There it was again when I turned on the TV news: President Trump reading a laundry list of protective equipment items and how clever he was acquiring them. It came with reminders of how great and well-resourced the US is, shockproof apparently. I’m not hearing empathy. While still thrashing out business rental provisions, our governmentContinue reading “Day 14 Saturday 4th April”
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Day 13 Friday 3rd April
Today more musings and contemplations inspired by reading philosophy. Have you ever considered what life would be like for you now if you had chosen to pursue a different career, a calling even? What are we drawn to now? If we could rewind our life what sliding door may you have opted for? Could IContinue reading “Day 13 Friday 3rd April”
Day 12 Thursday 2nd April
Free child care! New industrial awards! Pandemic leave and double leave on half pay! The announcements from the PM flow like lava for the worried and the wise. He is talking confidence in the Australian way and that we have achieved the metric of one thousand tests per one hundred thousand population. Yesterday, Arya CrocodilisContinue reading “Day 12 Thursday 2nd April”
Day 11 Wednesday 1st April
I haven’t detected any April Fools’ jokes about yet. Life is all too serious at present. Donald, we’re about to find out just how great America is. We will see how well a nation of rugged individuals can park their stridently expressed personal rights in the interests of others in their communities. Alright, it mayContinue reading “Day 11 Wednesday 1st April”
Day 10 Tuesday 31st March
Is anyone else surprised that no journalist has picked up on the tenor of Donald Trump’s messaging? He is behaving like Enterprise USA’s chief procurement officer. The virus has not respected his Easter deadline and is proving a stubborn interruption to America’s greatness. Global infections number 786,608 with 37,832 deaths. Australia now has 4,557 casesContinue reading “Day 10 Tuesday 31st March”
Day 9 Monday 30th March
I had never thought of two people talking as a public gathering before. That’s the new limit. Our family has had its first Zoom connection. Puppy walks continue to the satisfaction of all participants. Procrastination is a new enemy now that time is endlessly discretional (sorry Mildred, sorry body, sorry decluttering). Moving well outside myContinue reading “Day 9 Monday 30th March”
Day 8 Sunday 29th March
Nasty stuff first: In Australia, 3,964 cases and now 16 deaths. The world tally is 663,828 cases and 30,822 deaths (how can that report appear so accurate?) At home in NSW, 174 more cases has pushed the state total to 1,971. The Ruby Princess fiasco alone has resulted in 215 cases so far. A totalContinue reading “Day 8 Sunday 29th March”
Day 7 Saturday 28th March
It doesn’t feel like a Saturday. None of its characteristic features are present. No football coverage to look forward to. If not for the Saturday edition of the Herald it might be any day. Hibernation is the most recent buzzword to be pressed into service in the fight against COVID-19. Individuals and businesses are toContinue reading “Day 7 Saturday 28th March”
Self-Isolating Journal Day 6 Friday 27th March
Day 6 Friday 27th March Today our nation has 3,166 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a daily rise of 367 cases. We have had 183,834 tests (1.66% positives). NSW reported another 186 for a total of 1,405. World figures have passed 500,000 with over 23,000 deaths. When we reach the point of reporting in hindsight theContinue reading “Self-Isolating Journal Day 6 Friday 27th March”
The Right Time
The Prime Minister asserted now, in the death struggle to control devastating bushfires, was not the right time to discuss the potential impacts of climate change on weather and natural disasters. Where was the minimally adroit journalist to ask “so, when might be a good time ScoMo”? Why can’t the public, who he governs for,Continue reading “The Right Time”
Awesomely Astute 