I'm writing with an update on coronavirus and some information I'm hoping might be useful to you all (and I think we all know that if I can find an excuse to write a long email, I'll take it ). I've really struggled the last week with "the burden of knowledge" as I've come to call it -- feeling like I am so lucky to work where I work and have access to such incredible and reliable sources of information, but having a hard time efficiently getting good info out to the people I care about. I have so many text threads going at this point that I can't really keep track of what I've said to who. I also recognize that this is an environment where things are moving really quickly, and it's hard to know which sources of information are trustworthy.

I was talking to someone at work yesterday about how absolutely bizarre and surreal it is to be working on a global health pandemic when you're physically in one of the epicenters of the pandemic - and I'm looking for ways to feel less isolated in this.

So when I have the time, I'm going to try to send periodic updates that link to the best articles I've seen that are based on real data/facts (or are otherwise interesting), and also pass along requests I'm hearing from people about some real and easy ways to help that could make a difference. I'll also try to add in a personal update occasionally, just because I think it might be relevant to people who aren't here to have a sense of what it feels like to be living in Seattle right now, since what's happening here is likely coming your way soon (for better or worse).