Ted Amsden – p. 38

Me During Lockdown

experienced heartfelt fantasies of making America great again

cried while texting my daughter about a healthcare worker who died due to COVID

didn’t think about my merger investments becoming more meager

took to TikTok like my mother took to her TV

discovered my new found germaphobia entertaining who washes their cereal boxes?

tried to get high off hand sanitizer in the parking lot of No Frills

used those hand weights that have been sitting in the living room for the first time

learned to hang my clothes on a line a simple act that pushed me out of the house thankful for sunlight and wind

found my bad jokes flopped at the LCBO but worked at the hardware store

learned to Zoom okay not a big deal though it seemed so at the time

thought kindly about my computer and the internet past pandemics short on devices of mass distraction