A lot of people these days are struggling in a lot of ways. Fear and worry top the list in “these uncertain times,” as the pandemic is often called now. With so many affected in so many different ways, and to different degrees, the feelings experienced cover the spectrum. There’s a unique aspect to this experience — well, one of many! — and that’s the … Continue reading “Right in the Darkness is Profound Light”
These videos are powerful demonstrations of why we need to keep physically distant right now. It’s nothing to sneeze at! A Request to my Facebook Friends: If you have a comment I encourage you to enter it below instead of on Facebook. This way everyone can participate in the conversation! Continue reading Ew, Gross! But Important.
So… How are ya? Scared? Anxious? Stressed? Overwhelmed? Bored? Lonely? Restless? Or are ya chillin’, getting some needed rest and enjoying binge-watching Netflix? I hope it’s the latter. These are difficult and scary times for most people, to be sure. It’s not going to end on Easter, of course, but we also can’t say exactly when it will! Know one knows. This could go on … Continue reading Mind, Body & Soul
I wrote here a few days ago about how the incoming Trump Administration disbanded the White House’s National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense, slashed CDC funding — and basically dismantling its entire infrastructure and firing its in-house expertise for dealing with a global pandemic. The details and citations are in my March 15 post. Trump, of course, now denies knowledge of … Continue reading It’s Not Like They Didn’t Know
I can’t think of anything in modern history that approaches the current crisis we now face with the Coronavirus or COVID-19. History has seen world wars and famines. injustice and oppression, mass genocide and atrocities, natural disasters, and more — yet I can’t think of anything that has directly and personally affected every single human on the planet quite the way this does. Even the … Continue reading Laughter, Song & Solidarity
The Trump Administration is bungling the Coronavirus response at near-criminal magnitude while POTUS soothes his fragile ego with pathetic displays like this at the CDC on March 6: This kind of foolish and transparent self-aggrandizement, though serious, is actually the least of the government’s failings. The threat of Coronavirus first came into focus in early January. As events unfolded through the month, the World Health … Continue reading Fiddling While Fever Burns
I wonder… Reports from out west suggest that the Coronavirus has already begun “community spread” in the United States. This means that it’s being transmitted in some way between people, probably similar to a cold or flu. It’s not limited any longer to people that have been in China or the other known hotspots. You’ve probably all seen the articles suggesting we may eventually be … Continue reading Coronavirus: A Question
