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Happy Winter! ¡Feliz Invierno! As the northern hemisphere transitions from Fall to Winter, transitional stress is upon us. Stress is normal during the holidays, but this year I’m feeling stress that’s different from normal. The stress of not whether, but when new restrictions will be announced as Covid-19 numbers rise again. The stress of riskyContinue reading “20 December 2020 – Sunday – #126”

It’s looking a lot like Christmas in Barcelona. The benefits of Catalonia’s November lockdown are accruing to a nearly normal Christmas, except almost no tourists and, please, no extended family gatherings. Overall, Spain is looking pretty good, too. After allowing restaurants and bars to reopen and reducing retail restrictions, the Catalan government has postponed furtherContinue reading “13 December 2020 – Sunday – #125”

I know you’ve been worried about me getting a flu shot. Well, maybe not, but my mother has been and that’s worse. If you haven’t been following along, my private healthcare system said last month that I only could get the flu vaccine from CatSalut, Catalonia’s public health system. But CatSalut wouldn’t let me accessContinue reading “6 December 2020 – Sunday – #124”