How am I doing?
I am doing ok I guess…
These last few weeks have been some of the slowest, most boring and uneventful in my recent memory. This is not totally a bad thing, and this will not last forever.
It has been very interesting trying to figure out ways to stay sane while not seeing friends, not doing outside home activities, and not being totally at ease with recent world events.
Though it may not be totally compliant with the stay at home order, what I have been doing to kill time is just driving around. I don’t want to get sick or get anyone sick, so I do not really step out of my car at all. I just hop in and start driving, sometimes for an hour, maybe two.
Not to anywhere in particular, but I like to put a decent gap between myself and my family. I love them and they have been very decent during this whole mess. It is just nice to get away from them for a little while.
Gas is cheap, and the roads are empty. The picture above was taken somewhere far but not to far away from home. I do not remember where it was taken. After that drive, I came home and studied for a Stat Exam.
These recent events are very serious. With that being said, it is important that we take care of ourselves, and keep others in mind. This is a real mess, but it will not last forever. It may even begin to return to normal by summer. Washington state (first recorded hotspot in the US) is already seeing a decline in cases, as is worse hit places in Italy.
This will come to an end.
~ Paul Ziegler
English 802 Spring 2020 
I do like the idea of just driving around without a purpose. Even if it is more cooped up then the house you choose to do to it so it feels freeing even if it is physically a smaller space. Do you just drive in circles or a specific route every time?
For the post itself, short and to the point no fluff. Something rare nowadays.
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I really enjoyed your take on all this, Paul. I have gone through phases of time where I just drive and drive just like that. Driving is such a wonderful sometimes mindless thing, especially when there’s no-one on the road which seems to be the case nowadays. Space from our families is definitely a healthy thing, I think, and I too love my own family. I like how you manage to make your writing very concise and straightforward. I like that you wrapped around in the end to the fact that this will not last forever because that is something very important that we all need to keep in mind during these slow times.
-Jade
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I personally love driving too, only because I get to play my music as loud as I want. Late night drives alone blasting music are one of my favorite things. I also agree with you on setting a gap between you and your family. I also have no issues with my family but it is always nice to have time to yourself or outside the house itself. Glad to hear your take on how long this pandemic will last because I have no clue and I trust you probably are more informed than me. Cool post, Paul.
-Hugo
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