Just a super chill and healthy evening at home fantasizing about making antimask and Coronavirus-denier politicians and pundits FaceTime with my comatose mother in a Covid ward like I did for 2+ hours today so she wouldn’t be alone! It’s all going great here! I could power a city with my rage right now. I keep thinking should I not say this aloud in public right now, but I need these people who make decisions and influence to understand the pain their selfishness and callousness is inflicting on millions of us.

Four more residents at my mother's nursing home have died since I wrote this. That is eight more than when I started writing it on 7/7. I don't know what people need to see or hear to take this seriously and act with care for their fellow humans. foodandwine.com/travel/restaur… 15 resident deaths in my mother's nursing home now. That's an increase of 5 in the past week. South Carolina folks, I love so many of you and I know you are being careful. I beg you, please have a word with your neighbors and help keep her safe. thestate.com/news/state/sou…

This long-neglected cast-iron skillet has suddenly manifested in my life. Can it be saved? Gonna try. Y’all are extremely generous with your cast iron restoration knowledge! Gonna tackle it. Stay tuned.