Thoughts About Racism, Anti-Racism, and White Supremacy (Lockdown Day 66)

31 May 2020

It’s Day 66 of the South African lockdown. I don’t normally blog on weekends and today I was supposed to work on another task. But I’ve decided to do that task tomorrow and blog today, because I can’t stop thinking about racism and white supremacy.

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Lockdown Journal: Day 47 (The Third Quarter)

12 May 2020

It’s Day 47 of the South African lockdown, and I think I’m suffering from third-quarter isolation.

Gay Pride 2011 float
Lockdown photo 47: An angry queen at Gay Pride 2011 (from the archives). This photo has absolutely nothing to do with what I’m writing about. I just came across it this morning and remembered I like it. Also I didn’t take any pictures today.

Albert Vorster, a longtime reader with a knack for sending me articles that perfectly encapsulate feelings I didn’t realize I had, sent me this Australian story about “the dreaded third quarter of isolation” this morning. The article, written two weeks ago by James Purtill, explains:

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Lockdown Journal: Day 46 (Face Masks and Feelings)

11 May 2020

It’s Day 46 of the South African lockdown. Today I have lots of face masks and lots of feelings.

Heather in mask made by Cathy Pinnock
Lockdown photo Day 46: Yes, it’s another mask selfie.

A few days ago I asked Facebook for advice on shooting photographs while wearing a mask. My viewfinder was fogging up as soon as I put my camera to my face, and I kept missing shots.

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Lockdown Journal: Day 29 (Exchange of Humanity)

24 April 2020

If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read all my lockdown posts.

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Lockdown Journal: Day 16 (My 1000th Blog Post)

11 April 2020

If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post  has all the details. Or read all my lockdown posts.

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Joburg COVID-19 Lockdown Journal: Day 5

31 March 2020

If you’re new to this blog series (and/or you live under a boulder) and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read all my lockdown journal entries.

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