coronavirus Archives

Blogworthy: Star Wars Backgrounds, COVID-19 Ruminations, Games for Quarantine, Pandemic Brain Fog

June 20, 2020May 2, 2020 by Ken Newquist

Join Meetings From A Galaxy Far, Far Away With These Star Wars Backgrounds – Zoom meetings are exhausting and boring. Make them a little more interesting by throwing Cloud City, and X-Wings, and Death Star ruins into your background. David Brin’s List of “Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy Tales” – Looking for some new books … Read more

Finding a new routine in the COVID-19 world

July 4, 2020April 1, 2020 by Ken Newquist

Hank, a yellow lab, lies on the floor, looking at the camera.

Ok, at this point, you know the drill. Millions of people in the United States are in some sort of isolation, ranging from “try to avoid people” to “stay at home”. Pennsylvania closed schools and non-essential businesses. My wife and I are working from home; my kids are doing remote learning for the indefinite future. … Read more