We all have our ways to cope and grieve
Guest Blogger John Garner When the pandemic hit, I went through several stages of grief. Namely: 1. Denial 2. Bargaining 3. Anger 4. Acceptance. 5. Wait for help. 6. Get impatient. 7. Grab the boy and science the sh*t out of this place. The 'sciencing the sh*t out of the place' is from "The Martian" in which plan A for a trip to Mars rapidly descends to plan Z when one crew member is left behind. He realizes his resources are limited and the time he has to be there is long so he 'sciences the sh*t out of the place' which is to say applies his incredible creativity and ingenuity to solving critical problems. Although we're not on Mars, we are down to Plan Z. I have made the active decision to embrace the apocalypse and start making the kinds of stuff that would normally come from factories that are covid-a-closed. Because of this decision, I am not bored in this pandemic. In fact, I am working harder now than ever. Today started with hiding in t...