Erin Zwiener is a fantastic Texas House representative. Not only is she a three-time Jeopardy champ, she takes communicating with her constituents very seriously. Thus it was we got notice that a vaccination portal was opening late last week for 1,950 county residents who qualified as 1A or 1B recipients. First come, first served.
When the appointed time came, Don and I got in our respective devices and started trying to get through. It wasn’t easy. In fact, Don compared it to trying to get Springsteen tickets. But we kept at it and both succeeded in getting appointments. A mere 25 minutes after the portal opened, all the slots were full.
Today we went to the San Marcos High School and stood in extremely well-organized lines, with everyone masked, socially distanced, and hand sanitized. I wore a Life is Good t-shirt that seemed particularly well-suited to the occasion …
and took a little Hope along with me …
The happy ending to the tale is we were also given appointments for second doses three weeks hence. I’m feeling very relieved, but won’t truly breathe easy until many many millions more people, friends and family especially, are likewise protected.
Process notes: I woke in the middle of the night and thought of Hazel … more specifically, I thought of her stitched jars and bottles. And I was going to say that Pfizer vials aren’t nearly as magical, but then decided actually yes, they are.
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