23 May 2020 – Saturday – #69

Even though Catalonia disclosed to Spain’s central government 635 deaths it hadn’t properly classified as Covid-19 deaths, Spain has allowed both Barcelona and Madrid to advance to Phase 1 on Monday. There are cars honking their horns along Avinguda Diagonal as I write this. I believe the honking is a celebration of Phase 1, notContinue reading “23 May 2020 – Saturday – #69”

22 May 2020 – Friday – #68

Barcelona is moving to Phase 1 next week. Well, hold on, it’s complicated. I sometimes think that since Covid-19 curtailed the football season here, the government has stepped in to provide alternative sporting entertainment. Rooting for regions of Spain to advance through the four phases of Covid-19 relaxation has replaced rooting for football teams toContinue reading “22 May 2020 – Friday – #68”

21 May 2020 – Thursday – #67

Today is the first day of mandatory masks in Spain. Six months into the Covid-19 pandemic and a solid two months into Spain’s lockdown, I’m finding my point of view on masks has evolved. Except for N95 masks, a mask doesn’t provide much protection from Covid-19 in the air. I tested this by wearing aContinue reading “21 May 2020 – Thursday – #67”