a mask. If you're putting gas in your car, carry wipes or gloves in your trunk and wipe down those germ-infested filler handles before you touch them. If cabin fever has set in and you need to take a road trip (a highly-recommended cure, BTW), minimize your exposure to other people, and if you do need to come in contact with your fellow humans, wear a mask and practice the six-foot rule.

Look, this ain't rocket science, and I realize it sucks for everyone involved, but since the the government's (i.e. Trump's) response to this pandemic has been such a monumental clusterfuck, a few weeks—or a couple months—of isolation to prevent this virus from killing even more of the population is worth it.

And I realize this is coming from a position of white, thankfully-still-employed privilege. All this Is annoying for Ben and I; staying at home is a manageable inconvenience—but I can't even imagine the level of stress that anyone who isn't in that position is experiencing right now and my heart goes out to them.

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