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I wanted to briefly emerge from lurkdom to say I am really glad we have this group. It’s a nice connection in these odd times, and thus more than just silly celebrity chit chat, even to people like me who don’t post much. Thanks, Princess.

If there is any positive to this pandemic, it just may be the ways that technology enables us as a society to rethink and retool the ways of the past. Employers seeing that teleworking and flexible work schedules really do work when you've got the right people and tools in place. Hard questions hopefully being asked about outrageous higher education costs for degrees that can in many cases be earned entirely from behind a keyboard. Expanded access to the Internet in rural areas. The possibilities are endless. Like many of you, I've been struggling to deal with elderly parents who continue to go about their daily lives as if nothing has changed. I am no Pollyanna by any means but the desperate clinging to any ray of sunshine is about the only thing keeping me sane right now.

As some (?) of you may know, I am self employed CPA. I am offering for you to drop off your stuff in my mailbox, I pick it up in yours or electronically submit it all. And I still have people that want to meet in person. I am encouraging no contact at all. But this is my first year pushing this out full time, so I cannot be choosy. Luckily most of my longtime monthly clients and happy conversing through email and phone. Definitely a different way to do business. Some people love the no in person, but most are struggling.

My mum has now started lying to me, saying she hasn’t gone out, forgetting that I get notified by her Ring doorbell and can see her go in and out. ? We did at least talk her out of going to bingo on the bus today.

sounds like what happened in Italy

One of my mom's good friends got tested yesterday. Friend is very sick and feels awful. will get results tomorrow. I think things just got real for my Mom and she will stop venturing out.

Maggie Griffin, comedian Kathy Griffin's mom, has died at age 99. So sad - she was amazing on Kathy's tv shows (both her parents were!) She's had advanced alzheimers for at least a year now; you could tell from Kathy's social media posts how hard it was for her.