{"id":2456960,"date":"2020-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=324113"},"modified":"2020-04-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:00:00","slug":"from-the-publisher-come-on-aspen-we-can-do-better-at-this-distancing-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/from-the-publisher-come-on-aspen-we-can-do-better-at-this-distancing-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"From the publisher: Come on, Aspen, we can do better at this distancing thing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samantha Johnston<\/strong>
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There is nothing more beautiful than the start of a bluebird day first over Independence Pass, slowly hitting Smuggler Mountain, making its way to Aspen and Shadow mountains and finally lighting up Aspen Highlands, those beautiful Bells and Buttermilk. There\u2019s also nothing quite like a bluebird day to stir the cabin fever that sets in during a normal time; the desire to blow the cobwebs out is even greater now that we\u2019re cooped up with no real end in sight.<\/p>\n

Now is the time to double down on our efforts to stay healthy \u2014 and at home.<\/p>\n

I live in a condominium complex in downtown Aspen. In the past week, I\u2019ve seen so many examples of social distancing while caring for friends. I have been a recipient of such kindness recently when my neighbors on a different floor sent a text that said, \u201cCheck your ski rack.\u201d There was a batch of their famous cosmopolitans. We didn\u2019t speak. We didn\u2019t see each other. I didn\u2019t feel any less loved or cared for. And I poured the pink goodness into a glass to toast my Aspen Times colleagues over our daily virtual happy half hour.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, in the past week, I have also seen examples of how it only takes a few people to make worse what is already really bad.<\/p>\n

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