Tag Archives: coronavirus journal

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 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”

Day 14 Saturday 4th April

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”

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 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”