This week’s update is a short one.

Last Thursday I came down with Covid, and Friday so did Barb. It’s supposedly mild Covid, but you could have fooled me.

People get Covid in different ways, as you probably have heard (or already know). For example, I’ve not had a fever but Barb has. Mine is primarily a sore throat and persistent cough, which Barb didn’t get.

We’ve been on Paxlovid, the drug that seems to knock this thing, for a few days and today both of us show signs of genuine improvement. We’re still in quarantine but supposedly can go out in a day or so, if masked. I don’t think so. I’d have to feel 100% or close to be comfortable with that.

It has thrown a bit of a wrench into the production of Blue Christmas, but my producer Chad Bishop has picked up the slack. But I particularly want to feel I’m reaaaaallly over this before exposing any cast and crew members. Luckily we have till Oct. 22 (the final table read) and Oct. 23 (first day of the shoot) for me to get there. And I’m confident I will.

We did not get Covid during the Pandemic – we stayed inside, went out for groceries early early early morning, masked up as advised, and all that good stuff. But it came and got us. We had taken the new Covid booster on Monday, but it didn’t kick in enough to protect us on Thursday. They say it takes a couple weeks to take effect.

My advice, particularly to people in our age group: get the damn booster. Bobby Kennedy Jr. doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

That’s it for this week, I’m afraid. No need for Get Well cards, unless they have money in them (which will go to Blue Christmas!).

M.A.C.