Another day of enforced inaction on our daughter’s birthday. A beautiful Illawarra Autumn day. A day when a beach romp with your dog is a highlight. A day that comes with knitted-brow warnings to be patient and careful, hosing down prospects of restrictions being gradually lifted. Despite the cash intervention of the Job-keeper initiative, weContinue reading “Day 24 Tuesday 14th April”
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Day 23 Monday 13th April
We have been experiencing the flow and ebb of COVID-19 contagion, a gush then a trickle. Comparisons are made with the plight of other nations. The world coroner will later judge what role timely preparedness or ignorant delay played in their respective fortunes. 6,359 cases now for Australia, 46 new overnight and 61 deaths. ThereContinue reading “Day 23 Monday 13th April”
Day 22 Sunday 12th April
The Easter bunny managed to make it to my bunker in Woonona to ensure a calorific breakfast. Another puppy walk and beach romp was arranged. The number of new coronavirus positive tests continues its daily decline in double digits. Now there is a resurgence of unbridled joy coupled with devious plans for a return toContinue reading “Day 22 Sunday 12th April”
Day 21 Saturday 11th April
Day 21 Saturday 11th April Keep the lid on for 2 more weeks. Plan, but don’t anticipate. Dream, but don’t gamble. Hope, but don’t relax your vigil. Let’s batten down until at least Anzac Day. As the WHO chief reminded us today, “the way down can be as dangerous as the way up if notContinue reading “Day 21 Saturday 11th April”
Day 20 Friday 10th April
Bulletin points for Today, Good Friday: Don Harwin resigns NSW Arts ministry after copping a $1,000 fine for going to his holiday home on the central coast ahead of the Easter holidays, in contravention of a public health order to stay home to prevent virus spread. Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, has been released fromContinue reading “Day 20 Friday 10th April”
Day 19 Thursday 9th April
A relatively slow news day today, but with persistent ruminations about the road out of this mess. What to do next with this wishful thinking? Rugby League putting dates on a resumption. Press articles taking stock of costs and opportunities. The language of breaking and reframing cannot be far away. Spain has signaled its intentionContinue reading “Day 19 Thursday 9th April”
Day 18 Wednesday 8th April
Why do we still have no toilet paper on supermarket shelves for our regular, non-hoarding shop? Will we ever have an adequate answer to the question “why toilet paper”? Coronavirus is not a disease of the bowels. NSW recorded the smallest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since 19 March. Forty eight new cases for aContinue reading “Day 18 Wednesday 8th April”
Day 17 Tuesday 7th April
Today there is concern over possible complacency, now that the numbers look better, and with the Easter holidays coming at the end of the week. The government released modelling on which it based decisions to control the virus spread, including border closures and strict enforcement of social distancing. For the first time since the crisisContinue reading “Day 17 Tuesday 7th April”
Day 16 Monday 6th April
“Despite the unforeseen change in circumstances for us all; despite the pain, the difficulties, the fear, the stress, the social problems and financial ruin we must persist. We must change ourselves quickly – both as individuals and as a society – if we want to stay afloat.” (Zan Boag, Editor, New Philosopher, March 28, 2020) MediaContinue reading “Day 16 Monday 6th April”
Day 15 Sunday 5th April
Let’s unscramble the rhetoric a little, fellow Aussies. Media coverage talks about the curve flattening. This is a pervasive misunderstanding. The number of cases remains on the increase, it is just the rate of increase that is slowing. The curve is heading north-east and that trajectory is not flat. We need a new metaphor, perhapsContinue reading “Day 15 Sunday 5th April”
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