Disney World During the Pandemic Is Extremely Weird
We went to Disney for New Years this year (aka approximately 9 years ago) and it was a huge mistake. Crowds approaching dangerous size and 4 hour waits for rides. Going now and just walking onto ride after ride and the only downside is wearing a mask all the time? Doesn't sound so bad to me. -Brian
This Is Not Normal Remote Work
A short article outlining some key differences between remote work and the version of WFH we're actually experiencing.
Carnival Executives Knew They Had a Virus Problem, But Kept the Party Going
When Carnival a few years ago had the poop cruise, the costa concordia accident, and a few other missteps I told Katie I'd never go on a Carnival cruise as there must be some underlying cultural problem at the company. That lack of proper management lead to huge problems at the start of the current pandemic. Carnival owns, amongst other brands, the Princess cruise line, she of Diamond Princess infamy. -Brian
We have begun the dreaded third quarter of isolation, when — yes — things get weird
h/t to Steve Short for the link. If you've found yourself being extra chippy with your roommate or significant other while social distancing, here's something to blame it on. - Calvin
Hemingway Was Once Quarantined with his Wife... and Mistress
h/t to Patrick M. for the link. The article is not as salacious as the title suggests (surprise surprise) but I enjoyed imagining the conversations that went on during this strange chapter of their lives. - Calvin
The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams.
I had one the other day where I was leading a high school theater troupe into an alternate reality on a theater tour but in reality we were on a desperate secret mission to retrieve back all the spiritual and emotional nano-particles that had been stolen from our reality so we could combine them thundercat style into our reality's gaia figure. So yeah... vivid and unusual dreams, check. -Brian
I had one where I was on a spaceship drinking margaritas. Noticed a bunch of people running to the bathroom area and puking. Seemed like they were doing this in waves, and that they were all coming from the same side of the ship. Decided to time them, and figured out that it happened every 233 seconds. I remember that number and go see the captain. Found out we’d been having engine troubles and had been stuck in one place for awhile. I told him I thought it could be radiation pulses hitting one side of the ship, and if we focused our shields on that part of the ship at the exact right time we could use the shield against the pulse to bounce off of it and drift far enough away to regain engine power. Short story is that it worked and I felt real smart. I have been watching A LOT of Star Trek lately. - Calvin