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<\/p>\nToday the world health organization said that were in a pandemic\u2026 That’s not a word we use very often. I think the last time I use that word a lot I was on a reality show. It’s so strange how people are reacting. I think it really hit me yesterday when I saw so many things changing. Conference is canceled, travel bands, emergency zones. Just last night Boston was declared an emergency zone because a biogen Conf Eren CE created 15 new cases\ufffc<\/p>\n
The streets of Cambridge were completely empty today\u2026 It was so eerie. I left town as soon as I could and drove home. All the way the news was about the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
Harvard closed it’s campus, so did Middlebury and UVM\u2026 Mit hasn’t done it yet but I think they’re going to. IBM has asked us to all stay away for a while. I don’t even know what that means\u2026 Not sure when the next time I go down to Cambridge.<\/p>\n
There’s this crazy feeling of uncertainty about what happens Next\u2026 When I said goodbye to my few work friends who happen to be on site (most were still at home)\u2026 I didn’t know if I was saying goodbye for a week or a month or\u2026 Who knows?<\/p>\n
There’s enough of an anarchist at me that I Almost like the change. It brings out peoples creative instincts\u2026. At the same time\u2026 I don’t like the thought of people getting sick or worse.<\/p>\n
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Nite all, nite sam<\/p>\n
-me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today the world health organization said that were in a pandemic\u2026 That’s not a word we use very often. I think the last time I use that word a lot I was on a reality show. It’s so strange how people are reacting. I think it really hit me yesterday when I saw so many … Continue reading Wednesday night \u2013 pandemic<\/span>