Over and Under

Day one of national and state self quarantine.  I reported to work today after they sent emails out on Sat. telling everyone who can work form home to do so.  Really?  who looks at their work email on the weekend?

Being in my unique work category, I'm not doing my job if Im at home on my laptop.  My cubicle is best described as a midwest prairie with prairie dogs popping their heads up during the day.  Of course my domain is in the middle, equal distant from the exits, copy machines and defibrillators.  It is now marked by a pink miniature traffic cone I stole from my wife's trove of discards.

Currently I am surrounded by young finance folks.  They tend to have a high turn over transferring from program to program and constantly move in and out of the prairie.  Coming in to work today, the main observation was that if you are under the age of 50, you stayed home in quarantine.  If you were above the age of 50, you showed up at work. I have to admit that I fit two of the Calif. Governor's cautionary demographic.  Im over 65 and have compromised health issues.  Don't ask if I am going in tomorrow.