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Pondering the Pandemic


The pandemic has taught me that I would like to continue teaching online or working remotely, homeschooling our daughters, and limiting errands to the essentials.

I'm sorry this has hurt so many businesses. I do empathize with the economic suffering of others. But, I don't imagine we'll be rushing to get out and about in a year or two.

The Autistic Me is quite comfortable at home with my family and our large collection of books.

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