• Pandemic 2020

    Quarantine 15

    Rebecca’s the only person I know who has actually lost weight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten pounds. Unfortunately, I found them. And then some. They’re calling it the “Quarantine 15.” Think “Freshman 15” for new college students. But in this case, I’m the senior. Summa cum grande. Although, I gotta say, I swear I dropped at least five pounds when I finally got a haircut last week. Even Najah, my ultra-sanitized stylist, was so astonished that she insisted on a commemorative iPhone photo. After nearly three months of uninterrupted root growth, there was enough salt and pepper on the floor of her shop to season a Thanksgiving turkey. Two of Rebecca’s doctors,…