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Month: April 2020

The Ups and Downs of Constant Connection

April 25, 2020April 21, 2020 Kate

Long before the COVID-19 shutdown, I had a complicated emotional relationship with technology. I’m by no means a luddite when it comes to computers and screens. My dad was a professor of instructional technology and when I was in high school, he taught my teachers how to incorporate technology into their classrooms. We had computers… Continue reading The Ups and Downs of Constant Connection

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Celebrations and Grief

April 18, 2020April 13, 2020 Kate

My daughter cried on the night before Easter. It was like all the tiny disappointments of the last month crystalized with the realization that we wouldn’t go to church in the morning. The special dress would sit in the closet; her dad’s special sermon would be piped through the computer speakers; the only special music… Continue reading Celebrations and Grief

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Winners and Losers of Social Distancing

April 11, 2020 Kate

We’ve been holed up now for two weeks. Or is it three? I think it’s three, come to think of it, but who can keep track? Time as we know it has broken down. As we settle unwillingly into new routines, some aspects of the new normal clearly work better than others. There are winners… Continue reading Winners and Losers of Social Distancing

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A Grudging Acceptance of April Fool’s Day

April 4, 2020April 1, 2020 Kate

I have never liked April Fool’s Day. The idea of pranking people rubs me the wrong way. I can’t get on board with the idea of tricking people and then laughing at them when they embarrass themselves, either through some act of physical comedy (plastic wrap over the toilet bowl!) or gullibility (ha ha –… Continue reading A Grudging Acceptance of April Fool’s Day

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