July

[Micanopy]

Been hiding in the house with the wife. Decided that I might could sneak out and go fishing. I did. Arrived at O’Dark Hundred and launched. There was only one boat trailer in the lot.



Then I set out ten rods, six with jigs and four with crankbaits and settled in to see the work of the Lord.





I trolled around some but the fish were not biting and I was feeling a little sickly. Thought I would feel better, but things went in the other direction. After about an hour I snagged some fellers trot line and lost two crank baits. I was not really interested in fighting to get them back, so I reeled everyone in and headed for the ramp. It was an absolutely beautiful morning and I watched some baby alligators swimming along. Lots of gar were spooking at the surface as I went. It was good to get the engine out and running some after a long period of sitting. At the ramp, that one lone trailer was gone. LOL. The entire lot was empty save me, and I was leaving.

I got home and texted the boss telling them that I had just taken another test and was positive and not feeling my best. My wife insisted. Well he called and told me that I would test positive for the next year, and that he wanted me to come into work. I offered to come in right away, but we settled on Friday. So today I plan to go into work. Still feel crappie. I do not think it is the wise thing for me to do, but it is his call to make and he did already.

i sure hope my friends at work do not catch this stuff. It is like a prolonged cold. This is day 8 for me not feeling very well. The symptoms have not been difficult to manage, but they sure are not going away either. My wife sounds like a bullfrog and said her sense of taste has gone away. I sure hope she gets it back. Life without flavors would be miserable. Never know if I cooked it right or not. No sense in trying to cook something new and exotic either.

My old surf fishing buddy called me to check in on me. Said his wife started showing symptoms on Wednesday, and that his boss told him to come to work, too. I told him that he was going to start showing signs on Friday, that no way could he avoid catching this if his wife has it. His boss said that unless he has a fever, he needs to come to work. He works in a large hospital. I pondered what all this means after I hung up the phone. Why would a hospital not be concerned about a man who has a positive wife ?

I don’t think people are taking all of this seriously enough. I think the media has screamed wolf so many times that we are all tired of it now. It has become the new norm. I suspect people are no longer self isolating themselves and are acting like it is fine to trot around in public. I am certain that that was why I was exposed. My wife wants me to wear a mask while I am at work and I plan to do so. She thinks it is a bad idea that I go to work. She thinks I should wait until Monday at least. She thinks I am still contagious.

I don’t think I can stand much more of this sitting round the house stuff. Might be good to get away. That was the plan yesterday, but today will be another day so I shall see.