Fare Thee Well Villas...

Saturday afternoon I made my return trip to one of my new favorite places, Villas, New Jersey, to reacquaint myself with the nice people at the CVS and to receive my second dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.   It was a beautiful day for a drive on the Parkway.  I headed south accompanied by the sounds of E Street Radio and, on my return leg to Lake Como, by the voices of John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman calling the Yankees' game against the Toronto Blue Jays.   Fun fact.  Every second of a Yankee radio broadcast is billboarded - someone has paid for it.  This year, the radio booth is sponsored by Duck Duck Go, which apparently is an internet search engine, and which either Sterling or Waldman must say aloud several times a game.  Maybe it was the effect of the vaccine but hearing Suzyn throw it to John for the first pitch by telling their radio audience, "Coming to you live from the Duck Duck Go broadcast booth, here is the voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling" struck me as nothing short of hilarious.  

To borrow a phrase from baseball parlance, I had a Covid-19 doubleheader on Saturday.  Last Monday,  I spent roughly twenty minutes meeting with someone who, two days later, tested positive for Covid-19.  Firm policy dictates that I am not permitted to return to the office for two weeks following the exposure.  So, shortly after 4:00 o'clock on Wednesday I was told that I had to vacate the premises.  Not wanting to potentially expose Margaret or Joe (both of whom received their second Covid-19 vaccine on St. Patrick's Day), I left work, drove home to Middlesex, avoided any direct interaction with my wife while I packed a bag, and then retreated to our little Paradise by the Sea, from where I worked the remainder of the week.  

Saturday morning, I went to City MD in Wall Township to get a Covid-19 test, which is just what I figured I would have to do less than four hours before getting my second shot of the vaccine.  Unlike pre-calculus with Mrs. Katrausky, this test I passed.  Armed with my negative result, after getting vaccinated early Saturday afternoon, I went for an afternoon run along the ocean, showered, packed, and headed back to Middlesex.  

Clean bill of Covid-19 health notwithstanding, rules are rules, which means I shall spend this week (and Monday of next week) working from home.    

Ah irony, thou art cruel indeed.  

Be careful out there. 

-AK