Isolation Log

Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine. — Honoré de Balzac

Just arriving to the isolation party? Start from the beginning.

Tom George 6/5/20 Tom George 6/5/20

Day 84

Fraiku Number Ten

Tom George 6/5/20 Tom George 6/5/20

Day 83

I contemplate the privilege, and the inequity, of taking retreat in a castle tower.

Tom George 6/3/20 Tom George 6/3/20

Day 82

Counterpoint to day 81 by A Windswept Rock on a Bare Hillside

Tom George 6/2/20 Tom George 6/2/20

Day 81

My friends and I debate whether identity can truly exist in isolation.

Tom George 6/1/20 Tom George 6/1/20

Day 80

The gap between the best future and the worst has never been wider.

Tom George 5/31/20 Tom George 5/31/20

Day 79

I make a suggestion regarding who’s to blame for present racial unrest.

Tom George 5/30/20 Tom George 5/30/20

Day 78

Recipe: Ginger cookies for people who think ginger cookies should taste like ginger.

Tom George 5/29/20 Tom George 5/29/20

Day 77

Fraiku Number Nine

Tom George 5/28/20 Tom George 5/28/20

Day 76

I decide I should get out of the house more, and I wonder if Google can calculate “Closest Cows.”

Tom George 5/27/20 Tom George 5/27/20

Day 75

Beating the heat, and future fashion statements we’ve earned in isolation.

Tom George 5/26/20 Tom George 5/26/20

Day 74

Airplanes, rockets, and why I won’t be near either for a good long while.

Tom George 5/25/20 Tom George 5/25/20

Day 73

I lift mine eyes up unto the ceiling, whence cometh help and companionship.

Tom George 5/24/20 Tom George 5/24/20

Day 72

The county says it’s ready to open up. My inner dog is excited to stay in bed.

Tom George 5/23/20 Tom George 5/23/20

Day 71

Recipe: Molly Baz’s tasty extension of Kraft Mac and Cheese.

Tom George 5/22/20 Tom George 5/22/20

Day 70

Fraiku Number Eight

Tom George 5/21/20 Tom George 5/21/20

Day 69

Tea: Excellent for quiet relaxation, or murder, depending on the need.

Tom George 5/20/20 Tom George 5/20/20

Day 68

Plane crashes, and how they in no way resemble our current situation.

Tom George 5/19/20 Tom George 5/19/20

Day 67

Grab a paper plate for the stack! There’s burgers on the grill. It’s time to hobnob.