Back when the kids were younger (and I was younger), we would spend a week baking cookies for all the relatives. I think we’ll do it again, because cookies make people happy, and these are tough times. The Times has some nice recipes and tips for shipping. (Need cookie sheets, tins, other baking supplies?)

Drama of the Morning: Ian has been using my old computer; it’s 9 years old, but was still working fine, until now. He has to upgrade in order to do his computer electives via remote education. (His school shutdown a week ago, and he probably won’t go back for months.) We’re not thrilled about this unexpected expense, but we can do it. How are other families managing these expenses now? (Need a new Mac?)

The progressive coalition might not make it to January.

The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2020.

Picture: Last weekend, we hopped through a hole in a fence and walked around the local water reservoir. (Need hiking boots?)