April 7, 2020

Went downtown to pick up the paperwork for my shocking taxes. I did sell off my positions in time to avoid the crash, but had severely underestimated the size of the capital gains taxes thus accrued: a blow that cannot be complained about in these catastrophic times. Planted a crabapple in the front yard. The delivery man and I looked at each other as though we were one another’s greatest peril, which I suppose was true. Working steadily on Sam-sam.