Work is going surprisingly well. My whole company (except shipping) is working remotely. Leadership took a 10% pay cut to make sure nobody else had to. (Yet.) My boss and I are honest with each other that we have about 2-3 hours of work a day (at most), and are spending the rest of our time on other projects. Even so, my team is going to be the only profitable operation in the company for this month (and probably the next two). But still... the economic writing is on the wall. I expect an across-the-board pay cut by May 1, and layoffs by June. I'll be in the first round of layoffs, since most government contracting has been suspended, so my core role will be easy for them to cut (and keep three other people on instead, kuz I'm expensive).

But that'll give me the summer off. I live well within my means, so even just getting unemployment, I'll be fine. And, if the business ramps up again, I know they will hire me back.

My Mom turns an incredibly vibrant 74 today. I swear she's like a 50-year old. (And I'm 51, so I know of what I speak!)

I'm hosting a Zoom video chat for her and all her friends this evening. I expect we will have people from all around the world joining in! It'll be a hoot. And a pain in the ass, as I help a bunch of 70-year old women try to navigate video chat! :-)

Everyone in my circle is well, and continues to follow strict social distancing and sanitation steps. Lost a friend of a friend last night to a heart attack... a guy I had planned to get to know, once we got back from vacation... but that can't happen now. At least I have some of his art to celebrate his talent.