Maria Horn

It’s been another busy week, between events in what I think of as “virtual Hartford” and those here in the district. 

Although the road ahead still aims out of the pandemic in CT, it did get a little bumpy this week with today’s announcement that the CDC was recommending a pause on administering the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. 

As the weather warms up, I’m seeing more events get scheduled in the district, and I’m able to have more in-person meetings outdoors, which is refreshing, especially as I start to anticipate long days in Hartford in the coming weeks. Some of the upcoming local outdoor events are traditional spring clean ups in anticipation of Earth Day on April 22

The topic I hear about most frequently at the moment is vaccinations: specifically, finding and making appointments, which remains a frustrating, and increasingly complicated, process, despite the fact that vaccines are becoming more widely available.

Happy April!  This year we’re celebrating the start of “the cruelest month” with opening day for Major League Baseball, the UConn women’s Final Four game against Arizona tomorrow, and the expansion of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to the final group of adults, including all individuals between the ages of 16 and 44.  That is welcome news, but also calls for patience as I’m certain getting appointments will be challenging at first. 

On my run this morning, I listened to a podcast interview with Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and professor at the Wharton School, who has a new book out: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know.  . 

I lived my day backwards yesterday, starting with the party, and ending with work. 
 

Happy National Puppy Day! (Isn’t every day National Puppy Day? Says my eternal puppy, Nelly, who does not understand why we aren’t outside playing frisbee all day long.)